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One of Karen's 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"). We pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
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Celebrating Karen’s Voice and Her Journey
It is with deep sadness, that I share that on the afternoon of December 4th, 2025, Karen passed on to heaven. She will be dearly missed. Over the years, she has shared about her journey with health concerns and most … Continue reading
Going Deeper with God: Finding Our Compass
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. Use this pattern of Bible study to go deeper into a conversation on maintaining … Continue reading
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Going Deeper with God: Fig Trees and Light
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. Use this pattern of Bible study to go deeper into a conversation on finding … Continue reading
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Going Deeper With God: Finding Joy in the Strangest of Situations
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. Use this pattern of Bible study to go deeper into a conversation on finding … Continue reading
Living with Mystery
“Mystery, for [the apostle] Paul, is not what is left over after we have done our best to reason things out. It is inherent in the very nature of God and his works” (Eugene Peterson in As Kingfishers Catch Fire, (p. 271). … Continue reading
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Tagged Eugene Peterson, faith, living with mystery, Richard Rohr
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Going Deeper – Safe in God’s Love (Romans 8: 38-39)
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, Paul, a great man … Continue reading
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The Baffled Mind
“It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, faith, questioning, Wendell Berry
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