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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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Learning from the Serenity Prayer: Hardship and Peace
The Serenity Prayer was “built” for days like we are experiencing during the pandemic. I have realized that I need the words of the Serenity Prayer more than ever. You may, too. So for the next four weeks (April 12 – … Continue reading
Learning from the Serenity Prayer: The Present Moment
The Serenity Prayer was “built” for days like we are experiencing during the pandemic. I have realized that I need the words of the Serenity Prayer more than ever. You may, too. So for the next four weeks (April 12 – … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged living in the moment, Richard Rohr, The Serenity Prayer
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Learning from the Serenity Prayer: Wisdom
We are currently living through a time that seems totally out of control and may remain that way for some time. The Serenity Prayer was “built” for days like these. I have realized that I need the words of the … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged James Bryan Smith, Scott Peck, wisdom
Learning from the Serenity Prayer: Acceptance
The Serenity Prayer has a long and rather mys- terious history.The first three lines were made popular by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 -1971), as part of a 1934 lecture. The modern prayer is several lines longer. In 1941, the prayer was … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Accepting change, Alcoholics Anonymous, serenity
Easter Boldness
This post was first published on April 5, 2015. It dares us to believe in a God who is unlimited, creative, spacious, and imaginative. Is this how you are experiencing God today? In this time of the corona virus and … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Easter, Father Gregg Boyle
Lenten Series – Part 6: Fear of Failure
We are in the season of Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter when Christians traditionally lament over their sins and then, in response, choose something to give up such as chocolate or Facebook or alcohol. The idea is … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged failure, the first must be last, W. Paul Jones, Weavings
Lenten Series – Part 5: Nagging
We are in the season of Lent, a period of 40 days before Easter when Christians traditionally lament over their sins and then, in response, choose something to give up such as chocolate or Facebook or alcohol. The idea is … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Al-Anon, controlling others, nagging
