In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Bill Haley (Executive Director of Coracle) talks with psychiatrist Dr. Curt Thompson about the role of beauty and desire in the Christian story and in each of our bodies. From the neurobiological interplay between desire and shame, to the capacity of beauty to train us in recognizing the true and the good, to the power of a resurrected Jesus to enter into our deepest places of brokenness and bring redemption–– Curt and Bill's conversation is expansive and rich and will reward repeat listens!

To pre-order Curt’s upcoming book “The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community”: https://www.ivpress.com/the-soul-of-desire

To learn more about Curt's work: https://curtthompsonmd.com/about/ 

For more formational resources, please visit us at www.inthecoracle.org and follow us on Social Media @inthecoracle

Thanks to our Partners for this event:
Designed2Connect (https://www.designed2connect.org/
Rock Recovery (https://rockrecoveryed.org/)
Theological Horizons (https://www.theologicalhorizons.org/

Originally recorded on 7/29/21

"Beauty, Desire & Human Flourishing" with Dr. Curt Thompson

In this "Soundings Seminar" conversation, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) speaks with Anita and Yosiah, missionaries who live and serve in a slum community in Jakarta, Indonesia. They help to run a preschool and after-school program for neighborhood kids called House of Hope in partnership with VMMissions and Servants to Asia's Urban Poor. We hope their passion for Jesus and their love for those on the margins are an inspiration to you wherever the Lord has you. 

You can learn more about their story in Anita's recently published book: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Our-Walls-Finding-Jakarta/dp/1645084485

For more formational resources, please visit us at www.inthecoracle.org and follow us on Social Media @inthecoracle 

Recorded 3/9/23

Beyond Our Walls: Finding Jesus Amidst the Global Poor

In this Soundings Seminar conversation, Tracy Mathews and Terry Timm of Attune offer tools and training to help us slow down, listen deeply, and tap into more of God's guidance for the decision-making, strategic direction setting, and team building of organizational leadership. 
 
They share a process with carefully designed exercises to help us experience more of God’s
presence and guidance for the hour-by-hour challenges faced while cultivating healthier, more
adaptive, and more spiritually formed leaders and group dynamics.
 
Learn More About Attune: attunetogrow.org/

Explore More Resources on Discernment: inthecoracle.org/2022/02/discernment-hearing-god-in-a-noisy-world/

For more formational resources, please visit us at inthecoracle.org and follow us on Social Media @inthecoracle

Recorded 6/22/23

"Hearing God's Voice Together" with Tracy Mathews & Terry Timm

In this Soundings Seminar conversation, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) interviews Rev. Bill Haley (Coracle Executive Director) about his time on a 6-month Sabbatical. Bill spent time in monasteries, traveled the world, and did his best to savor the sights, sounds, and smells of all of it. This time away also meant surrendering to God control over some major transitions for his life and work. He he shares some of his key insights from his Sabbatical experience, all of which are helpful reminders of God's constant loving presence and provision.


Peruse a list of resources Bill found helpful during his Sabbatical: https://inthecoracle.org/2023/08/soundings-soul-and-brain-food-from-sabbatical/

For more formational resources, please visit us at www.inthecoracle.org and follow us on Social Media @inthecoracle 

Recorded 8/24/23

Reflections From Sabbatical

In this Soundings Seminar conversation, Ken Wettig (Coracle Community Minister) speaks with musician and educator Seth Crissman about his work at the intersection of art-making and spiritual formation. For the past several years, Seth has been part of a project called The Soil and the Seed, which crafts musical albums and "little liturgies" to be used by families throughout the year to foster spiritual growth and development. Seth shares about this work and reflects on the role of art more generally to draw us closer to Jesus.

Learn More about The Soil and the Seed Project: thesoilandtheseedproject.org

For more formational resources, please visit us at inthecoracle.org and follow us on Social Media @inthecoracle

Recorded 9/14/23

The Role of Art in Spiritual Formation

Live Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly...

These are three instructions that we have received from our Lord about how to live, but what do they mean?  How can we identify our need to live this out, and what does it look like to do so?  Over the next few months, we will discuss what each of these means and how we can respond.

In the first installment of Coracle's "Justice, Mercy & Humility" Soundings Seminar Series, Kristy Wallace-Grant (Repentance Project Director) leads us in a discussion with Jim Emrich (Servant Leaders Associates). They dip into the lives of a diverse array of Christians who have embodied this vision of the Christian life over the years: Mary McLeod Bethune, Howard Thurman, Myles Horton, Rosa Parks, Clarence Jordan, and more.  We hope the lives and stories they share will spur you on to love and a deeper walk with God in the world!

