Sentences with phrase «conversation point for»

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Teasdale points to a recent Harvard study which underscores the scale of the problem: People spend most of their time during conversations talking about their own viewpoints and tend to self - promote when meeting people for the first time.

In April 2014, a few Bank of Canada economists published a short paper that should be the starting point for every conversation about the state of the economy.

Metaphors also make for memorable conversation and help others to digest your point of view.

Case in point: Birch Coffee's «ignition initiative» in which customers can take a sign from the wall of the store (samples include: «Ask Me What I Ate for Lunch Today» and «Ask Me About the Most Embarrassing Thing in My iTunes Library»), and place it in front of their table if they'd like to encourage random conversations with strangers.

This conversation is also a good point of reference for the employee in case «you worded the letter more harshly or more leniently than you intended to,» Williams says.

Those can provide a launching point for further conversations with your doctors and financial advisor.

You can take these and mold them to your own tone and value proposition, but if you're looking for a starting point to get these conversations rolling, you've come to the right place.»

The current #MeToo moment is a rare inflection point for women in society, as we find ourselves in a broad and potentially game - changing conversation about how women are faring in the workplace and beyond.

So make a point of raising this the next business day, when your concerns are still fresh in your mind, and make sure you're prepared for the conversation.

This not only advances your conversation with attendees but also provides an entry point for those who weren't able to participate.

Having meaningful conversations with those searching for the help you can provide is the turning point in transforming clicks into customers.

Still, Whitman pointed out the possibility for pushback to Pruitt's anti-conservation agenda from hunters and ranchers within the GOP's base, and possibly the more moderate Republicans she has had conversations with in Congress (Whitman declined to name those politicians).

We take five different global risks as starting points for the conversations.

Rubin's curious point in the OpEd is that it wasn't «courses in economics or finance» from his days at Harvard that prepared him «for working at Goldman Sachs and in the government» (notice the almost decade - long stretch at Citigroup is completely missing) but instead «the key was Professor Demos's philosophy course and the conversations about existentialism in coffee shops around campus.»

You may find some common ground, providing a starting point for your conversation.

Is it so wrong of me to have faith that only one person believes in the drivel that he's posting rather than think that another person a) actually thinks that chad is making good points and good enough points to post and b) go to the 62nd page of an almost defunct article for a conversation that has nothing to do with themselves other than to cheer on a stupid post?

i; m not sure i follow your little brother thing, but sharing ideas and a conversation with two differing view points is a debate, and if both parties don't try to kill the other one this is a world of understanding thru conflict, for a differing point of view is in confliction with the others.

I would still like to have that other conversation somewhere at some point, but I'm not really sure where would be the best place for that anymore.

And I think so often in our work for justice, we lack patience for those who are on different points of the journey, we want to leap them from Point A to Point Z. Sometimes I want to make that leap myself or leapfrog someone else to where I am already — forgetting that it took a lot of pipelines, bridges, prayers and conversations for me to end up where I am.

And if the emergent conversation truly has been integrated into most expressions of Christianity as you stated, then shouldn't that mean Tony Jones and other Emergent leaders should be accountable to all their audiences, then and now, for any points and patterns of alleged abuse?

is a good starting point for a conversation with anyone, including those of very conservative bent.

Each meditation is accompanied by points for dialogue and conversation with our Eucharistic Lord plus energising prayers.

As expected, this book has been a fantastic conversation - starter and a great launching point for our yearlong series on learning to love the Bible for what it is, not what we want it to be.

In other words, Love Wins serves as a good starting point for engaging in better conversations about heaven and hell, but a poor ending point.

Good point, this does seem like a bit of a stretch; and an article on blue laws would be rather interesting (they make for a healthy seperation of church and state conversation).

As the conversation turns to the state of our nation's political discourse, let's remember that as followers of Jesus, we should make this a time of reflection and repentance rather than finger - pointing, for Christ's definition of violent rhetoric holds us to the highest possible standards:

The reading pleasure that results from this conversation — different for different readers — is not merely the simple pleasure of hearing a good story, but the complex pleasures of strong feelings — sometimes violent disagreement, sometimes frustration and sometimes a euphoric recognition, produced by Augustine's text, of the «beauty so ancient and so new,» to which Augustine points through the beauty of his prose.

