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: Scott Peck
Who Am I When My Body Fails Me? – Part 5: A Matter of Style
Who am I when my body fails me?” This is a question we must face when injury or illness takes its toll on our lives. How do we respond to physical, mental, emotional stresses? How do we view God when … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Experiencing illness and aging, M, Phillip Simmons, Richard Foster, Scott Peck
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Learning from the Serenity Prayer: Wisdom
We are currently living through a time that seems totally out of control and may remain that way for some time. The Serenity Prayer was “built” for days like these. I have realized that I need the words of the … Continue reading
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Tagged James Bryan Smith, Scott Peck, wisdom
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Living the Serenity Prayer – Wisdom
The Serenity Prayer has a long and rather mysterious history. The first three lines were made popular by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 -1971), as part of a 1934 lecture. The modern prayer is several lines longer. In 1941, the prayer was … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, James Bryan Smith, love, Scott Peck, The Magnificent Story, wisdom
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The Beauty of Silence
This blog hosts nearly 700 posts. Once in a while I re-blog a post that followers who are new to the blog may not have read. This post on silence first appeared on June 19, 2014. I had a discussion with … Continue reading
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Tagged multi-tasking, Scott Peck, silence
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People of the Lie
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to … Continue reading
Silence: Thinking with God
LIVING AS APPRENTICES I had a discussion with a group of people recently about the value of silence. The group had been asked to observe a day of silence as a soul-training exercise. None of them had found a way … Continue reading
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Tagged multi-tasking, Scott Peck, silence, spiritual disciplines
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