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: Renovare
From My Reading – June
“It’s important to remember that almost everything we receive along the Christian road— freedom—comes by degree. We don’t get it, we grow into it—like lava layers become ocean islands or infant limbs become sprinting legs. Freedom flourishes inside us as … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederich Buechner, Jonathan R. Bailey, Renovare, Richard Rohr
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“Continual Renewal” – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 6)
This post is part 6 in a series based on the Renovare organization’s “best practices” – which are six Common Disciplines drawn from the six Traditions of Christianity explored in Richard Foster’s book, Streams of Living Water. (Find earlier posts in … Continue reading
“Continual Renewal” – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 5)
This series of posts focuses on the Common Disciplines that are the underpinnings of the Renovare organization’s understanding of discipleship. These disciplines are based on the six streams of Christianity described in Richard Fosters book Streams of Living Water, Celebrating … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged being servants, Renovare, spiritual disciplines, the grace of God
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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
Continual Renewal – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 2)
This post is part 2 in a series based on the Renovare organizations covenant and “best practices. See part 1 at https://livingasapprentices.com/2018/08/29/continual-renewal-the-renovare-way-to-discipleship-part-1/ The Renovare way to discipleship involves a life-time of training in spiritual disciplines which arise from the six streams … Continue reading
“Continual Renewal” – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 1)
You would think I would remember the exact year during which my spiritual life totally changed! But I only know that sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s, I read Celebration of Disciplines (which celebrates its 40th birthday this … Continue reading
