Karen Bables
Welcome to my blog about living as apprentices of Jesus! I am passionate about spiritual transformation and about helping others become like Jesus for the sake of others.
One of my favorite quotes is: "Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection"). I pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
I ordinarily post on Wednesdays and Saturdays and welcome your comments on any post!
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Breathing Under Water – Part 6
“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Step 4 of The Twelve Steps Many years ago, I enrolled in a two-year counseling program with the goal of becoming a certified substance abuse counselor. Never mind that I was a self-satisfied enabler and codependent; … Continue reading
Posted in Breathing Under Water, Living as Apprentices
Tagged Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps, Richard Rohr
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Easter Reflection – Karen Salsberry, CSJ
I will not die but live and declare the deeds of our God. Ps 118:17 Has there ever been a time in your life when you were afraid . . . fearful . . . fearful of the unknown around you … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices, Quotes
Tagged Empty tomb, Resurrection of Jesus
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Gordon Cosby, A Simple, Profound Life – by Kayla McClurg
Since I wrote earlier this week (A Sad Day) about the death of Gordon Cosby, I thought I would share information written by Kayla McClurg about Gordon and Church of the Savior that appeared today on the Inward Journey/Outward Journey website: Rev. N. … Continue reading
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Tagged Gordon Cosby, inward journey/outward journey
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God is Already There
“God is already there” is a statement we often use when we are planning something new or thinking with some anxiety about the future. But sometimes we can’t see the reality of that statement until after the fact. The following … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices, My journey
Tagged Appprentice Series, Good and Beautiful Community, Good and Beautiful God, Good and Beautiful Life, James Bryan Smith, transformation
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A Sad Day
I just learned that Gordon Cosby, one of the giants of the spiritual formation movement since 1947 and founder of Church of the Savior in Washington D.C., died yesterday at the age of 95. It is a wonderful day for … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of the Savior, discipleship, Gordon Cosby, inward journey/outward journey
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Breathing Under Water – 5
Step 3 of the Twelve Steps: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God.” Renouncing our will. Doesn’t sound pleasant, does it? However, Jesus put it even more … Continue reading
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Tagged Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps, Eugene H. Peterson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Richard Rohr
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Breathing Under Water – 4
Step 2 of the Twelve Steps: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Coming to belief, coming to surrender, coming to faith, coming to Apprenticeship – these are all stepping-stones in the process of … Continue reading
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