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 in Harmony
The Wonder of Solitude
“Discipline in sports is the concentrated effort to master the body so that it can obey the mind better. Discipline in the spiritual life is the concen- trated effort to create the space and time where God can become our … Continue reading
Living In Harmony – With Creation, Part 2; Guest Blogger, Carol McGeehan
The world is spinning – seemingly out of control. Divergence not diversity is the theme. Lies trump truth. Pain and hurt, shame and guilt abound. Vile comments, pictures, and behaviors sear our souls. Violence and human misery cause our hearts to … Continue reading
Whatness and Thisness – Harmony with Others, Part 2
I learned some new terms this week: whatness and thisness.* These words (while seeming to belong in Alice in Wonderland) reflect a deep spiritual truth. Before the 13th century, philosophers had commonly spoken of the term “quiddity” (from the Latin word … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Harmony
Tagged Chris Webb, John Duns Scotus, prejudice, wanting the best for people
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Living in Harmony – with Others
The world is spinning – seemingly out of control. Divergence not diversity is the theme. Lies trump truth. Pain and hurt, shame and guilt abound. Vile comments, pictures, and behaviors sear our souls. Violence and human misery cause our hearts to … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Harmony
Tagged Chris Webb, false self, loving our neighbors, Mahalia Jackson, Richard Rohr, true self
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Living in Harmony – with Creation
The world is spinning – seemingly out of control. Divergence not diversity is the theme. Lies trump truth. Pain and hurt, shame and guilt abound. Vile comments, pictures, and behaviors sear our souls. Violence and human misery cause our hearts to … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Harmony
Tagged Chris Hall, Chris Webb, climate change, creation, God Soaked Life, John Chrysostom, Renovare
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Living in Harmony – with God
The world is spinning – seemingly out of control. Divergence not diversity is the theme. Lies trump truth. Pain and hurt, shame and guilt abound. Vile comments, pictures, and behaviors sear our souls. Violence and human misery cause our hearts to … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Harmony
Tagged Deuteronomy 6: 4-5, Harmony with God, Shema, The Bible Project
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Living in Harmony – Me, Myself and I
The world is spinning – seemingly out of control. Divergence not diversity is the theme. Lies trump truth. Pain and hurt, shame and guilt abound. Vile comments, pictures, and behaviors sear our souls. Violence and human misery cause our hearts … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Harmony
Tagged Becoming like Jesus, Jonathan R. Bailey, Richard Rohr, the image of God in us
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Living as Apprentices 