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: November 2015
Living in Advent – Part 1, Waiting for Good News
This season of the Church’s liturgical year is a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The word “advent” is an anglicized version of the Latin word adventus, “coming.” We are waiting for … Continue reading
From My Reading – Part 3
“Conversion is a continuous and lifelong process. Conversions proceed layer by layer, relationship by relationship, here a little, there a little—until the whole personality, intellect, feeling and will have been recreated by God” (By John Westerhoff in The Spiritual Life). … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Christina Grof, John Westerhoff, Margaret Silf, Nathan Foster, Sue Monk Kidd
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Living in Gratitude – Part 6 “I’m Grateful for Passion”
The November holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States offers us a time to reflect on the grace of God in our lives. The series will focus on the fact that gratitude is the rock of our faith; if we … Continue reading
Living in Gratitude – Part 5, God has my Back – by Guest Blogger Sherri Wolthuis
The November holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States offers us a time to reflect on the grace of God in our lives. This series will focus on the fact that gratitude is the rock of our faith; if we … Continue reading
Living in Gratitude – Part 4, “I’m Grateful for Vulnerability”
The November holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States is often more of a family holiday than a time to reflect on the grace of God in our lives. This series will focus on the fact that gratitude is the rock … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged being vulnerable, false narratives, family secrets
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The Lord is my Shepherd
The image of God as a shepherd is one of the most comforting pictures in Scripture. And Psalm 23 is probably the most widely known of the references to Jehovah Roi, I am the God Who Shepherds You. Verse 1 … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Jan Johnson, leaving a legacy, Psalm 23, Rembrandt
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Living in Gratitude – Part 3, The Prayers of a Toddler, Guest Blog by Sally Hoekstra
The November holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States offers us a time to reflect on the grace of God in our lives. This series will focus on the fact that gratitude is the rock of our faith; if we … Continue reading
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Tagged children's faith, gratitude, prayer
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Going Deeper with God – “This Battle is Not Yours to FIght”
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 Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. These stories from the battlefields of … Continue reading
Posted in Going Deeper with God
Tagged 2 Chronicles, being quiet, crossing the Red Sea, N. Gordon Cosby, standing still
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