Author: Karen Bates
El Poder de la Oración by Karen Bates
January 27, 2021
Hace años, cuando me uní a Facebook, muchos cristianos no sabían qué pensar de la nueva plataforma de redes sociales….
How to Pray in Active Waiting by Karen Bates
October 7, 2020
I am horrible at waiting. I don’t always hate waiting itself, but I have expectations. When something is not done…
Wait for God’s Goodness by Karen Bates
October 16, 2019
God has gently reminded me more than once that the onus for what he has promised is not on me. It is on him.
Praying Power by Karen Bates
July 20, 2019
“I do not always understand the mystery of prayer, but I know its power.”
Egg Salad and Easter Sunday: Preaching the Messiness of Hope by Karen Bates
April 15, 2019
I wondered how hungry the man was to steal an egg salad sandwich from a convenience store. I also wondered how he would have reacted to the customer’s kindness. He left without knowing his debt was paid. He was free to go. The food belonged to him.
The Call to Proclaim by Karen Bates
February 20, 2019
One of my favorite evangelists is known by her place of
conversion. She is the woman at the well — the Samaritan woman — who
encountered Jesus while she was filling her water pot. She had a conversation that transformed her and moved her to share her experience with others.
Hope in a Diner Booth by Karen Bates
December 10, 2018
At a time in my life when things were not like I wanted, I sat in a restaurant booth across…
Choosing Thankfulness in a Harsh World by Karen Bates
November 20, 2018
Occasionally, I pay for people’s coffee while I’m buying my own. Not because I’m rich, but because it’s a nice…
What We’re Missing when Multiethnic Women Are Absent from Pastoral Staffs by Karen Bates
June 5, 2017
Limits that people try to put on women do not change the identity God has given them as ministers of the Gospel.