Sentences with phrase «at keeping our faith»

Her evolution appears aimed at least in part at keeping faith with younger Democrats, a bloc that's nevertheless rejecting her, en masse, in favor of a septuagenerian with a «60s vintage message.

Are we going to do a better job than our parents at keeping our faith unpolluted by politics and power?

Not exact matches

No magical backstory, no swoon - worthy romance, no bravado, just a kid from Queens trying to have faith in himself, keep his neighborhood safe, and keep himself from getting expelled at the same time.

The members of the LDS faith have a 20 % chance of divorce and considering that in the east coast Divorce rate is up to 60 % and on the west coast it's at around 60 - 70 % I would say that even if the religion makes no sense in the end it will keep your family together and that should be whats most important.

The Central African Republic has been struggling to keep fighting between the faiths under control and it is thought at least 5,000 people have been killed.

And Sukhanov rediscovers an old friend, Belkin, who had kept the faith and has remained pitifully poor, but is at peace with himself.

Agnostics and atheist say people of faith should keep their beliefs at home while not putting the same restriction on themselves.

4, Is it possible for a community to be composed of people of all kinds of levels of faith and even of no faith at all, or for those who hold a vastly differing views of scripture to keep fellowship?

Washington (CNN)- Facing a re-election bid and contending with a bitterly partisan Congress, President Obama spoke Wednesday at a White House Easter prayer breakfast about keeping faith in the face of doubt.

@ Derrick Yu, This actually may come as a shocker, but there are believers out there who still continue to ask questions about God, about the Universe, and so forth, and unlike certain atheists out there who if they can't get definite answers to just come to conclusions that can not be verified like conclude that there is no God, at least there are believers out there who at least are willing to at least be open to the possibility that there is a God, and from there they develop their faith, which even though is not a perfect knowledge, at least can help keep those minds open, unlike certain atheists who take the easy way out and convincing themselves that it is a fact that there is no God, when in reality it is not a fact at all.

In the end, any close look at their career shows how U2 have kept Christianity in the conversations of the age at a time when faith is becoming more and more marginalised.

No sooner had I finished my piece for Faith magazine's last issue (in which, my readers may recall, I encouraged Polish Catholics to keep themselves at arms length from the secularised and indifferentist ethos of many English dioceses) than news emerged that one English bishop at least had done something to try to address the problem, and that he had in the process aroused the kind of secularist hostility which is, I strongly suspect, — certainly in this country — the only really reliable sign that the Catholic Church is being faithful to its vocation.

She blogs about finding and keeping faith in the everyday at Graceful.

Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness of breastfeeding, in the repetition of cleaning, in the step of faith it took to go back to church again, in the hours of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted friends, in the uncomfortable silences at our bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say what we really think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding out of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick babies, in confronting fears, in the all of a life.

To obey Paul's command for your children means giving them more than a rational faith — it means also giving them a well - formed Christian imagination that can look at a starry night sky and see more than the infinite reach of empty space and the eternal stretch of endless time, that can «keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God» (3:1).

Santorum has grabbed headlines in recent weeks by calling President Obama a purveyor of a «phony theology» and otherwise keeping questions of faith not just on the front burner, but at a rolling boil.

At the end of the day, we have to keep the faith.

There's a lot of this going around (i.e., Christians looking at their faith, at their Church and at their local churches & recognize they can no longer keep going through the motions of Business As Usual).

Accordingly, although at some points it will be necessary to state wherein contemporary theologians differ in their interpretations of the Bible and of biblical faith, we shall for the most part keep to the main stream of Christian conviction.

Challenge us and ask us about the differences between Yahwistic vs. Elohimistic traditions in Old Testament canon), but this shows the tragedy — or perhaps the irony — of faith: in America, if not elsewhere, the concept of faith is kept at such a simplistic level that most people just plain «believe» without having any form of knowledge (in spite of the Bible stating, «Where is the wise man?

this just shows that the world is getting weirder by the day... the pope is right, the world is experiencing amnesia nowadays... people especially in the west tends to have this amnesia coz they believe that they can live without God... they believe that they do nt need Him coz, they still able to survive... BUT what they do nt realize what these are all temporary... just look at the crisis going on right now... maybe God is still a mystery coz only FAITH can conquer mystery... can anybody out there lead me to any person who can create simply a tree, a true living tree... we know for sure that there are some who can create furnitures out from a tree... im really bothered that the world will end sooner than later... GOD FORBIDS... history just keeps on repeating itself... what a pity for the small children and the coming generation...

Even if this were to prove so successful as to turn away tons of Christians from their faith or to keep atheists shaking their fists at God... He's still on the throne.

Dr Ashenden told the Telegraph: «We are saying if you don't draw a halt at this point the same thing will happen here and there will be a significant number who will secede and reconstitute an Anglican church to keep faith with authentic Anglican Christianity.»

Can we keep together a feeling of fully belonging to nature, while at the same time embracing the insecurity required by faith in God's promise?

Partly because of the opposition of Communist countries, The United Nations has kept itself at some distance from faith communities, although Religious NGOs have, for many years, made a contribution at certain levels, in particular to specialist agencies.

