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: May 2018
Wounded Hearts
This blog is home to more than 700 blogs. Once in a while I re-blog a post from the past for newer readers. This post, first published on May 17, 2015, about creating and healing wounded hearts is never out … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged amends, H.A.L.T. The Twelve Steps, hurt people hurt people
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Embracing Revolution
“[Why] is preaching important? It develops an imagination adequate to embrace revolution” (Eugene Peterson in As Kingfishers Catch Fire, p 52). Does this Eugene Peterson quote fire your imagination? Or at least your question-making machine? What kind of preaching develops … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ-followers, Eugene Peterson, Jesus, Onward Christian Soldiers, revolution
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Becoming Prepared
Lately, I have had several dreams about organizing and preparing for a teaching assignment, a presentation or an event. In the dreams, I’m recruiting volunteers or creating an agenda or writing PR material or lining up a venue or outlining … Continue reading
Going Deeper – What I Promised to Do (Psalm 116: 12-17)
In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson 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. In this passage, the Psalmist offers gratitude … Continue reading
Posted in Going Deeper with God
Tagged promises to God, Psalm 116, serving God
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From My Reading
“Easter morning. A very simple, quiet Eucharist around the table in Madame Vanier’s dining room….A small group of friends happy to be together. We spoke together about the resurrection. Liz, who works with many anguished people, said, “We have to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Henri Nouwen, human agency, Sojourners, the resurrection, Walter Brueggemann, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
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Spiritual Dawdling
“The opposite of seek is dawdle. To live aimlessly and listlessly. (Eugene Peterson in As Kingfishers Catch Fire, p. 137). Picture a three-year-old captivated by the world around her. Her eyes follow a squirrel scrambling up a tree. She bends over … Continue reading
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Tagged Eugene Peterson, Renovare Weekly Digest, seeking, spiritual formation, the With-God life
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“To the Greater Glory of God”
This blog is home to more than 750 posts. I regularly re-blog posts from the past for especially for newer readers. This one, from December 2, 2013, describes the influence of the Jesuits on me and on the world. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Ignatius of Loyola, James Martin, Margaret Silf, Pope Francis, the Jesuits, William Berry
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Behold a Daisy
I live in Holland, MI, a city (population of about 33,000) that plants 467,000 tulip bulbs – every year. We even recycle them. Residents are invited to come to three parks in early June and dig up bulbs, filling a five-gallon … Continue reading
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Tagged daffodils, gerbera daisies, Holland, MI, spring, tulips
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