Sentences with phrase «as a man seeking»

Modern Western civilization arose as men sought to throw off the restrictions of the feudal order and to expand their activities into the wider arenas opened up by commerce and exploration.

The Leviathan is formed as men seek to exit the state of nature — a state of potential, constant war — and accept a common power to keep everyone in check.

De Blasio and Cuomo have been sparring on homelessness for weeks, often trading blows in the form of policy roll outs as both men seek to assume control of the crisis.

For what is believed to be the first time, the nation's Wireless Emergency Alerts system was deployed as an electronic wanted poster, identifying Rahami as the man sought in connection with the bombings on both sides of the Hudson River.

Traffic to the site was up over 134 % compared to the previous Sunday and up over 187 % this week, as men seek to find their summer entertainment elsewhere.

Russian ladies would see traditional marriage as a man seeking permission from the parents of the Russian bride then him proposing to the woman.

Also in attendance at the TCA on Thursday were Legion «s Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Katie Aselton, Bill Irwin, Amber Midthunder, and Jeremie Harris, as well as Man Seeking Woman «s Jay Baruchel, Katie Findlay, and Britt Lower.

Blue Ruin features a compelling performance from Macon Blair as a man seeking revenge on the person responsible for the death of his parents.

Now on a new episode of «On the Score,» Brian Tyler is joined by «Mummy» filmmaker Alex Kurtzman as they talk about a long - lasting collaboration that's evolved from «Eagle Eye» to «Hawaii Five - 0» and «Now You See Me» to reach its biggest challenge yet for a genre directing debut that's drawn vital powers of grandly melodic, evil excitement as both men seek to create a new, Dark Universe for Universe Pictures» most prized and fearsome properties.

Chan co-stars as a man seeking vengeance for the death of his daughter in a bloody London bombing.

A scene between Travolta and Del Toro is particularly noteworthy as each man seeks to psychologically undercut the other.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings with Congress members to discuss the fate of a Utah man imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the country faces a possible new round of sanctions.

Instead of a case of a craven fame - seeker seducing a great man, or a short - sighted narcissist seeking a mirror for his own self - perceived glory, this story, as Loeb tells it, seems to be a case of two people who should have been good falling far from even their own standards.

Even after I came out as a teenager, it felt like I had to seek out portrayals of gay men by searching the internet or looking into more independently made, less accessible shows and movies.

However, the time had come, as in all periods of speculation, when men sought not to be persuaded by the reality of things but to find excuses for escaping into the new world of fantasy.»

As Walmart seeks to elevate its line of apparel, the retailer is launching new fashions for women, men and children.

In this case, Anthony Mburu, a Kenyan man, was the subject of a news story by television station NTV as he sought the hand of Elizabeth John, his fiancee.

It was released as the authorities sought her insight into what prompted a man with no evident criminal history to become a mass murderer.

She wanted him to seek help and to be transparent as a man of God.

They do nt have a clue themselves, its just something they added to justify their existance as a gaggle of old men seeking to hold on to power until they die - hopefully soon.

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

Nevertheless, there are good reasons for thinking that conservatism (as here and now understood) arose out of a reaction, first to the French Revolution, and secondly to the habit engendered by that revolution, of seeking large - scale social transformation as a remedy for the unhappiness of man.

Oh, by the way:: [4.34] Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping - places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great.

And to be reminded of that parable is to recognize Binx as a wanderer within a limited local compass: a small geography that provides all the complexity of place as one might discover that complexity the world over, insofar as man is wayfarer, that is, insofar as man is a soul seeking its cause as a «self.»

Seeking internal answers from meditation and other subjective and emotional experiences as a substi - tute for the Bible is one example of a man - centered approach.

They are encouraging women to prepare for and seek ordination, and they are trying to be open to considering women as well as men for positions of lay leadership.

Sometimes one man's gain appears to be another's loss, as when two suitors seek the same girl.

The talks of the conference have sought to explain what it means to say we have faith in God by looking at the evidence for His existence and his eternal plan to found the Church as man's true environment in which he comes into contact with his creator.

Acts 17:24 - 28 «24 The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; 26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, «For we also are His children.»»

