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: white privilege
Random Thoughts
GOD IN THE WILDERNESS I have been soaking in this quote by Henri Nouwen: “God is not just our good inclinations, our fervor, our generosity, or our love. All such experiences of the heart may remind us of God’s presence, … Continue reading
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes
This blog now contains nearly 600 posts. The post below first appeared on October 28, 2015. I am re-posting it now because it speaks to the politically charged insults that are being tweeted or shouted in rallys about groups of … Continue reading
What is “White Privilege?”
In the recent film, Hidden Figures, Katharine (played by Octavia Spencer), a black woman who is in informally in charge of the “black computer group,” has been repeatedly denied promotion to supervisor by her white boss, Vivian. In my favorite scene in … Continue reading
Posted in To Act Justly
Tagged "America's Original Sin", Jim Wallis, Racism, white privilege
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Perspective
Living as Apprentices The following word from Letty M. Russell is so convicting it forced me into a time of self-examination, a prayer of examen. First the quote, then the prayer. “Whatever else the true preaching of the word would need … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged prayer of examen, social justice, white privilege
I Have a Dream
A year ago or so, my cousin Dan (a cousin on my father’s side of the family) who lives in Florida paid a visit. I mention my father’s side because that fact meant that I had very little connection with him; … Continue reading
