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: Frederick Buechner
From My Reading – September
“Words written fifty years ago, a hundred years ago, a thousand years ago, can have as much of this power today as ever they had it then to come alive for us and in us and to make us more … Continue reading
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Tagged Cynthia Bougeault, Eknath Easwaran, Frederick Buechner, Joyce Meyer, Mother Teresa, Osheta Moore. Richard Rohr
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Remembering Frederick Buechner
Many authors have influenced my spiritual formation over the past thirty years. But the one I have loved and appreciated the most is Frederick Buechner. Buechner died on August 15, and I am heartbroken. As a writer, I have thrilled … Continue reading
From My Reading – May
“Life in God should be a daring adventure of love but often we settle for mediocrity. We follow the daily practice of prayer but we are unwilling or, for various reasons, unable to give ourselves totally to God. To settle … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian McClaren, Cesar Chavuz, Frederick Buechner, Henri Houwen, Ilia Delio, Joyce Rupp
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From My Reading – March
“As I understand it, to say that God is mightily present even in such private events as these [his father’s suicide, for example] does not mean that he makes events happen to us which move us in certain directions like … Continue reading
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Tagged Br David Steindel-Rast, Br. David Steindal-Rast, Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Ilia Delio, Richard Rohr
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From My Reading – February
“As I see it, in other words, God acts in history and in your and my brief histories not as the puppeteer who sets the scene and works the strings but rather as the great director who no matter what … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Pema Chodron, Rachel Held, Rumi, Sage Cohen
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From My Reading – January, 2022
“If the early church preached and practiced what I preach and practice, would there be a church today?” (Dallas Willard). ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ “They [people in AA] also have slogans, which you can either dismiss as hopelessly … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Voskamp, Brene Brown, Dallas Willard, Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Michael Gerson, Symeon the New Theologian
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From My Reading – November
“Here is the principle: We can only transform people to the degree that we have been transformed. We can only lead others as far as we ourselves have gone. We have no ability to affirm or to communicate to another … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian McLaren, Frederick Buechner, Richard Rohr
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From My Reading, July
“When Jesus took the bread and said, “This is my body which is broken for you” (1 Corinthians 11:24), it’s hard to believe that even in his wildest dreams he foresaw the tragic and ludicrous brokenness of the Church as … Continue reading
Living as Apprentices 