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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From My Reading – July
“Healthy religion is always humble about its own holiness and knowledge. It knows that it does not know. The true biblical notion of faith, which balances knowing with not knowing, is rather rare today, especially among many religious folks who … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell Hooks, Henri Nouwen. Christina Baldwin, Ikkyu, Nathan Foster, Richard Rohr, Stanley Hauerwas
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From My Reading – May
“Sin is easier to write about than grace, I suppose, because the territory is so familiar and because, too, it is of the nature of grace, when we receive it, to turn our eyes not inward, where most often writers’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatrice Bruteau, Frederick Buechner, Henri Nouwen, Joel Clarkson, Nathan Foster
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From My Reading
“Catholic Worker founder Dorothy Day (1897–1980) was fond of citing Catherine [of Sienna’s] inspiration in her own reflections, often writing “All the way to heaven is heaven.” I’d also add “It’s hell all the way to hell.” You’re choosing your … Continue reading
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Tagged Dorothy Day, heaven and hell, Henri Nouwen, Jonathan Bailey, Nathan Foster, Richard Rohr, Wayne Dyer
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From My Reading
“There was a genius about the American Founding and the emergence of American democratic politics. That genius lay in no small part in the recognition that the Republic was as susceptible to human passions and frustrations as human beings themselves. … Continue reading
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Tagged " Jon Meacham, Dallas Willard, Henri Nouwen, Nathan Foster, Renovare, Richard Rohr, The Soul of America
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From My Reading – Part 4
“We have places of fear inside of us, but we have other places as well—places with names like trust and hope and faith. We can choose to lead from one of those places, to stand on ground that is not … Continue reading
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Tagged busyness, Christena Cleveland, Christianity Today, fear, Nathan Foster, Parker Palmer, Renovare, servant leadership
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From My Reading – Part 3
“Conversion is a continuous and lifelong process. Conversions proceed layer by layer, relationship by relationship, here a little, there a little—until the whole personality, intellect, feeling and will have been recreated by God” (By John Westerhoff in The Spiritual Life). … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Grof, John Westerhoff, Margaret Silf, Nathan Foster, Sue Monk Kidd
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Fostering a Deeper Commitment
Nathan Foster recently admitted having a “broken ‘hoper’” – even when it comes to the Church. He says: “It doesn’t take many years of living life, watching the way things work out, the conclusions, the trends, the frailness and predicaments … Continue reading
A Refined Life
“May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God … Continue reading
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