Sentences with phrase «about performing acts»

The «meetings» in the new testament don't seem to be primarily about performing acts of worship as they are about helping one another live as Christians, obeying Jesus, Kingdom building, etc..

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Such skepticism about the Fed's plans to end policy calibrated to fight a financial crisis and recession forces officials to perform a difficult balancing act.

There are plenty of deluded people who give away all their worldly goods or perform heroic acts of self - sacrifice that you never hear about, because such actions aren't crimes and thus don't get reported on the news.

The assault came to light after Woodson privately contacted Savage with an email, asking if he «remembered» the event, which came about when he offered to give her a ride home after a church event, drove her to a secluded location and then, according to Woodson, told her to perform sexual acts before swearing her secrecy.

It would appear that the Church goes about being this mission in the world in two ways: first, by articulating through verbal signs the gospel message (kerygma) and, secondly, by performing acts of concerned, involved service (diakonia).

Kraus's complaint about Hartshornean theology is that on this view «God would be compelled to perform successive redemptive acts» (p. 163) which would in turn be objectified back into the world.

Fabricated accusations about a demonized enemy; failures of coalition building; acts of torture and barbarism performed by the alleged defenders of justice; misplaced expectations of popular support from a conquered people; an enemy unified by the very attacks intended to divide it; inadequate planning for postconquest rule; and rampant and chronic instability after victory has been won.

Jesus is indignant that the scribes and Pharisees (1) will not enter the kingdom of heaven themselves and stand in the way of others entering it as well; (2) will do almost anything to win a proselyte only to make that proselyte twice as much a child of hell as they are; (3) confuse people by senseless oaths, telling them that if they swear by the Temple, their oath is not binding, but if they swear by the gold of the Temple, it is binding - the fools ought to realize, Jesus says, that the Temple includes all that is in it; (4) tithe some of their money but neglect justice and mercy and faith, which are weightier moral matters, when they ought both to tithe and perform these greater acts of righteousness as well; (5) are careful about outward cleanliness but careless about the inward disposition, so that they are filled with extortion and greed; (6) appear righteous but really are hypocrites, because their appearance hides all manner of iniquity inside; (7) pretend to revere the prophets of history whom their parents killed but continue to practice the evil of their parents by rejecting those whom God sends to them now (Matt.

As a pastor, I am invited from time to time to come to a person's home and hear stories about spirits, or demons, and to perform acts of cleansing or exorcism.

When Paul talks about a woman's hair it is not in reference to any act that she performs with it, including letting it grow long for that has already been given to her.

Even as you go about your day performing your job as an Electrician, you are acting as part of the Body of Christ.

It's about the spirit of the words and the deeds and rituals Jesus performed when he became the Christ: meaning living and acting as a way shower of Gods Kingdom right here on earth.

I'm not sure why there are still some people who think staying away from matches and telling truth about how the team performed, are act of negativity.

We also talk about fellow parents he's performed improv with such as Amy Poehler, Rob Corddry, Bobby Moynihan and Rob Huebel, about the similarities between improv acting and parenting, about writing parenting humor and about the general weirdness of parenting.

Also we can see that numerous (about 40) amendments (improvements) were performed before Indian Independence Act (1947).

You must not be at the meetings where our community is begging and pleading to have the cops do something about the prostitutes performing sex acts on people's property.

We believe in the fantastic power of music to bring people together and we perform repertoire that is meaningful and poignant, expressing hope, igniting empathy, raising awareness about tragic issues and inspiring people to act.

Hawkins and the Green Party would protect and strengthen the rights of undocumented people, including passage of the Dream Act to increase educational opportunities for undocumented youth, drivers licenses for the undocumented, and prohibiting state employees from inquiring about a person's immigration status in the course of performing their duties.

OSHA compliant for professional work - site use, the CAT also performs well in extreme temperatures, so you don't have to worry about storing or using it when the weather acts up.

On page after page, he read testimony about people who performed horrifying acts for the sake of power, money or simply to get along in a country suddenly steeped in the wicked.

In a study of morality, people who were asked to think about something unethical that they had done, such as shoplifting, were twice as likely to choose an antiseptic wipe versus a pencil as a gift than were people who had thought about performing an ethical act, such as helping a sick friend (ScienceNOW, 7 September 2006).

«When I See an Elephant Fly», performed twice in the closing moments, not only provides the right note for the redemptive final act but also eases modern concerns about a pack of crows» stereotypical African American characterization.

In this routine, Bale has found the rhythm of a charismatic crack addict: always on, always centre - stage, always ready to perform for any inquisitive eyes.The first act inclusion of a camera crew from HBO, who are allegedly shooting a documentary about Dicky's down - and - out life in Lowell, is a stroke of genius from director David O Russell and writers Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson.

Rebel Wilson has opened about her experiences with sexual harassment in Hollywood, claiming that a male star once asked her to perform a sex act on him while his friends filmed them.

