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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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
Feeling Special
This blog now contains nearly 600 posts. The following post is from July 7, 2014. I am sharing it again because its message on the old sin of “vainglory” is much-needed in today’s political atmosphere. A few months ago, my … Continue reading
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
Going Deeper with God – Matthew 14 (selected verses)
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 early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. These selected verses from … Continue reading
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Tagged Feeding of the Five Thousand, James Bryan Smith, Jesus, John the Baptist, retreats, The Good and Beautiful Life
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Going Deeper with God: I Cor. 4:5; Romans 12: 4-6
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 early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. These two New Testament … Continue reading
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“A Life Well Lived for Christ”
When my parents and I appeared on a now long-defunct TV show, (so defunct I cannot remember the name of the show ) in New York City, the host was quite amused at having a nine-year-old from Michigan in the audience. In his … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of the Saviour, Elizabeth O'Connor, Eugene Peterson, James Bryan Smith, Richard Stearns, the Apprentice Series, The Good and Beautiful Life
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Learning to Be Human
“You came from God and you will return to God. Your deepest DNA is clearly divine. What else did we mean when we said “God created all things? . . . . You are already spiritual beings, and the only … Continue reading
Living as Apprentices 