Sentences with phrase «if only our leaders»

If only these leaders had the 19th - century wisdom of Frederick Douglass, they would see that the education «reform» they are imposing has created a school environment that is devastating to our children's development and mental health.

If only our leaders would examine evidence before adopting a policy, our state would not only save millions of dollars, but it would guide education policy in a direction that is good for students and teachers.

Not exact matches

Why would I want to own this stock of Starbucks if the man I most identify with Starbucks is only the executive chairman and is working on a division that may or may not pan out even as I know that Kevin is a strong leader?

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R - WI) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) have signaled a willingness to return before Sept. 6, but only if Democrats drop their objections to the Republican - crafted bill.

She was the only leader who recognized that if the objective is to stimulate growth in the near term, then Ottawa has to change the way it frames economic policy.

«At this time we are the leader, if not the only [company] that really has built these products and been successful,» he says.

You heard it from Steve Jobs» 2005 Stanford commencement speech, you heard it from me in my new book, Real Leaders Don't Follow, and now you're hearing it from Kagan: Getting fired can be the best thing that ever happened to you, but only if you take a cold, hard look in the mirror and face the truth.

If a leader is scared of you and allows comparisons between your brand and theirs, your brand can only benefit from being compared to the best.

If your goal is to become a thought leader or actually teach the audience something, only a truly authentic understanding of the material will get you there.

These behaviors can only be permanently ingrained if new neural pathways in the brain are created through long - term coaching, mentoring, and developing leaders.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures, such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he intends to hold a debate over immigration measures before Feb. 8 — but only if the government reopens.

But the right response is to accept those days are gone, not to pretend they would still exist if only voters had chosen better leaders.

All business leaders have a fiduciary duty to do what is best for our shareholders and Weir will only continue to be based here if the business environment which has helped Weir grow into a truly global company continues to support our ambitions.

«If Trump publicly commits to embrace science, stops threatening censorship of the internet, rejects fake news and denounces hate against our diverse employees, only then it would make sense for tech leaders to visit Trump Tower.»

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his willingness to meet the North Korean leader by early June but he recently said he will do so only if it advances the interests of the United States.

«Any great leader understands that they will only lead and have followers if they are strong.

Now, if only our state leaders would get on board to support local city ordinances...

Wildrose leader Danielle Smith said in 2012 that, if elected, she would only serve two - terms as Premier (her party constitution had it enshrined until it was removed in 2013).

If any deal is to come this week — either when the finance ministers gather or at Thursday's leaders» summit — it will only be an agreement in principle, not a full agreement, one of the officials said.

Just last night, the leader of PASOK was saying that he would only join a coalition if SYRIZA joined too (and there is no chance on Earth that happens.)

In fact, the Tanach is very clear to the Jews that the only covenant they have (and will ever have) is the one pounded out between G - d and the Jews on Mt. Sinai (which, if you read the fine print AND the NT is allowed to be understood / interpreted by designated leaders in the Jewish society; Jesus believed those people to be the Pharisees and told his JEWISH followers to adhere to Pharisee teachings... the Pharisees were the honorable, compassionate end of the theology spectrum in the first century instead of the bad rap they get from a mis - reading of the NT (done generally with no comprehension of Jewish culture or history).

But the atheist would become leader of the Christian group only if the membership voted to elect the atheist, right?

Only few years ago, the LDS allow blacks, but not sure if they can become leaders in the Church.

How would you like it if W h i t e voters only voted for a person's color?I saw a talk show interview the other night.One of the top B l a c k leaders said that he voted for Obama based on his color and asked others to do the same.How crazy is that?

The ultimate reality that I live with is that if my abuser had been Nathaniel Morales instead of Larry Nassar, if my enabler had been [an SGM pastor] instead of [MSU gymnastics coach] Kathie Klages, if the organization I was speaking out against was Sovereign Grace under the leadership of [Mahaney] instead of MSU under the leadership of Lou Anna Simon, I would not only not have evangelical support, I would be actively vilified and lied about by every single evangelical leader out there.

Of the hundreds of pastors and leaders we worked with, only two ever came to me afterwards to ask if I ever saw repentance.

From start to finish, the book warns readers that, for example, «congregations can survive, but only if religious leaders roll up their sleeves and pay considerably more attention to young adults» and «unless religious leaders take younger adults more seriously, the future of American religion is in doubt.»

He argued that the phenomenon of globalization is bringing new pressures of such magnitude that they could easily result in disastrous human conflicts, and that a global war of civilizations can be avoided only if world leaders accept the multi-civilizational character of global politics, and learn to co-operate.

