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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- A Dream Deferred
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- Letting Go for Lent
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- My journey
- My Once in a Lifetime Life (Joy Zomer)
- Praying for Children in Poverty
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- This Little Light of Mine
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- Who am I when my Body Fails me?
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Monthly Archives: July 2019
No Matter How Life Turns Out
“Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. It is an orientation of the spirit and orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons. Hope, in this … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged living in hope, the resurrection, Vaclav Havel
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“First, Sandra Day O’Connor, An Intimate Portrait of the First Woman Supreme Court Justice”
The news has been brimming with tributes to Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens who died this week nine months shy of his 100th birthday. The comments did focus on his 35 years of important opinions on landmark Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Evan Thomas, Justice John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, the Supreme Court, William Rehnquist
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We Are Our Own Worst Enemies
Once again, I pleaded with my husband to stop smoking – not just for my comfort and health but for his health. And once again he conceded that he was spending money on something that would kill him – that, … Continue reading
From My Reading
“You cannot make God love you any less, either—not an ounce less. Do the most terrible thing and God wouldn’t love you less. You cannot change the Divine mind about you! The flow is constant, total, and 100 percent toward … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged David Steindl-Rast, Henri Nouwen, Jonathan Baily, Rachel Carson, Richard Rohr, Wayne Dyer
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