Unity of view which can be the source of legislation must be attained through the use of methods of thinking and investigation which have been approved as valid; it must be reached by a limited number of men from among all classes of the nation, whose qualifications for the use of the approved methods are recognized; the views of all the qualified men must be ascertained; and unanimous agreement on a specific ruling must be sought.

It is indeed inevitable that the Church should develop a theology, a structure of beliefs which are drawn from, and seek to state in as precise language as possible, the gospel and its significance for men.

«This image [fishers of men] indicates that the disciples will be preachers and active witnesses of the Kingdom: they will be as effective in seeking men as they have been in catching fish» (p. 106).

Such supporters were described as men and women who seek «to «demean,» to «impose inequality,» to «impose... a stigma,» to deny people «equal dignity,» to brand gay people as «unworthy,» and to «humiliat [e]» their children.»

Edward Thornton reacted more vigorously yet, calling Thurneysen a frightened man «seeking to build a closed system,» one who «sees the minister as a water pipe conveying the Word of God to the people» (Theology and Pastoral Counseling (Fortress, 1964], p. 50).

Lord Jesus, you who are as gentle as the human hear as fiery as the forces of nature, as intimate as life itself you in whom I can melt away and with whom I must have mastery and freedom: I love you as a world, as the world which has captivated my heart; — and it is you, now realize, that my brother - men, even those who do not believe, sense and seek throughout the magic immensities of the cosmos.

Further, there should be an in - depth series immediately on Acts 17:26 - 28 which reads, «And He has made from one blood [a] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, «For we are also His offspring.»

Rather, every culture is the product of the human spirit, as the spirit of man wrestles with its total environment and seeks to work out a satisfactory adjustment to the material world, to other men, and to such invisible powers as are believed to control its destiny.

As we seek to understand man theologically, it is necessary to remember that any words which express thoughts and feelings may have theological or religious content.

Asked in The Kingdom of God in America, this question was reframed in Christ and Culture as a relationship between a social tradition that seeks to conserve its customs and «the power and attraction Jesus Christ exercises over men.»

You have sought out what you acknowledge as weak arguments and refuted them (some better than others), a straw man approach all the way around.

It is when men seek to be «as God,» running their own affairs, trusting their own skills, seeking their own interests, that God is disobeyed by being forgotten.

God literally became a man in order that the human categories of spirituality could be recognized as truly divine, and not the mere invention of a frightened race seeking some means of converting a miserable and ephemeral existence into a dignified and permanent purchase upon the existence of the universe.»

If the church is the representative of Jesus to the world, then to the degree that the church seeks to meet our own needs before the needs of others, desires to control the beliefs and behaviors of others (both inside and outside the church), and chases after glory, fame, power, wealth, and recognition before men, is the same degree to which the church presents Jesus as a Satanic Messiah to the watching world.

As men and women have sought to break free of those molds and to establish new identities and images for themselves, they have often complained of the lack of alternatives.

Thus many women who seek counseling find little help in escaping the trap between a submissive existence in which they are of secondary importance if not actively obedient to men, and a pedestal - like existence in which they are exalted as beautiful and holy.

But because man has risen to the spiritual level where he has become aware of his creatureliness and knows he must die (and so far as we know he is unique in this respect), he has also rebelled against this prospect and sought to escape from it.

Suppose a man wills the Good simply in order that he may score the victory, then he wills the Good for the sake of the reward, and his double - mindedness is obvious, as the previous section of the talk has sought to point out.

Reason must attain the dimension of faith to seek answers to questions of ultimate import and which will not go away, such as the reality of God, the origin and destiny of man, the ultimate worth of human life, etc..

In both science and art man seeks beauty and truth so that «the finite consciousness of mankind is appropriating as its own the infinite fecundity of nature.

He goes his way indifferent to the distribution and division of earthly goods, as one who has no possessions and desires none; he is not concerned for his daily bread, like the birds of the air; he does not trouble himself about house and home, as one who neither has nor seeks a shelter or a resting - place; he is not concerned to follow the dead to the grave; he does not turn his head to look at the things that usually claim the attention of men; he is not bound to any woman, so as to be charmed by her and desirous of pleasing her.