Sentences with phrase «at a distance like»

God as lover can not be aloof like the artist nor identify at a distance like the educator but will be totally, passionately involved in the agency of the evil that befalls the beloved.

As I glide my kayak through the tangled channels separating the mounds, which appear at a distance like green bristling mole hills, I can almost picture the long receded glaciers that carved these rock formations into the pleasing rounded shapes before me.

Walpole was not as complimentary of Blenheim, describing it as «execrable within, without & almost all round» and went on «a quarry of stone that looked at a distance like a great house».

Not exact matches

At a distance, it all sounds like rather typical challenges for an online streaming service that's been on the market for less than two months, but the complaints are mounting.

That's handy to know if you suddenly feel like your legs are going to fall off at mile 18 of a marathon, but it's a truth that can have a huge impact even if long - distance running really isn't your thing.

«Credit to the team at Amazon for creating a lot of excitement in this space,» Pichai said, while claiming that Google Home will be considerably superior in its «far - field voice recognition» (ability to decipher speech against background noise at different distances), its integrations with other smart - home systems like Google - owned Nest, and its aptitude to understand and manage things like restaurant reservations, travel itineraries, and contact lists.

This way you can at least know they can appreciate basic things like timezones and long - distance communication tricks.

Research them like you would a buyer persona you love, but keep them at a distance, and by all means do not target your content to them.

In our time, with a little distance from it all, a book like God and Man at Yale and a life like William F. Buckley's seem to call us to a different way of being Catholic in the world.

So at the end of the day, even as a follower of the teachings of Jesus Christ (the name Christian has been so stained, refuse to call myself one to distance myself from traitors to God like Bush and just about every Conservative American), I'd vote for an astheist with good ideas and was brave enough to push for the interests of people, not corporations, then I would vote for them.

Like the part about women - blaming and shaming combined with the pastor digging up offenses from the past, referencing an emotional distance he feels from us as we leave, citing his own pastoral involvement and authority in the decisions of our lives up to this point, threatening to talk to the pastor of the church we're visiting to share his «concerns,» and suggesting that I'm just a weak mess of emotions and that's why I can't handle the life - sucking horror that has become sundays at this church.

While religion keeps sinners at a distance, Jesus parties with them like there's no tomorrow.

Am I then really all that which other men tell of, or am I only what I know of myself, restless and longing and sick, like a bird in a cage, struggling for breath, as though hands were compressing my throat, yearning for colors, for flowers, for the voices of birds, thirsting for words of kindness, for neighborliness, trembling with anger at despotisms and petty humiliation, tossing in expectation of great events, powerlessly trembling for friends at an infinite distance, weary and empty at praying, at thinking, at making, faint and ready to say farewell to it all.

At first glance, this looks like a clear case of Christians distancing themselves from the pro-life movement — and even attempting to silence a pro-life group.

It is a sense - deception, as when a swarm of insects at a distance seem to the eye like one body; a sense - deception, as when the noise of the many at a distance seems to the ear like a single voice.

Thus professional philanthropoids at the great foundations like to preserve capital assets so as to survive to another day; and amateur givers as well like to maintain some distance between themselves and beneficiaries to stave off troublesome dependencies that will diminish them or limit their freedom.

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

There is a proseuche in Sichem, which is now called Neopolis, outside the city on the plain, at about a distance of two milestones, built by the Samaritans, who imitate the Jews in all things, like a theatre in the open air and a spot which lies free under the sky (Haereses 80.1; quoted in Georgi, 113).

We intuit things always with details blurred, as Clerk Maxwell put it, like a swarm of bees seen at a distance.

The despised lepers standing at a distance and calling out to God for pity is just like the despised tax collector standing at a distance and calling out to God for mercy.

Are you going to actually stand your ground and debate what constitutes orthodoxy within the Christian tradition, and whether or not a belief in Incarnation is part of that, or are you just going to stand at a distance and * observe * patterns within Reformed theology [like, gosh, a concern for truth!

No doubt you have gazed up at the sky on a fine winter's night and, like innumerable human beings before you, had an impression of a serene and tranquil firmament twinkling with a profusion of small, friendly lights, all apparently at the same distance from yourself.

A few crossbow bolts shot into a crowd at long distance is sure to make you all look like idiots.

«I am now like other people who look at Vancouver from a certain distance.

Like social - scientific exegesis, however, social history describes people who would seem strange in today's world, since they lived at some distance from us and in differing social circumstances.

What was he gazing at like that, off in the distance?

