Sentences with phrase «asked in»

Nor did we at the next church, which although they stayed silent on the subject from the pulpit, when asked in a one - on - one environment, the leadership said they could not publicly or even privately support our arrangement of me staying home.

I was once asked in an interview to unpack this statement, to explain what is meant by «live the questions,» and I was surprised to find that my mind immediately jumped to the writing process, specifically to another favorite quote, this from Anne Lamott in her excellent book, Bird by Bird.

A lot of the questions we asked in the national survey were ones that came from my experience.

It was a good question, asked in honest wonder and opening the door to reflections of great spiritual and intellectual interest.

This question may be asked in several senses — either about what is required to be done in the church service, or in the service of the Church, or in the service of God and one's neighbor under the impulsion of the Church.

Eventually, the African bishop asked in exasperation, «If you don't believe the scripture, why did you bring it to us in the first place?»

The Willem van den Bergh Professor of Ethics and Mental Disability at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Reinders was asked in 1996 to write on genetics and disability for the Dutch Association of Bioethics.

I asked her in class what she thought made the earth if she didn't believe the official story, and she said,» I don't know; I just feel it had to be more than a random event».

Back in April, during Holy Week and at the height of the firestorm, a reporter with a national paper asked me in obviously innocent puzzlement, «We did Watergate and Nixon fell, we did Enron and it fell, how come the Church is still standing?»

We asked in what language the training was conducted.

In this Belief Blog contribution, Keller considers a question often asked in difficult times: «Why me?»

I actually asked in my very small caregroup - «Has the church ever taken a survey of what people actually believe?»

When asked in a press conference what he'd do with the money, he said: «The first thing I'll do is pay my tithe as I have since college.»

Jesus asked in the model prayer for God's «will» or purpose to take place in Heaven and also upon the Earth.

runs a question asked in D. Sarma's Primer of Hinduism.

Rauschenbusch wrote that on the eve of the Twentieth Century's birth, it is left to us to imagine what the Spirit of the Twentieth Century will testify in the gathering of the Spirits of the dead centuries when this one comes to a close, and what searing questions will be asked in response.

Whether life lasts ten years, or a hundred, or a thousand, there will be no questions asked in the grave...

I rather like the response of Father Thomas Williams, a Legionary priest in Rome, who was asked in the course of a television interview whether there are factual errors in the Da Vinci Code.

Bonhoeffer asked in an essay he wrote for several of his fellow conspirators at the end of 1942.

This is a profoundly important question, probably the most difficult and life - changing question I have asked in my own faith journey, and a question with which the Church has wrestled for centuries.

The answer has to do with another question, often asked in this country.

It is the question so often asked in high school classes, either in relation to thc study of other religions or of missions: Can people be saved without Jesus?

Meyer, meanwhile, is more likely to use her adjectives to describe people (as in «he asked in his silken, irresistible voice»).»

Jesus asked in Gethsemane, «Could you not watch with me one hour?»

In heaven the angels asked him in which of the mansions he saw in heaven would he like to live.

Here are some questions which should be asked in screening volunteers and in ascertaining who should be recruited for teaching: (a) Does the person have a relatively mature religious faith, uncluttered by the vestigial remains of childhood magic and fears?

I heard him once recite it from memory when he was asked in a meeting about how he cultivated his relationship with God:

Not long ago, I was asked in a BBC interview, «How can you join with members of other faiths in prayer?

I have been asked in the present essay to illustrate my use of the Bible, and that means showing how I work my way towards the canonical interpretations which are the goal of my theological endeavor.

One mockingly asked in the title of a review, «What's Become of Wystan?»

Usually this question is asked in terms of the body only, because it is assumed (from the Greeks again) that the soul is what it is and can not be different, whereas the body, or our bodiliness, can take different forms.

They began to express themselves in foreign tongues and make bold proclamation as the Spirit prompted them... [The people] asked in utter amazement,... «How is it that each of us hears them in his native tongue?

In the actual course of Christological reflection however, the question (except possibly at the very first) has not been asked in either of these forms, and consequently the wide and deep agreement among all Christians about the meaning of Christ has been to some extent obscured.

In his case, the turning point came when his young son, plagued by nightmares of his father being killed, asked in a session with a therapist if his dad still had legs.

Now, getting down to the questions you asked in your letter to me.

One's perception of a congregation's world view gained from participant observation and guided interviews can be verified by a relatively simple device, a questionnaire that poses questions similar to those asked in the interviews.

«How,» my daughter asked in marveling tones, «did these children get to be so unsupervised?»

When asked in a free - wheeling news conference (in the middle of some turbulence) about the presence of gay priests in the church, he responded, «If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?»

A lot of questions are being asked in the heartbreaking aftermath of a Saturday night police shooting that left an unarmed 15 - year - old boy dead.

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.»

Some of the questions I asked in this post have been discussed elsewhere on this blog already, and others will be discussed in future posts.

Now, we certainly have two or more people gathered together (Jesus liked the two or more thing), and they have asked in Jesus» name, and we have not one but a million faithful believers who, by definition, have faith and believe.

I won't go into a detailed discussion of this here but I'll just point out that Paul asked in Romans 6 «How can we who died to sin still live in it?

Now, we certainly have two or more people gathered together, and they have asked in Jesus» name, and we have not one but a million faithful believers who, by definition, have faith and believe.

The Most Rev John Sentamu, was asked in a Q and A on his website if science and religion work in harmony with each other.

I've asked in the other tread several times who could have possibly been an «eyewitness» to such a meeting, especially when Jesus supposedly made it a point to wander off into the wilderness alone.

There are plenty of websites dedicated to posting stupid pictures of other people, and I highly doubt the subjects of those pictures have been asked in most cases.

It was asked in reference to the anticipated Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church planned for Pentecost 2016.

Rather, what we are asked in baptism is whether we believe in God the Father who created us, in God the Son who redeemed us, and in God the Holy Spirit who dwells in us and who is the Lord and giver of divine life.

This question isn't asked in the U.S. census so no prediction was made in their case.