"Justice, Mercy & Humility | The Cloud of Witnesses"

Live Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly…

These are three instructions that we have received from our Lord about how to live, but what do they mean?  How can we identify our need to live this out, and what does it look like to do so?  Over the next few months, we will discuss what each of these means and how we can respond.

In this second installment, Coracle Executive Director Rev. Bill Haley leads us in a discussion with Coracle Board Co-Chairs, Rev. Dr. Kendrick Curry and Rich Dean Esq. about the expansive biblical vision of justice, mercy, and Spirit-filled engagement with the world.  We hope you will be inspired by their conversation and spurred on towards love and good works!

inthecoracle.org  |  @inthecoracle

Recorded 1/18/24

“Justice, Mercy & Humility | Bible”

Live Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly...

These are three instructions we have recieved from our Lord about how to live, but what do they mean? How can we identify the need for us to live this way, and what does it look like to do so? Over the next few months, we will converse about what each of these means and how we can respond.

In this Soundings Seminar, Rev. Chris Lugo (Coracle Community Minister) facilitates a discussion with Wade Mullen about the dynamics, requirements, and fruits of an authentic apology. 

Wade is the author of the book "Something's Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse and Freeing Yourself from Its Power":
https://www.amazon.com/Somethings-Not-Right-Decoding-Abuse-ebook/dp/B085FPH94C?ref_=ast_author_mpb

"Anytime there is a discussion about giving authentic apologies, I hear from those who describe the confusing experience of being on the receiving end of pseudo-apologies, particularly of the variety containing the two-letter word 'if.'" ~ Wade Mullen

Recorded 2/1/24

"Justice, Mercy & Humility: The Authentic Apology (pt 1)"

Live Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly...

These are three instructions we have recieved from our Lord about how to live, but what do they mean? How can we identify the need for us to live this way, and what does it look like to do so? Over the next few months, we will converse about what each of these means and how we can respond.

In this Soundings Seminar, Coracle Executive Director, Bill Haley, converses with Bishop Todd Hunter (Center for Formation, Justice & Peace) about the areas where the Evangelical church in America needs repentance, healing, and renewal. They discuss some heavy topics with vulnerability and gravity, but they never lose sight of the love of Jesus and the hope of the Gospel.

Learn More About This Series: inthecoracle.org/2023/12/justice-mercy-humility-a-coracle-series/

View our full archive of Soundings Seminars: inthecoracle.org/2023/10/soundings-seminar-collection/

Recorded on 2/29/24

"Justice, Mercy & Humility | The Authentic Apology (pt 2)"

Live Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly...

These are three instructions we have recieved from our Lord about how to live, but what do they mean? How can we identify the need for us to live this way, and what does it look like to do so? Over the next few months, we will converse about what each of these means and how we can respond.

In this Soundings Seminar, Dr. Scott Buresh (Coracle Community Minister) talks with Rev. George Hopkins (BUILD) about what justice, mercy, and humility look like up close and on the ground in our homes and neighborhoods. George shares his experience as a pastor and community organizer working for the flourishing of under-resourced neighborhoods in Baltimore, and we hope you are inspired by his joy and humility.

Learn More about the tremendous work of BUILD: https://www.buildiaf.org/

Learn More About This Series: https://inthecoracle.org/2023/12/justice-mercy-humility-a-coracle-series/

View our full archive of Soundings Seminars: https://inthecoracle.org/2023/10/soundings-seminar-collection/

Recorded on 3/14/24

"Justice, Mercy & Humility | Home, Work & Community"

Live Justly, Love, Mercy, Walk Humbly...

These are three instructions we have received from our Lord in Micah 6:8 about how to live, but what do they mean? How can we identify our need to embody these virtues, and what does it look like to do so? Through this Soundings Seminar Series, we will explore more deeply the different dimensions of God's call to us and how we can respond.

In this conversation, Terry Timm and Tracy Mathews of Attune lead us in an opportunity to see how God wants Justice, Mercy and Humility to flow out of our devotional lives.

Learn More about Attune: https://attunetogrow.org/

Learn More about this Series: https://inthecoracle.org/2023/12/justice-mercy-humility-a-coracle-series/

"Justice, Mercy & Humility | Hearing From God"

We exist to inspire and enable people to be the presence of God in the brokenness of the world through Spiritual Formation for Kingdom Action.

"Beauty, Desire & Human Flourishing" with Dr. Curt Thompson

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