Whether the offended individual sits broken - hearted, staring almost like a beggar at the Paradox, paralyzed by his suffering, or he sheathes himself in the armor of derision, pointing the arrows of his wit as if from a distance — he is still passive and near at hand.

Ligon, 1647 - 537 also mentions two sorts in Barbadoes,» the one so like a child's coral as not to be discerned at the distance of two paces; a crimson and scarlet mixt, the fruit about three inches long, and shines more than the best polished corall.

Richard Lignon, in his History of the Barbadoes (1647), described the two varieties of peppers he found on the island: «The one so like a child's corall, as not to be discerned at the distance of two paces, a crimson and scarlett mixt; the fruit about three inches long and shines more than the best pollisht corall.

At school we sought recognition and acceptance from our peers, and as we gathered and sifted through the friends we made growing up, just like sand falls through the hourglass, our bonds of friendship strengthened and tightened over time and distance.

The biscuit dough is not at all wet after it's been shaped and placed into the oil, so there is zero chance of splatter — unless you toss the dough into the hot oil from a distance and create a splash like a cannonball.

In his description of «red pepper,» Ligon writes: «There is of this kind two sorts; the one so like a child's Coral, as not to be discerned at the distance of two paces; a crimson and scarlet mixed, the fruit about two inches long, and shines more than polished coral.»

Other providers like BROGSITTER, PRO IDEE or LUDWIG VON KAPF follow at some distance behind.

When i say defending i do nt mean jogging into your own half and set yourself like a cone, i mean a will to stop them play by attemting to win the ball or at least get touching distance with man and ball.

I don't really blame any of those players at all, first mistake from Wenger was his team selection and secondly wrong players in a wrong position,, its quite sad with all their mouths and boasting of starting the season strongly and aiming for the league just a waste of energy and wishful thinking, am putting the whole blame on Wenger, where is Belerin, why Ozil, Cazorla played out of positions, you should know their weaknesses and strength as a coach, why must we pass and pass to score a goal, many opportunities came from shooting distance but the players will always be looking for the next person to pass the ball to, its quite unfortunate that a big club like arsenal is relying on a scrappy Giroud to lead an attack of a team aiming to win the league.

My barber wasn't like that at all, but I drove massive distances just to keep him.

Also before we decide Giroud is best for a game like that, where big players sit back a bit, how about we shoot from distance, at the least it might bring players out of the box more..

Having dropped points at Sunderland in midweek, Tottenham can ill - afford another disappointing result this weekend with Chelsea and Arsenal clashing above them while the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City are within striking distance.

He missed the cut by some distance at the Players Championship, eventually finishing on five over par, and the indications are that Mickelson is swinging like a rusty gate at the moment.

I think he can close the distance as much as he likes and bust Luke up, he's one of the best at getting separation in the clinch without being taken down when he needs to so Luke will have a tougher time in close than he thinks and if it turns to a brawl Luke quits first all day long

And, with the likes of Mirallas, Barry and McCarthy pressing Arsenal's midfield, the North Londoners, at times, gave possession away cheaply or, with Chamberlain playing on the Right - Wing, attempted shots on goal from distance.

Wenger is the problem of all team fist, at his age he should have taken distance from what he gain over year and year with management career, Arsenal administration are poor in big decision making FIRE Wenger applies Americans principle; Everybody his replaceable today the presence of Wenger is Barrier to other players coming to Arsenal you have player like Draxler these are type of player ho his young also processed experience already.

These may seem like dispatches from a crueler, weirder, older nation you can laugh at from a safe distance.

The name alone conjures up warm memories of the band that redefined relationship rock in the 1970s, cutting a path of relatable songs that showcased the growth of a marriage, the distance that forms as time marches forward, and the depressing passion that escapes like sand through your fingertips as you look back at your life and try to retrace the steps that led you to where you are now.

maybe sanchez could become more like aguero if given 5 games at CF. good to see giroud trying a shot from distance.

What I like at Cech is how he comes out on the crosses, I don't like his positioning on shooting from distance, I hate his distribution.

Xhaka, although a better passer of the ball and with a great shot from distance, is not strong enough nor smart enough to anchor our midfield like Kante does at Chelsea.

The Cavs are able to keep the Pacers at a distance throughout with plays like this steal from Kyle Korver.

Federico Bernardeschi was given his first cap in two months in the closing minutes to try to change things up, but neither team looked like scoring, and the match finally stumbled over the finish line tied at 1 - 1, leaving Juve with some thinking to do as Sunday's six - pointer looms in the distance.

But the 5000m and 10,000 m world record - holder today looked more like the athlete who won the distance double at the 2008 Olympics and 2009 World Championships.