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: resurrection
From My Reading
“How do we remain alert for the signs of God’s entrance into our lives and the life of our time? What can keep us awake in the drowsy atmosphere of habit that cozily blankets our days? According to Paul, the … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged Calling, gratitude, racisim, resurrection, strength in weakness
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Brilliant Mind; Fiery Heart
This blog now contains nearly 620 posts. I am re-posting this slightly revised blog from November, 2015 on Easter Sunday because a brilliant mind and a fiery heart are both requirements for “resurrection living.“ There they all were, more than a … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Jesuits, passionate discipleship, resurrection
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Jesus is Risen!
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit who lives in you. So then, brothers and … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Buechner, Holy Spirit, Jill Briscoe, resurrection, Richard Foster, The Apostle Paul
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Who am I when my Body Fails Me – Guest Blog by Jeff Huisman
Who am I when my body fails me? Oh, that was an easy answer when the question was first posed to me. “I am myself in a failing body,” I thought. After all, I’m already growing accustomed to pain, and … Continue reading
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Tagged dementia, identity, mental failing, physical failing, resurrection
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Easter Thoughts
An empty tomb. Forgotten burial cloths. A rolled-away stone. Angel messengers. A sobbing woman. A “gardener” who calls her by name and changes her sobbing to joy. This is the Easter story. A resurrection story. Every year we read and … Continue reading
