Sentences with phrase «about the humility of»

Another observation about the humility of marriage comes in the title essay, where he writes, «Married love is not that of angels.

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«Everyone talks about the importance of being willing to fail, but more importantly it's being willing to have enough humility to recognize ahead of time that you don't know all the answers, that you do need other people's help.»

«Everything we hear from clients is about the human aspects of leadership: vulnerability, humility.»

The study surveyed 73 business leaders and teams across 40 organizations, asking respondents about the humility level of their bosses and the emotional state of the team.

You see, what the lord teaches us, no matter which of the religions we celebrate is love god, which brings about humility.

Another great trait I remember about many of my role models was their humility.

He tends to balance his haughty side with a hefty dose of humility about his failings.

Employees at Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm headquartered in Boston, rave about its «incredible culture» and its «incredible people [who display] a mix of intelligence but also humility that you don't find at other top consulting firms.»

All of this suggests the need for substantial humility about what the Fed's capacities will be the next time the economy encounters difficult times.

What Munger is talking about above (in addition to the importance of humility) is the idea that a business with superior quality bought at the right price can still be a bargain consistent with the principles of value investing.

Fasting is about placing ourselves in a posture of humility and surrender before God.

And for me this spoke of the humility of the man, that he would actually think that we'd forget about him.

I always hate it when Ivy League educated ministers drop their fancy educations at the start of articles, forgetting everything Jesus said about humility...

I think the humility that NP is talking about here has to recognize that Billy Graham had to say «no» to the segregated seating at one of his crusades.

I learned about equality even from Paul, who taught that with the resurrection, something radical had changed — not merely ontologically, but functionally — in the relationships between slaves and masters, Jews and Gentiles, men and women, rendering those whose identity was once rooted in hierarchy and division brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ instead; who put a radical gospel - spin on the Greco - Roman household codes, breaking down the hierarchies so that slaves and masters, wives and husbands were charged with submitting «one to another» with the humility of Jesus as their model; who taught that power was overrated and that service will be rewarded; who surrounded himself with women he called «co-workers.»

I can see a lot of people don't like what she's saying, but her point about humility is right on.

What we are dealing with is the attempted explanation of an infinite universe by a finite mind, and while we do need, and I am convinced can have, a confident assurance about our faith in God, humility must be mingled with our confidence in any formulation of that faith.

I don't believe for ONE SECOND that the supporters of this video care about poverty, or humility.

«On a day», the paper continued, «when Francis delivered a warm address to his cardinals and continued to project [my italics] humility» (for all the world as though the new Pope were performing some kind of PR operation) «the Vatican seemed intent on quickly putting to rest questions about the Pope's past, dismissing them as opportunistic defamations from anticlerical leftists.

I dare say that Atheists would have very little negative to say about a Christian who kept her mouth shut, lived her life with humility and compassion, served her fellow man, and allowed the pure love of Christ to shine through her.

As she continues to read, we hear about Paul's incarceration and persecution, about how Jesus is «the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,» about watching out for all those false teachings that circulated through the trade routes, about how we ought to stop judging each other over differences of opinion regarding religious festivals and food (I blush a little at this point and resolved to make peace with some rather opinionated friends before the next sacred meal), about how we should clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, and love, about how we must forgive one another, about how the things that once separated Jew from Greek and slave from free are broken down at the foot of the cross, about how we should sing more hymns.

This is guaranteed by the assistance of the Spirit and must be brought about by the authorities with which all must remain united in humility and love.

So, no name, put aside the lies about yourself and look at yourself in a full length mirror and speak truth, the truth is what is good and wholesome about your life, any kindness, gentleness, tenderheartedness, mercy, humility, patience and encouragement of others, this is the clothing your wear that people see.

«And so biblical modesty isn't about managing the sexual impulses of other people; it's about cultivating humility, propriety and deference within ourselves.»

But recently, as I've been pondering the paralysis of my own insecurities and thinking about Peter Rollins» challenge to dialog from a position of humility, I got to wondering if I could survive without my opinions.

