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: Christianity Today
From My Reading
“Knowing and naming brokenness is essential in the journey toward wholeness. We will not be well by denying the wrongs that we carry within us as nations and religions and communities. Nor will we be well by downplaying them or … Continue reading
Praying Big
To my great surprise, I burst into tears while telling my husband about the appointment of “hawkish”John Bolton as the new National Security Adviser. “What are we going to do now!!! How will we survive this?” Used to my complaints … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity Today, Common Sense, Thomas Paine, travailing prayer
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From My Reading
“Until people have had some mystical, inner spiritual experience, there is no point in asking them to follow the ethical ideals of Jesus or to really understand religious beliefs beyond the level of formula. At most, such moral ideals and doctrinal affirmations are … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity Today, Mark Galli, Richard Rohr, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
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Being the Church
Recently I read an article in the March issue of Christianity Today that made me want to stand up, throw my hat in the air, and holler AMEN!” In an excerpt from his book The Benedict Option, Rod Dreher says: … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts, changing the church, Christianity Today, churches as communities
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From My Reading
“In reality, we don’t first find ourselves, then participate in relationships. Instead, we were made to know our true selves in relationships. Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor puts it this way: “No one acquires the languages needed for self-definition on their … Continue reading
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Tagged Alissa Wilkinson, Christianity Today, Dallas Willard, The Justice Calling, The Serenity Prayer, Trevor Hudson
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From my Reading
“The life of faith is one of continued wrestling, where our faith butts up against the troubles of our experience and the sovereign God who controls all things. But the work of Christ, True Israel, assures us that we never … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity Today, Ignatius of Loyola, Manresa Retreat House, pilgrimage, Wendell Berry
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From My Reading – Part 4
“We have places of fear inside of us, but we have other places as well—places with names like trust and hope and faith. We can choose to lead from one of those places, to stand on ground that is not … Continue reading
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Tagged busyness, Christena Cleveland, Christianity Today, fear, Nathan Foster, Parker Palmer, Renovare, servant leadership
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Finding our Thin Places
On a blustery winter day several years ago, I stood on a sandy bluff on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The stormy waves crashing on the shore mirrored the stormy gray sky – and my mood. As I watched … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Julia Becker, Celtic Christianity, Christianity Today, Peter Gomes, thin places
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