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 Sunday, Wednesday and Friday and welcome your comments on any post!
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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
The Spiritual Discipline of Washing Dishes
I was making breakfast when I noticed that the kitchen sink was clogged up. How in the world did that happen overnight?! I could see my vision of an orderly day going “down the drain.” I turned the garbage disposal on … Continue reading
“Crank up your Volume”
This is not a political blog site, but Christians live in a highly politicized atmosphere in all parts of the globe including America. The politics of a nation are the purview of a blog site whose title is Living as … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged A.J. Muste, democracy, Donald Trump, The Sun magazine
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Spiritual Withdrawal Symptoms
The dictionary definition of the term withdrawal is “the act of taking out.” Withdrawal can refer to taking money from a bank, removing your name from consideration for committee or a job, or leaving a college class. The most frequent … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged HALT, Holy Spirit, Twelve Step programs, withdrawal
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Seeing through God’s Eyes
I was enjoying a Hope College Repertory Theater production of Driving Miss Daisy last week when a statement by Hoke, the black chauffeur for a white Jewish woman, made me sit up straighter.He explained to Miss Daisy, “You can’t see what I … Continue reading
My Garden in the Sky
One of my projected sorrows when moving last summer from a manufactured home with a lovely yard to an apartment complex was the loss of my flower gardens. However, that unnecessary anxiety was erased this summer by the beautiful, luxuriant potted plants … Continue reading
The Spaces Between
I removed the glass plate from the microwave to wash it. Since I’m still as spatially challenged as I was the last time I washed it, I hoped that I could put it back without asking my husband to explain … Continue reading
Ordinary Days
As I woke up slowly that morning, coming out of the fog of some dream or another, I puzzled over what day it might be. When I remembered, I thought happily, “Oh, good. It’s just an ordinary day!” And that … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged apprentices of Jesus, extrovert, introvert, Jesus, ordinary days
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Reclaiming Conversation
This blog holds more than 650 posts, I regularly look back for posts that new followers might have been missed in the early days. This post, updated to make it more current, was first published on November 19, 2012. It … Continue reading
