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: Dallas Willard
From My Reading – May
“Contemplation helps us discern what is truly important in the largest, most spacious frame of reality and to know what is ours to do in the face of “evil” and injustice. Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, January 18, 2020) . . … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Dallas Willard, Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Jonathan R. Bailey, Richard Rohr
Making History
This post was first published on May 5, 2013. Today on the NPR program Morning Edition, historian Charles Emerson was discussing his new book 1913. He made a comment that literally stopped me in my tracks to reach for a pen and paper: … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Dallas Willard, Morning Edition, NPR, VIM
Specific Love
This post was first published on December 3, 2018. I was reminded of it when someone unexpectedly “liked” it last week. I like it, too. It still speaks to our chaotic world. How can I be a life-giving presence in … Continue reading
From My Reading
“When I have no eyes for the small signs of God’s presence – the smile of a baby, the carefree play of children, the words of encouragement and gestures of love offered by friends – I will always remain tempted … Continue reading
Lamps, Lifeboats and Ladders
How can I be a life-giving presence in a world that is so desperate for love and compassion? How can I even begin to serve the broken people whom I hear and read about? Dallas Willard, spiritual leader and author … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Christ-like love, Dallas Willard, Rumi
From my Reading
“In light of today’s information overload, people are looking for a few clear certitudes by which to define themselves. . . . We cannot settle today’s confusion by pretending to have absolute and certain answers. But we must not give up … Continue reading
From My Reading
“There was a genius about the American Founding and the emergence of American democratic politics. That genius lay in no small part in the recognition that the Republic was as susceptible to human passions and frustrations as human beings themselves. … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged " Jon Meacham, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, Nathan Foster, Renovare, Richard Rohr, The Soul of America
Becoming Me
“‘The most important thing God gets out of your life is the person you become’ (Dallas Willard). The person you become is largely unseen, although that person is constantly leaking out of your facial expressions, body language, and tone of … Continue reading
