Sentences with phrase «about importance»

But suppose that Ahmadinejad means what he writes to Bush about the importance of their shared faith, and that his appeal to Bush to take his Christianity seriously as something that should bring him close to Islam and to Muslims is at least in part serious.

As the Cardinal began to answer about the importance of searching for truth, following a good conscience and not doing evil acts, the presenter interrupted asking, «Is atheism an evil act?»

McKnight appeals to Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 9:19 - 23 about the importance of becoming all things to all people for the sake of the gospel and asks, «Do you think Paul would have put women «behind the pulpit» if it would have been advantageous for the sake of the gospel?»

My work had taught me about the importance of finding meaning, surrendering spiritually, and leaning on community in times of crisis.

How could Jesus, on the one hand, speak overtly about the importance of understanding and obeying scripture (Matthew 22:29, Matthew 15:6 - 9, John 10:35), and then, on the other, declare all foods clean (Mark 7:1 - 23), boast a relatively cavalier attitude toward the Sabbath, and urge his followers to be prepared to «hate» their father and mother (Luke 14:26) in contrast to honoring them?

Although Ephesians 4:14 mainly talks about the importance of guarding the spiritual children in church, the other aspect of proper parenting is giving to the children, or providing for them.

So I was talking to a guy the other day from 2013 he was trying to tell me that he could not emphasize enough about the importance of stockpiling toilet paper.

Kami Rice writes about the importance of church - to - church partnerships in Haiti, and one partnership in particular taking place through Adventures in Mission.

The nineteenth - century Anglican bishop, J. J. Stewart Perowne, who knew this tradition well, wrote about the importance of the Psalter in the life and liturgy of the church through the ages:

But I assume that my convictions about the importance of explaining hardcore common sense beliefs rather than explaining them away may be the most distinctive part of my assumptions.

But my claim about the importance of race for theology in America does not depend on one being a black liberation theologian.

This is why I'm so adamant about the importance of marrying someone who loves God more than they love you, as much as I'm adamant about you becoming that kind of person in your own life.

Dr. Johnson was right about the importance of being reminded, and it is most welcome when the reminding comes from a federal judge who obviously understands that what should be obvious is today news to many.

The Bishop of Vasai, Bishop Dabre who was appointed in November to the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue by Pope Benedict XVI, spoke to Asia News about the importance of the Pope» s Regensburg «lectio» in which he laid down the bases for a true and fruitful dialogue between Christianity and Islam.

A short book about the importance of affirming our children through physical touch and words of encouragement.

If we are clearer about their importance, we may be able, with only modest adjustment of present practice, to do a better job of inculcating them.

While never shy about the importance of his own interpretations, he has always been extraordinarily modest in subordinating his own work to that of others, especially colleagues like John Cobb, and teachers like William Christian, to whom he proclaims unfailingly his allegiance and intellectual indebtedness.

Determined by past presuppositions about the importance of commitment for the living of the Christian life, we have underwritten a voluntaristic conception of the Christian faith, which presupposes that one can become a Christian without training.

He speaks, for example, about the need to subordinate our own desires to God's will, and about the importance of watchfulness in place of calculations: «You know not the day nor the hour.»

There in the service folder was the now almost obligatory candle ceremony, a reading from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, and a sentence from Anaïs Nin about the importance of friends.

Hierarchical attitudes about the importance and power associated with different kinds of church - work make it difficult for pastors to convey the idea that different gifts for ministry are suited to different offices.

In a world where efficiency is viewed as an almost moral value and filtered snapshots of our friends» live play out daily on Instagram, the book a reminder about the importance of being present for the moments that matter the most.

Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission — the public policy part of SBC — wrote about the importance of SBC's stand on his website.

He spoke about the importance of the decision and the message it would send to black Christians.

Daniel Hamlin writes on how a terrifying experience at sea taught him about the importance of listening to the «still small voice» of God More

As well as learning from the past about the importance of a healthy diet, we might also reflect upon a point made by one of the contributors to «Sunlight» (a journal of the 1920 - 30s concerned with promoting healthy living): that we have minds as well as bodies, and behaviour depends upon «whether one's mind is fed on treasure or on trash».

So I've been working on a project related to maternal health for the Nashville - based, nonprofit organization Hope Through Healing Hands, and in my research, I bumped into this very cool 2012 TED Talk from Melinda Gates about the importance of access to contraception worldwide.

Former police officer Stacy Hilliard shares about the importance of perspective in situations like that in Ferguson, MO.

The decline in political activity proved true for every category, from preaching a sermon on a public policy issue (1 % did so in 2016, down from 37 % in 2014) to distributing voter guides (36 %, down from 45 %) to speaking to the congregation about the importance of voting (62 %, down from 78 %).

I also recall Doris Lessing's words in her 1985 Massey Lectures about the importance of reading history to see the larger recurring patterns of human behavior and to be more modest about our own «discoveries.»

Much has been written about the importance of re-introducing Christ's love to a society that increasingly associates religion with intolerance and repression.

The responses of RCIA participants underscore the commonsensical observation that what the Catholic Church teaches — including what she teaches about the importance of being in communion with the Catholic Church — is at the heart of why these people are becoming Catholic.

Speaking about the importance of prayer during this difficult time, Rev Long said that while it may be hard knowing what words to say to God, people should pray that «some sense of peace for those that have suffered so much might emerge».

The president talked about the importance of humility and the fair treatment of Muslims and about the ultimate necessity of nation - building in Afghanistan.

So I think atheists and non-Christians (heck, maybe Christians themselves) are missing the point about the importance of Jesus to some people.

I've also been freshly convicted about the importance of strengthening my relationships with schools, nonprofits, and community organizations here in East Tennessee, and am considering new ways to volunteer / contribute that will work for our family over the long haul.

This deepened my conviction about the importance of obeying Jesus» command to love, serve and pray for those who persecute us (Mt 5:44 - 45; Lk 6:27 - 35).

Bill Gattis, a former senior pastor, talks about the importance of giving his staff spiritual leadership.

All primary school children should be taught about the importance of regularly setting money aside so they do not grapple with debt in the future, a group set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Lyle Schaller writes about the importance of recognizing certain ministerial tasks as «winners» and others as «losers» in The Multiple Staff and the Larger Church, «Winners» are the tasks that lead people to sign up for ordained ministry: preaching, presiding over sacraments, being present at key life transitions such as weddings and funerals — in other words, the prominent, visible and generally rewarding parts of ministry.

He spoke to them about the importance of knowing oneself as the basis of any professional work.

Paul Coleman, deputy director of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, said the bill «demonstrates that the US is serious about the importance of religious freedom both for those who are suffering and for all those who love freedom in general.»

As long as we cling to our own categories we can not hear the voices of our tradition that speak about the importance of poverty and silence, that talk about the benefits of unjust suffering, that understand self - knowledge in terms of internal bondage, that depict human struggle in terms of solitude and self - abnegation, that speak of freedom in terms of self - denial and asceticism, and that perceive wisdom in terms of detachment and transcendence.

She also talked about the importance of vulnerability and why those suffering need to allow others into their pain.

You do give some good advice about the importance of prayer, Scripture reading, evangelism, and accountability groups, and I appreciate that.

But there are several good articles talking about the importance of what he stands for in terms of domestic policy as the only....

We talked with Bell about the importance of congregational singing and the place of song and music in the life of the church.

I have always been passionate about the importance of leadership personally and within organizations, businesses, churches and countries.

Unlike Prometheus, For Greater Glory is all about the importance of individuals in history.

The event in history which is indicated when we say «Jesus Christ» has about it an importance that for Christians is supreme and decisive.