Whatever the process of mutual enrichment between the Extraordinary and Ordinary Forms of Mass (as desired by Pope Benedict) will hold for the future, the present position of young Catholics is that they are going to keep or lose the faith through what they experience in the Mass celebrated at their parish and at their school.

Their need, their hope, their search for healing at the depth of their humanity is something with which we must, as we say in English, «keep faith.»

Well, FAITH, there's the problem... that gibberish in the bible was just made up by «some guy» to keep the peasants behaving in a manner that whomever wrote it thought was a good way to behave... some of those guys were wise, yes, and there are benefits to following some of the «guidelines» set forth in the Bible... but it's a circular argument to use the Bible as a reason to have faith, because you have to first BELIEVE in the deity, THEN believe that the deity inspired the writings, THEN you can take the writings as «truth»... I'm two steps back, not believing in the deity at all (Yay, AtheFAITH, there's the problem... that gibberish in the bible was just made up by «some guy» to keep the peasants behaving in a manner that whomever wrote it thought was a good way to behave... some of those guys were wise, yes, and there are benefits to following some of the «guidelines» set forth in the Bible... but it's a circular argument to use the Bible as a reason to have faith, because you have to first BELIEVE in the deity, THEN believe that the deity inspired the writings, THEN you can take the writings as «truth»... I'm two steps back, not believing in the deity at all (Yay, Athefaith, because you have to first BELIEVE in the deity, THEN believe that the deity inspired the writings, THEN you can take the writings as «truth»... I'm two steps back, not believing in the deity at all (Yay, Atheists!

For these two reasons we must live in the power and keeping of the creative transformation that expands our vision and not identify our faith with any one vision that happens to be most popular at the time.

But we can all seek to find ways to incorporate our families and faith into our work and passions so that our lives aren't about how good we are at keeping them segmented; they're about how we can keep them holistic.

But settled in a favourite chair at St Emilies in Liverpool, he offers a mixture of enthusiasm and serenity as he ponders what the future holds: he remains convinced that God will keep his promises about a revival of the faith: «It's in Our Lady's hands».

As long as there are unspoken conventions that keep members from being friends who can tell one another about life at home and at work, it will be almost impossible for a pastor to convey to them that Christian faith affects all areas of life, all moral and social values.

The significance of his life hung on his ability at last to say, «I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.»

(41) For this reason, it is said at the end of the section on reception: «In all this, it will be a great help methodologically to keep carefully in mind the distinction between the deposit of faith and the formulation in which it is expressed, as Pope John XXIII recommended in his opening address at the Second Vatican Council.»

Christian theologians explore their faith within a particular community and tradition, though «keeping faith with tradition... is not at all being bound by the letter of the law; it is more a matter of the company you keep — or the books you reach for first — when you want to do your best thinking.»

At times it's blogs like yours and ASBO Jesus that have kept me in touch with the faith that, despite raging and kicking and screaming, I've been unable to completely lose.

Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents

Groups that are sometimes not noticed — the network of Padre Pio prayer groups is one such example — foster faith and good works and keep up the numbers at weekday Mass..

But if these questions intrigue you, if they get under your skin and keep you up at night, if they challenge your faith and make you want to learn more, then you will find fodder for the imagination and companionship for the journey in A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Ffaith and make you want to learn more, then you will find fodder for the imagination and companionship for the journey in A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the FaithFaith.

My favorite thing about the blog is the conversations that follow in the comment section, so let's keep that going by doing what we're already good at — talking together about faith, doubt, politics, insecurity, theology, news, hopes, fears, trends, questions, entertainment, and sock monkeys.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.»

We can't give up and leave our GLBTQ brothers and sisters at the mercy of Satan's lies and that is why I admire your persistence in staying the course and keeping the faith with the good news of the Gospels.

At times, I feel guilty for not believing in a g - d but there are also times when I feel the power that faith has, it keeps people sane, it them someone to look up to when all is going wrong.

We are siblings in Christ to love and encourage each other, but the damage the church at large has done in their good faith attempts to «keep people in check» is incalculably higher than loving them and entrusting them to Jesus who knows how to reach our hearts.

She keeps right on nipping at Jesus» heels, which showcases not only her debating skills, but her faith.

I am not sure of your exposure to Christianity, but if it has been anything like what I have experienced, it probably kept people from questions about the faith, yet the Bible allows it and Christ is big enough to handle any questions you throw at him.

Many visions of perfection are more or less the same or at least analogical, and therefore if each faith keeps its ethics of law dynamic within the framework of, and in tension with, its own transcendent vision of perfection, the different religious and secular faiths can have fruitful dialogue.

A religious freedom advocate looks at the factors that keep faith communities resilient in conflict.

My thesis is that the many visions of perfection are more or less the same or at least analogical, and therefore if each Faith keeps its ethics of law dynamic within the framework of and in tension with its own transcendent vision of perfection, the different religious and secular Faiths can have a fruitful dialogue at depth on the nature of human alienation which makes love impossible and for updating our various approaches to personal and public law with greater realism with insights from each other.

It's been all at once, overwhelming and ugly and beautiful and filled to the brim with mediocre miracles, which is the story of faith in a nutshell: Not a compilation of transcendent mountaintop experiences, but a muddling along through the desert with manna here and there to keep you going.