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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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
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Tagged Dallas Willard, Morning Edition, NPR, VIM
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The Mark of a Great Disciple
“The mark of a great ship handler is never getting in a situation that requires great ship handling skills” (Retired Admiral James Stavridis in his new book Sea Power). I heard this gem during an interview with Admiral Stavridis on NPR’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral James Stavridis, discipleship, Donald Trump, Eugene Peterson, Morning Edition
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Wendell Berry: “Do the Two Things You Can Do”
“We all come from divorce. This is an age of divorce. Things that belong together have been taken apart. And you can’t put it all together. What you can do, is the only thing you can do. Two things. Not … Continue reading
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Tagged following Jesus, Morning Edition, National Public Radio, The Seer, Wendell Berry
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Making the History We Want to Live in
The news this morning is particularly ugly — bombings, natural disasters, refugee crises, government corruption, nasty presidential primary politics, armed conflict in every corner. I am reminded of a post I wrote for this blog in 2013 which I am … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas Willard, Morning Edition, transformation, VIM
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On Violins and School Buses
LIVING AS APPRENTICES * The Vieuxtemps Guarneri is a violin that is 273 years old. It recently became the most expensive violin in the world, selling for an estimated $16 million. Its previous owner had kept the violin under his … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Akiko Meyers, Four Seasons, Morning Edition, violin, Vivaldi
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“Make the history you want to live in”
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: “Make the history you want to live in.” Making … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Emerson, Dallas Willard, Morning Edition
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There But for the Grace of God . . .
You never know where and when you will find inspiration. This morning I was making the bed when I heard this story on the Morning Edition show on NPR. John Rippo publishes a newsletter, Expresso, for frequenters of coffee shops. One … Continue reading
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