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: compassion
“Nosey Neighbors”
You may have read my post entitled “Instead“published on August 8 or a guest “Learning from ‘Strangers’ Among Us.” on August 15 which responds to “Instead” by sharing a story about learning from refugees and immigrants. On August 22, I … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged compassion, helping others, immigrants
Going Deeper – Compassion for All (Psalm 116: 5-6; I Peter 3:8)
In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this passage we are reminded of … Continue reading
Posted in Going Deeper with God
Tagged compassion, Dallas Willard, Mother Teresa, Richard Foster, Shane Claiborne
This Little Light of Mine – Part 4
During the Vietnam War, peace activist A.J. Muste (1885-1967), stood in front of the White House night after night with a candle – sometimes alone. A reporter interviewed him one evening as he stood there in the rain. “Mr. Muste,” the reporter … Continue reading
Posted in This Little Light of Mine
Tagged compassion, Sponsoring Children
Lent 2017 -What Will We Live For?” – Active Compassion
“This Lent needs to be not what you will give up, but what you will live for. Not how you might demonstrate your piety, but how you might live in true obedience to God. Not what you will prove, but … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017 - What Will We Live For?
Tagged compassion, Lent, Renovare Weekly Digest, Richard Foster
Going Deeper with God – Dressing for Transformation
Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. This passage from Colossians 3 tells … Continue reading
Posted in Going Deeper with God
Tagged Colossians 3, compassion, gentleness, humility, kindness, patience, put on your new self
Live off the Grid?
This week I wondered for the first time if it might be easier living “off the grid.” Wouldn’t it be more comfortable not knowing about Middle East intrigue, teeming refugee camps, and capsized boats full of desperate immigrants? Wouldn’t it … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged compassion, cops and black males, Freddie Gray, Jesus, off the grid, suffering
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It Only Takes a Moment – guest blog by Dee Hubbard
It’s amazing how I am learning to see things differently because I’m a Christ follower. It’s as if my eyes are now seeing the world in “high definition.” Instead of “other’s needs” being experienced as interruptions or intrusions on my … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Living as Apprentices
Tagged compassion, helping others, service