The deleted / extended bits are as follows: Andy Samberg (4:12) on Bob Dylan, Aziz Ansari (1:42) on acting and Twitter, alternate Reggie banter (0:39), Medi - Ship complications (1:06), Fabrice Fabrice (4:21) performing a poem on a lost city, Anna Kendrick (1:47) recalling her Tony nomination as a 12 - year - old and eating a cat's liver, Rodney Waber (5:34) dishes more Harrison Ford gossip, dances, and reveals a senior citizen ticket price trick, David Cross (2:49) talks talking animals and white toilets, Senator Dewhurst (3:14) confesses strange sex dreams about his aunt and his plan to drive drunk, Zoe Saldana (2:03) answers questions about movies and acts out a Jerry Maguire reboot, «Garry Marshall» (1:19) explains why he's done with movies, Gillian Jacobs (1:38) discusses the ghost of Christopher Marlowe and the conflict in Nebraska, Chef Emeril Lugosi (0:34) endures a pun about sun - dried tomatoes, Andy Richter (4:59) delivers a kid - friendly version of «The Aristocrats» joke, pulls a gun after not answering a fart question (a task handled by Andy Samberg on the show itself), and responds to the 1990s TV movie The Shining, Tom Perdy (0:44) shows off a couple of additional cartoons.

One minute a fiercely honest character study about a man coping with bipolar disorder, and the next minute a charming rom - com revolving around an amateur dancing competition, the film performs such an amazing tightrope act that it's really to Russell's credit that it doesn't come crashing down like a house of cards.

Sure, they might be utterly obsessed about sex and sex and sex, but they are also characters growing and developing a slight shade of maturity between performing intimate acts of carnality with pastries (okay, so Stifler never matures).

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«Students routinely achieving their full potential, high performing schools becoming the new normal — Student Voice makes the compelling case that we can't get there from here without fundamentally changing the culture of schools to listen and act on what students say about their schools, their lives, and their aspirations.

Assumptions about why students perform poorly often inhibit educators from acting positively.

They say the law gives parents leverage and sends a warning to administrators and school board members about the consequences of failing to act when a school is under - performing.

He also develops and performs historical characters and conduct acting workshops for The River Road African American Museum living history program and performs his one man production of We Ain't Afraid of Your Jails about the youth and music of the Civil Rights Movement.

«It's a tough balancing act,» said Douglas Harris, the Alliance's director of Education Research in a text - message discussion about this column, adding, «Any effort to turn around low - performing schools (closure, takeover, or anything else) is going to create disproportionate upheaval for people of color.

There are many different ways to practice gratitude — keeping a journal, performing a random act of kindness, seeing the growth opportunity in mistakes, committing to one day a week where you won't complain about anything.

«We've had numerous conversations about low - performing schools, but we haven't acted as a system yet,» she said.

This month, SBE approved waivers from seven districts needing relief from class size restrictions mandated under the Quality Education Investment Act - a program created out of a lawsuit settlement between former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Teachers Association that provides about $ 400 million annually in additional support to low - performing schools.

Education Week author Marc Tucker describes what NCEE has learned about the design of the instructional systems used by top - performing countries and suggest ways in which U.S. states can adapt those lessons for use in their own state system under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Giving students an overview of tips and tricks, steps to take, and actions to perform, provides a sense of familiarity and promotes a reduction in anxiety about the ACT.

Whereas a high - speed wall charger would have performed the act in twenty - five minutes, hooking up the car to a (s) low - voltage charger extended the process to about four hours.

Under the Credit Repair Organization Act (CROA), credit repair companies are not allowed to lie about what they can do for you, or charge you before performing services.

A credit repair business and its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit repair business, shall not do any of the following: (1) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit repair business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer; (2) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the consumer to a retail seller or to any other credit grantor who will or may extend credit to the consumer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the consumer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (3) Represent that it can directly or indirectly arrange for the removal of derogatory credit information from the consumer's credit report or otherwise improve the consumer's credit report or credit standing, provided, this shall not prevent truthful, unexaggerated statements about the consumer's rights under existing law regarding his credit history or regarding access to his credit file; (4) Make, or counsel or advise any consumer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and which is known or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a consumer or to whom a consumer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; or (5) Make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business.

Actor Robert Pattinson now says the story he told on Jimmy Kimmel Live — about being urged by a film crew to perform a sex act on a dog — didn't actually happen.

We have recently completed the construction of a modern Animal Care Center in Blount County to be used to house animals, ensure proper medical care, perform spay and neuter procedures and act as a classroom to educate the general public about proper animal care.

People learn nothing about dolphins, orcas and sea lions from watching them perform ridiculous acts.

The adult who performs violent and cruel acts against an animal is unlikely to recognize boundaries about rage and aggressive behavior.

Twitter was a great asset for us, as it helped us promote the various animal acts that performed at the show, communicate with exhibitors and start conversations about different happenings in the pet industry.

From retail therapy to fine dining to learning all about this area's culture and heritage, staying in a hotel near Liverpool Street will allow you to explore everything this upbeat part of the UK has to offer, including the Barbican, a performing arts centre, home to a number of contemporary acts, or the Bank of England Museum, a must for those interested in our financial heritage.

I must have been about six years old when I performed this act of desecration.

Act V was actually called «The Interruption,» because the performers were slated to stop performing and the artist to come up on stage and muse about meaning and ownership.