Firstly, it must be remembered, that he disclaims very early in the book that he can only speak for the mainline denominations with which he is familiar, and although my memory may fail me, he implies that he can only speak for his observations of the churches / leaders with whom he is familiar, and also that he may be wrong, and also, that he is only pointing out what he calls a possible cause for the problems he has seen, and hopes that his suggestions / ideas, will be considered, researched, etc, and that time will tell if his thesis bears any truth or not.

If the church in the sixteenth century had only recognized that the communication revolution surrounding it called for a transformation, church leaders would have found within its ranks creative and energetic people eager to help the church find its way through the transformation.

Church leaders were told they could only continue to hold them if they obtained permission from the district official's collector's office.

Christian Post: Iowa Evangelical Leaders Call on Santorum or Bachmann to Exit GOP Race «If you can't beat»em, then join»em,» seems to be the strategy of an Iowa pastor who only weeks ago asked former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum to withdraw from the Republican presidential primary before deciding later to endorse his candidacy.

In a statement, leaders of the Baptist and the Methodist Church said that the case for air strikes can only be supported if there are plans to tackle the ideology of IS.

Ann Svennungsen, president of the FTE and a former senior pastor in the program, says that «if we are to raise up the next generation of pastoral leaders, pastors must be intentional not only about inviting people to consider ministry, but also about retaining those trained for ministry through times of disillusionment.»

If we do not limit democracy to only the official election of leaders on the national level and as the main criterion, then we can accept the fact that democracy can have many different forms.

If they truly believed in it, you'd never see anything like opening prayers at the GOP convention (I assume the Democrats will do the same, so this isn't a knock against the right specifically), and you wouldn't have presidents and candidates kowtowing to «evangelical leaders» all the time, which to me is no different than a president or candidate consulting with the Pope, the only difference being the evangelical leaders are Americans.

If only more people would have empathy for their leaders.

Yet, if they choose to stay it only shows love and support for a leader they recognize is a man and is not perfect.

Let's humble ourselves and pray (not judge) for our leaders... for we are living on critical times not only at home but also abroad... for if my people which are called by my name will humble themselves and pray, then will i hear from heaven and heal their lands

At the end of the day humanity needs both, scientists who ask if what they are doing is right, and religious leaders who use reason, and that only happens when the two sides meet in the middle.

We woefully underestimate the power of business leaders if we think they are engaged in private enterprise, for their decisions have huge public impacts not only on their stockholders but on the jobs we need, the neighborhoods in which we live, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the schools in which we learn.

Amen — do these idiots not realize that disagreeing with President Obama on one issue is not reason enough to abandon the ONLY true leader who is looking out for the best interests of ALL Americans??? If Romney wins, these pastors are going to find out what real discrimination and backwards return to fighting for their Civil Rights as human beings will be like again.

If these evangelical nutjobs get their way, the US will have a national religion, with it's leaders following that, and only that, religion.

If I started a secular club, and offered all the attractions that are offered at any mega-church, only without the religious teaching and preaching, and I, as club leader, made sure the members knew that I expect them to pay at least 10 % of their income to the club, and I was getting very, very wealthy as a result, I bet the vast majority of Christians who abstain from thinking badly about Benny Hinn, Jerry Falwell, Joyce Meyer, etc, would have no problem at all criticizing me, just because I am not a servant of the Lord.

If there were only two parties on the ballot: reasoned leaders and blithering christians, then it would be much easier to vote.

Oh yes, I completely agree, if only Muslim leaders protested against the building of an Islamic Community Center 2 blocks from Ground Zero (6 blocks from where the Towers actually stood), then the entire divide between Christianity and Islam would just fade away and we could all dance around a camp fire singing the coca - cola song!

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

Then A Muslim Men, Imam, Shiek, Amair, Or a Muslim Leader Or knowledgeable Muslim Had To Preform And Lead The Janzah Prayer Osama Bint Laden Was Suppose To Be Buried In The Ground Not The Ocean It Is «Only «Premissioable To Buried The Body In The Ground If He Pass Away In The Ocean Then In The Muslim Faith You Have To Be Buried 24 - 72 Hours Of The Death Why Was It So A Rush To Dump Him In The Sea?

if were only going to use the KJV why stop at greek, or latin why not only read the original texts which were written in Coptic the simple fact is not a single one of us, including our highest religious leaders, other then about 30 ancient language specialist in the world have ever read an original scripture.