TC look who's talking about lack of humility and maturity LOL, you should read your comments out loud so you can hear them, I don't call people names but you seem to be a radical religionist, like the muslims I fought in both wars.

It takes bravery, maturity and a healthy dose of humility to speak up about the conflict before your spouse does.

But I would hope that published writers, especially Christian ones, would have a little more humility than to speak with such certainty about topics of which they have limited knowledge and experience.

To ask probing questions about the current trajectory of reproductive biotechnology would have given us a chance to reflect with humility on the ways that our moral imaginations have been shaped by new «givens.»

With this recognition comes a recovery of the humility about oneself and the veneration for the absolute transcendence of God that pluralism requires.

Therefore when we look for the marks of the presence of the Holy Spirit we should include humility about claims for its possession.

Politics is about making prudential judgements, and an awareness that any such judgement has at least some chance of being wrong should add a bit of humility and understanding to political debate.

But it's never better than when it's questioning its hero's hubris, and works in a theme about the power of humility that would make Brene Brown stand up and cheer.

I've written a rather lengthy article about the idea that humility is the single most important characteristic of Christ that we should attempt to emulate.

What I loved most about this book was the author dared to integrate humility, art, and even humor into the very tough questions he was asking in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake.

The cross of Christ is the centerpiece of this letter, in its disclosure about the true character of Jesus (radica1 obedience, humility, self - giving love) and also in its shaping of the early Christian community.

I can't add much to this flood of advice except to submit, with humility, that in my view we don't have much choice about our fundamental emotional attitude; it is a matter of personal character (body chemistry and the close culture of family and schooling), but this need not affect our choice of creed and code if we have independence of mind.

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

Whatever questions / doubts he may have had about the Old Testament and the Bible it is basically human pride or lack of humility that fuels unbelief.

It is often better to live in humility and talk about the challenges of dealing with our own internal struggles rather than anointing ourselves as the expert only to be exposed later on.

Some of us laughed when the moderator gave the floor to one cardinal saying, «Eminentissime, Eccellentissime, Reverendissimum, Domine...,» which means, «Most Eminent, Most Excellent, Most Reverend, Lord Bishop...,» and the cardinal gently replied, «Thank you, today I would like to speak about humility.»

But it was clear to me after about one week inside the Synod Hall that humility was the new starting point for talking about the future of the church.

In order to live in these thriving relationships it is vital that we are willing to live with discomfort; exercise intentional decision making about how to spend time, energy, money, and relational capacity; seek to understand «the other» and myself; communicate a lot (mostly asking questions) in a posture of humility; willingness to experience unfamiliar things, and give up some non-essentials that get in the way.

They read with reverence, humility, obedience and the presumption that difficulty in understanding reveals more about their limitations than the excellence or effectiveness of the text.

In the last part of your posting you talk about how important humility is.

Using the themes of giants (such as Nephilim and Goliath) in the Hebrew Scriptures, Taylor Murray shows how this talk of giants in the Bible reveals truths about pride and humility.

But then I get second thoughts about Paul, who, with both his genius and his humility, was nevertheless going to fight all corners who said he was not a true apostle — even though he did not meet the formal apostolic criterion of having known Jesus in his earthly ministry.

The merman has lifted her up in his arms, Agnes twines about his neck, with her whole soul she trustingly abandons herself to the stronger one; he already stands upon the brink, he leans over the sea, about to plunge into it with his prey — then Agnes looks at him once more, not timidly, not doubtingly, not proud of her good fortune, not intoxicated by pleasure, but with absolute faith in him, with absolute humility, like the lowly flower she conceived herself to be; by this look she entrusts to him with absolute confidence her whole fate — and, behold, the sea roars no more, its voice is mute, nature's passion which is the merman's strength leaves him in the lurch, a dead calm ensues — and still Agnes continues to look at him thus.

Yes, there is along with tons of stuff about humility, love and servanthood... doubt they read it though

I saw him mould my character, teach me about service and humility, mature me through spectacular character failure, career disappointment and success, disciple me — right there in the headquarters of the fourth largest ad agency in the world.