If we are praying to get some thing or some result for ourselves or others, then absolutely be prepared for disappointment, but when prayer is just an ongoing conversation with the compassionate, understanding deity bubbling out of a growing relationship with the said deity then you don't give a shit about the results because they are no longer the point.

All the better for this conversation, of course, if Muslim dialogue partners bring to the table a deep memory of Muslim philosophers such as al - Farabi, Averroës and Avicenna, each of whom attended in various ways to the profound connection between faith and reason, the central point of the pope's lecture.

I'm going to make this my last comment on this thread, not because talking about this in the way this conversation has gone is upsetting for me but I just don't see the point of talking any more with the way it has gone.

I'm asking for prayer because this represents a critical turning point in the project in which I will be engaging in some important conversations with those who might not, at first glance, agree with me.

Yes, right at this point, right here on the map, this is where the conversation became focused on orphan prevention for Help One Now.

They discuss why America is so divided right now — including a new Pew Research poll — and how conservative evangelicals» support for Donald Trump has become a point of conversation in American media.

If we find atheists who believe the world has a kind of moral order, we do indeed have a great starting point for conversation with them.

The first was a conversation with a young couple who were reflecting on the problem of finding modest, non-sexualizing clothes for their very young daughters, a point which led them to express concern about the educationally sanctioned sexualization of even elementary school children.

When those things actively discuss faith, Christianity, the Bible and Jesus, it's our job as Christians to point culture in the right direction by engaging the difficult conversations — not criticizing someone for having them.

As for the conversation in general, you, BG, Awkward Situation, ect seem to be all making excellent points, as does John R bringing up good questions.

This often shapes the conversation in a much better way, because it allows for a personal story someone can take ownership of — and that provides them with a much more genuine feeling than just arguing theological points.

I was tempted at first to give maybe a 10 point list of advice for parents going through deconstruction in front of their kids... things like let them see the books you read and answer their curiosities about them; teach your kids how to think, not how to believe; tell them everything you're going through and let them deal with what it means for them; ask them what they believe and listen objectively and engage in conversation about it; openly share your struggles with what you're going through with the church and let them process it themselves, and so on.

I have nevertheless tried to discern here, by tacking back and forth between them and noting certain revealing points of intersection, the shape of the conversation that provides the current context for discussion about religion and higher education.

While I don't agree with every point in every one of these comments, articles, and quotes — I've included thoughts from Christians, Jews, and even atheists — I think they provide great fodder for conversation and may help you as you work through all this on your own.

But good conversations have a habit of getting beyond the rhetoric and point scoring of a debate, and instead opening up a space for genuine learning.

I'm a gambling man, and the FACT that the mathematical probability of us having this conversation at this point in time is pretty much impossible, unless, wait for it... wait for it... it's not an accident (stacked deck).

A friend of mine in Germany, a broadcaster of religious programs, once commented rather plaintively: «Is it asking too much when one asks the parson just for once, just once, to talk as a normal man to normal men, brief and to the point, without mincing matters, in a natural tone of voice, almost as in a friendly conversation?»

For me, Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without turkey, stuffing, football, and late night conversations about the hermeneutical inconsistencies of five - point Calvinism.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

when people get all huffy over my misuse of words or just plain wrong use of them i laugh, because i can bet my life that you still understood my meaning but rather then discuss the issue i brought up chose to insult thru the means of an english teacher — that i care not for... my point was a valid one and it makes me sad that you think yourself so far above me that you won't even bother with the conversation... tisk tisk.

Since my twin sister and I talk about food a lot, usually at some point during our many conversations we will ask each other «what are you making for dinner?»

The amount of time taken between points by players has been a topic of conversation in tennis for quite a while now.

Pulling strictly for his own team, Roche scored 32 points against the Tar Heels in a contest that included 57 personal fouls, six technicals and a brief conversation between Roche and NC Coach Dean Smith.