Sentences with word «admonition»

The word "admonition" means a gentle warning or advice given to someone, often to correct their behavior or guide them towards better choices. Full definition
Fans excuse her insipid hackery with vague admonitions of teenage girldom, conveniently overlooking the fact that her heroines are the worst role models for teenage girls this side of crystal meth addicts.
The slavers had quotations from the Bible that directly supported slavery — like the passage that describes how much you can beat your slave, and Jesus» own admonition for slaves to obey their masters.
St. Pauls admonition about law as written down (ink on a page or letters carved in stone) also applies to any law by which we are held regarding our faith.
No amount of admonition by pro homosexuality advocates will ever sway the true believers from their stance that homosexuality is a sin.
There are dozens of Biblical admonitions against straight folks, and only 7 or so against gays.
Your link... «Jesus was not interested in moral admonition on the dangers of riches» - Crossan.
Recall the following admonition in «Your Office Staff Can Get You Sued»:
But Nestande never raised the money needed to make this a competitive race, even receiving public admonition from National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden for his lackluster fundraising.
The American Express OPEN Forum blog has its own run - down of tips for young managers, including its own admonition not to be intimidated and recommendation to start a mentorship program, but the post by Mamta Badkar also offers a few fresh ideas:
(CNN)-- On Friday we posted a story about U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann responding to a question about a biblical admonition for wives to be submissive to their husbands during Thursday's Republican presidential debate.
For ages, certain advisors have bemoaned that too many clients insist on putting their money only into four or five - star rated funds despite admonitions that the ratings are backward - looking.
I appreciate the comments on that blog and take admonitions to be cautious seriously — we need to communicate with constituencies that don't write submissions or look at our website and whom we don't know about, so thinking about these issues is in response to a need, but we also have to be conscious about our resources and the integrity of our website.
Al - Qasas sura 28: Now have We caused the word to reach them themselves, in order that they may receive admonition.
Today the same admonition requires three «pleases» before the employee feels that a superior has demonstrated the psychologically proper attitude.
While a single private admonition by itself will not likely interfere with a lawyer's career, it may result in subsequent ethics violations being treated more seriously by the Director's Office.
There are repeated admonitions against public prayer in the bible, you recall.
Ad legend David Ogilvy's famous admonition, «The consumer is not a moron, she's your wife» may bear the gender biases of its era, but the truth at the heart of the statement is as relevant today as ever.
We tend to program all the other fears into our children with constant admonitions to «be careful» and «don't get hurt», when in actuality we should encourage them to take calculated risks, especially when they are young and the risks involve jumping off a playground ladder and not high speed vehicles.
If you will to practice mutual admonition toward your brothers and sisters, to reconcile yourselves with those whom you have offended, to abandon all envy, hate, and evil will toward everyone, and to also love your enemies, and do good to them, then let each say: I will.
It is a needed admonition and one I agree with.
In doing so, he experiences the loving admonition of God whispering loudly.
Justice Pazaratz concludes his unconventional ruling with a stern admonition for the parents:
All parents know that the time will come when the external supports which they have built up around their children will fall away and the particular admonitions which they have given will be forgotten.
Minutes into class, the reason for Due's attendance admonition became clear when a familiar figure appeared in the doorway.
This represents a significant step toward compliance, in light of SEC chair Jay Clayton's recent admonition that companies peddling tokens which act as securities must abide by securities regulations.
Certainly there are innumerable situations in the lives of us humans wherein such admonitions seem almost unthinkable and inappropriate.
It describes a documentary called «Manufactured Landscapes» (click on the image above for a trailer) and a forgotten admonition from Adam Smith, best known for growth economics, about the prospect that this model of advancement would lead to «the endless pursuit of unnecessary things.»
It is this clue about the relational nature of life that Origen uses to connect the Delphic admonition with Christian discourse.
Some of his other admonitions are similarly needed: that the freshman year should offer experiences that entice students to appreciate minds at work; that the faculty should be engaged in activities beyond the classroom that demonstrate their work as scholars; that academic majors should broaden rather than restrict the perspective of students, and so on.
In his studio in Ilsan, Korea, he welcomed western journalists in August with a strong admonition: don't compare me to Western painters.
Antipathy that prevents reforms is shameful but it is also true that peoples ability to innovate and accept admonitions has become even more tedious due to the oil and coal economy.
One church father's written admonition of this practice exists and it is also why suicide became a sin.
I am very familiar with the church admonitions against Yoga but have never encountered the same regarding running.
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