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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On Turning 80
I now have a habit of posting every five years about “turning” a certain age. On October 4, I will turn 80. I never thought I would reach 80. When I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2014, my life … Continue reading
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From My Reading – September
“Words written fifty years ago, a hundred years ago, a thousand years ago, can have as much of this power today as ever they had it then to come alive for us and in us and to make us more … Continue reading
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Tagged Cynthia Bougeault, Eknath Easwaran, Frederick Buechner, Joyce Meyer, Mother Teresa, Osheta Moore. Richard Rohr
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A New Heart and a New Spirit
“A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove from your body a heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26. Recently I was told … Continue reading
Remembering Frederick Buechner
Many authors have influenced my spiritual formation over the past thirty years. But the one I have loved and appreciated the most is Frederick Buechner. Buechner died on August 15, and I am heartbroken. As a writer, I have thrilled … Continue reading
From My Reading – August
“The Bible is usually very universal and makes you want to see something—some image to imagine it by. ‘The light shines in the darkness,’ John says, and maybe you see an agonizing burst of light with the darkness folding back like … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Joshua Heschel, David Steindal-Rast, Frederich Buechner, Kay Lindahl, Rabindranath Tagore, Richard Rohr
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From My Reading – July
“Healthy religion is always humble about its own holiness and knowledge. It knows that it does not know. The true biblical notion of faith, which balances knowing with not knowing, is rather rare today, especially among many religious folks who … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell Hooks, Henri Nouwen. Christina Baldwin, Ikkyu, Nathan Foster, Richard Rohr, Stanley Hauerwas
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The Muddiness of our Lives
“Even when we are in the thick muddiness of our pain, despair, and tenderness, we can grow through it as long as we are alive and present enough to bear witness ” (Alex Elle). “Sometimes what people see as darkness … Continue reading
The World Needs our Help
Nearly 60 years ago, I received a letter from my twin cousins who were attending college in Florida. They were very involved with sit-ins in restaurants and “five and dime” stores to encourage management to allow black people to visit … Continue reading
Living as Apprentices 