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: The Good and Beautiful God
So Be New!
Did you ever have the experience of walking through your home filled with your favorite things and suddenly noticing something you have not really paid attention to for ages? That delightful surprise happened to me this week when I noticed … Continue reading
Going Deeper with God – Stages of Spiritual Maturity
Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. In these passages, we learn … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele Calhoun, Holy Spirit, James Bryan Smith, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, spiritual formation, The Good and Beautiful God
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A Shadow Boxing Post Script
Bobby McFerrin, best known to some of us by his rendition of the song Don’t Worry, Be Happy, is a ten-time Grammy award winner, vocal innovator and improviser, world renowned conductor of classical music, and a vocal teacher. He is … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices, The 12 Steps and Spiritual Formation
Tagged Bobby McFerrin, On Being, shadow boxing, The Good and Beautiful God
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Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So!
LIVING AS APPRENTICES Mike Rowe has been the host of a TV show called Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel for eight seasons. That experience has profoundly changed his attitudes about success. Recently he compared our perceptions of someone who doesn’t achieve the American dream … Continue reading
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Tagged false narratives, Mike Rowe, Psalm 107, redemption, The Good and Beautiful God
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Enrolling a Child In Jesus’ School – By Jeff Huisman
Have you ever wondered how young a child can enroll as one of Jesus’ apprentices? I have. Eliana was 18 months old when Amanda and I joined the first Apprentice cohort at CMC. As we slowly absorbed the idea of … Continue reading
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