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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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
Posted in Going Deeper with God
Tagged disciples, faith, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Paul
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Jesus’ Guidelines for Success
This blog now hosts more than 600 posts. I’m re-posting this one from November 6, 2015 because “success” is being touted ad nauseam by politicians, CEO’s, and popular (and not so popular) writers. But what is success? Richard Rohr makes … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Kingdom of God, Richard Rohr, successful living, Twelve Steps
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Going Deeper with God – Matthew 6:19-26
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 early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In this passage from … Continue reading
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Tagged Kingdom of God, Matt. 6, The Spiritual Formation Bible
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Word for the Year: Hope
MY JOURNEY I for one am very happy shut the door on 2014! While many lovely and some astonishing things happened in my life last year, I struggled to keep from wallowing in discouragement as violence, hunger, injustice, depravity, ignorance, greed, self-centeredness … Continue reading
No More Need to Impress – Jeanne Nyhuis
I used to think I needed to do something great in my life. At least one big thing for which people would remember me for the next, say, 75 years or so—the equivalent of two or three generations. I wanted … Continue reading
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