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: Hope
Bags Full of Hope
You may have read my post entitled “Instead“published on August 8 or a guest post “Learning from ‘Strangers’ Among Us.” on August 15 which responds to “Instead” by sharing a story about learning from refugees and immigrants. Today I’d like to share … Continue reading
This Little Light of Mine – Part 2
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 … Continue reading
Posted in This Little Light of Mine
Tagged Each One Teach One, Frank Laubach, Helen Keller, Hope, Mother Teresa
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Being “Reasonably Happy”
This blog is home to more than 660 posts. Occasionally I re-blog a post that seems particularly important for life in 2017. This post was first posted on February 19, 2015. When I worked for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, … Continue reading
Going Deeper with God – “Walk Right up to God” (Hebrews 10: 19 -23)
In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it and put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this passage we are reminded … Continue reading
Posted in Going Deeper with God
Tagged assurance of salvation, Hebrews 10, Hope, intimacy with GOd
“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
This blog now contains over 560 posts. The post below first appeared on December 15, 2015. I am sharing it again because it speaks the still solid truth that we live in the un-shakable kingdom of God during the uncertain … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, 2016
Tagged Christmas Carols, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hope, I Heard the Bell on Christmas Day
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Advent – The Arrival of Hope
Advent, from the Latin word adventus meaning “arrival,” is the four – week period prior to Christmas Day when we watch, behold, prepare, and rejoice in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The past year has been seen the … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, 2016
Tagged Advent, David, Hope, Jesus the Messiah, Psalm 16
From My Reading
“We all stand in need of healing. We are all seeking wholeness. For most of us it is a most urgent and ever-present reality in our lives, one we may perhaps try to bury or neglect but which, if we … Continue reading
The Source of all Hope – Guest Blog by Joy Zomer
As a teacher, I have the privilege of sharing the lives of my students. As a high school teacher, I am given the gift of witnessing the growth of teenagers into young adults. And best of all, as a high … Continue reading
