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One of Karen's 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"). We pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Who Am I When my Body Fails Me? – Guest Blog by Coral Swieringa
“So we do not lose heart, though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day” (2 Cor. 4:16). “. . . I will still bear fruit in old age” (Psalm 92). It is … Continue reading
“All Things are Redeemed in the Spacious Heart of God”
In her blog on the website Inward Outward, Kayla McClurg gives a poetic explanation of our suffering: “Even with all that ended up happening, all that one could say went horribly off track for Jesus—betrayal, wrongful arrest, torture, a violent death—he … Continue reading
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Saved by the Plumber
Last week was one of those weeks! It began with my husband gasping for breath which was followed by four full days in the hospital to treat his pneumonia once again. From the hurried drive to the emergency room to a bed … Continue reading
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Tagged aroma of Jesus, plumbers, space for grace
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Living as Apprentices Blog – News
Dear Followers, Since you get your notification about new blogs by e-mail, you probably rarely visit the blog itself. So I’d like to let you know about a new page that is debuting this week, Book Recommendations. I love books, … Continue reading
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Going Deeper with God – 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8
Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. This passage from The … Continue reading
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A Refined Life
“May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God … Continue reading
Loving our Lepers
One of the most moving stories about St. Francis of Assisi involves his revulsion for lepers. This revulsion is understandable since lepers were ostracized from society and most often were dirty and smelly and disfigured. One day Francis came across … Continue reading
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“A Life Well Lived for Christ”
When my parents and I appeared on a now long-defunct TV show, (so defunct I cannot remember the name of the show ) in New York City, the host was quite amused at having a nine-year-old from Michigan in the audience. In his … Continue reading
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