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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Tag Archives: Calling
From My Reading
“How do we remain alert for the signs of God’s entrance into our lives and the life of our time? What can keep us awake in the drowsy atmosphere of habit that cozily blankets our days? According to Paul, the … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Calling, gratitude, racisim, resurrection, strength in weakness
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Live Your Calling – A Leap of Faith in 2016
A few months ago, we completed, I thought, a series of blogs on Live Your Calling. It turns out there is much more to say on this subject. So here is another post on this topic. (You can find … Continue reading
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Tagged a leap of faith, Calling, Gregg Levoy, Suzanne Farnham
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Being with the Elderly – Part 6 of Live Your Calling, by Kathleen Coveny, Guest Blogger
Deciphering my calling for my life has been difficult for most of my years. My heart’s desire to be a teacher was unobtainable, but I carried that desire into my own family doing many things with my children and eventually working … Continue reading
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Tagged Calling, caring about the elderly
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Live Your Calling – Part 1
What does it mean to be called? “Come, follow me,” calls Jesus. “If we listen very carefully, really carefully,” says writer Ryan J. Pemberton, “our stomachs turn a somersault and our hearts skip a beat. Because though he does not … Continue reading
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Tagged Called: My Journey to C.S. Lewis' House and Back Again, Calling, Paul, Peter, Richard Rohr, Ryan J. Pemberton
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