Sentences with phrase «brought face to face»

Kent Pafford and his wife Melanie embarked on a mission to save stray dogs after a heartbreaking trip to the Memphis pound brought them face to face with hundreds of dogs doomed to die.

Well, he has delivered us a gem with «Broken Embraces,» which is a mystery set in the world of filmmaking — sort of — with a blind writer / director, Mateo (Lluís Homar), leading a double life, brought face to face with his past and Lena (Cruz), a woman he and his producer fell in love with on a past production.

There's an unintentionally auto - critical scene early in Last Vegas when Robert De Niro is brought face to face with the thrusting crotch of the boorish MC at a bikini contest that the film's protagonists are inexplicably judging.

In this Muscle Building Summit Masters of Motivation highlight, Dai covers practical applications such as the importance of hormone profiling, as well as the inner issues that brought him face to face with the biggest challenges, in and out of the gym, at various stages of his life, the WHY aspect.

We are thus brought face to face with the question of why modern science is a product solely of Western civilisation, and never arose in India, Islam or even China.

At the height of the heatwave, railstrikes and traffic jams, Feedback got a phone call which brought us face to face with our own Room 101.

Through its campaigning and negotiating — ordinary people brought face to face with politicians and businessmen with «testimonies» about how they live their lives — the organisation was successful in getting Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, to back a living wage in the capital, and to persuade the current mayor, Boris Johnson, to maintain it.

In this book, Orual is brought face to face with herself, and hates what she sees.

Even for pacifist cheek - turners, there is simply no escaping the world of Jesus Barabbas and whatever circumstances brought him face to face with Pilate's power and caprice.

That is, it was I, Norman Pittenger, then a young man and a somewhat eager theological student, looking forward to a long and I hoped successful span of years, who was brought face to face with the inevitability of my own entirely personal death.

Unless we have lived on another planet, we have all been brought face to face with a seemingly unending succession of priestly scandals, which are grist to the media and a cause of great suffering to those who serve the Church.

Standing upright, they face out toward the horizon, not toward the ground, and so are brought face to face with one another.

The time of prayer is the time when we are brought face to face with our own demons.

Our passion for justice has brought us face to face not only with the world's brokenness, but with our own limitations.

The fear of God is the sense of awe we experience when we're brought face to face with the transcendent (unequaled, surpassing, matchless) splendor and beauty of who He is and the incredible love that He has for us.

However, knowing that what we CAN know is certainly limited does cut us down to size somewhat and brings us face to face with mystery and the grandeur and glory of God.

Kingsolver's well - crafted novel brings us face to face with vital questions about what it means to proclaim the gospel in a country that is not our home.

This brings us face to face with a further change in society over recent years, namely the encroachment of the state upon religious freedom.

It may seem incongruous to review a book by a reigning Pope alongside a novel by a writer famed for her Vampire Chronicles, but both bring us face to face with the mystery of the Incarnation.

And considering that task brings us face to face with some basic theological issues.

Rather, it brings us face to face with suffering — with the concrete facts of life — and urges us to accept the world as such.

Only the Church's proclamation can bring us face to face with Kyrios Christos.

Pursuing this distinction brings us face to face with the non-interventional character of empowering love: It is the way of such love not to cancel out the bad, but to absorb it within God's very own being, and never be prevented from bringing forth the possibility of new creation over and over again.

, the characters» innate self - destruction brings them face to face with the movie's title, but there is a notable exception, and what sets that case apart is purpose.

It's only a mild spoiler to say that in Annihilation, the characters» innate self - destruction brings them face to face with the movie's title, but there is a notable exception, and what sets that case apart is purpose.

The only thing that will be of any use is not synthesis or adaptation, but confrontation; that is, bringing face to face two factors that are contradictory and irreconcilable and at the same time inseparable.

RIKERS: AN AMERICAN JAIL, a riveting new documentary from Bill Moyers, brings you face to face with men and women who have endured incarceration at Rikers Island.

Chances are, the poses that create discomfort are the ones that bring us face to face with our stuff.

«Love brings you face to face with yourself.

When practiced with dedication, a deep, seated twisting pose such as Ardha Matsyendrasana can bring you face to face with what's really going on — in your spine, your hips, and even your mind.

I have even been tempted to abandon yoga, since practicing no longer fosters pride but instead brings me face to face with new limitations.

Moving definitely brings us face to face with our things.

You can be introspective; bringing you face to face with your thoughts.

He sets out on an epic journey that brings him face to face with an underworld army of robots and some of the strangest creatures ever to walk the Earth, and along the way learns to experience human feelings and emotions.

He embarks on an exploration of his own past that brings him face to face with a menagerie of characters from a bygone era.

Established Avengers (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye) team up with more recently introduced heroes (the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Spider - man, Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Black Panther) to take on the biggest villain in the MCU, Thanos, whose ongoing hunt for Infinity Stones brings him face to face with Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Soon his faith is truly tested when a desperate plea from the father of a possessed girl (Ashley Bell) brings him face to face with the devil himself.

As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

The loss is bad enough, but it also brings him face to face with his father, Joseph, the local and titular judge of the piece.

His search will bring him face to face with The Lizard and forever change Peter's understanding of the world around him.

But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents» marriage.

The fresh look at the devastation of war and the angst of survival from the perspective of a child brings us face to face with the reality of many children in our war torn world.

Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities.

Violated and left for dead, Tess plots a revenge that will bring her face to face with another stranger: the one inside herself.

Unfortunately, Rob slept with Connor's girlfriend and is no longer welcome with any of the Harts.Melisa lends her pet lovebird for a Christmas Toy Drive, but a mix - up brings her face to face with Rob and his lovebird.

This is an audiovisual presentation by Noel Ashton, who, using his paintings and scientific illustrations, will take you below the surface and bring you face to face with these magnificent ocean travellers, telling the story of their fascinating underwater lives.

Rapid boarders brings you face to face with grade three rapids on an epic white water adventure on the spectacular tully river.

If you look to the West you can watch some of the most spectacular sunsets and then simply turning your head to the East would bring you face to face with Tenerife's pride, the giant volcano, El Teide.

Some excellent cruises can bring you face to face with these noble creatures.

ATM «The Cave of the Stone Sepulcher» is one of the most thrilling caving experiences Belize has to offer, bringing you face to face with incredible archaeological relics.