Sentences with phrase «critical good graces»

I guess one Flight every few years or so we'll keep you in critical good graces.

Not exact matches

The illusion that the now is either so insignificant and commonplace as to be unworthy of study, or that it is so well known anyhow — without analysis, critical reflection, or even systematic observation — as to be beneath serious notice, has become all too characteristic of a theological tradition that knows perfectly well that we can not understand either God's grace or man's sinfulness without in some fundamental sense understanding the other first.

If our critical readings lead us away from trusting the grace of God in Jesus Christ, then something is amiss, and we would do well to interrogate the methods and presuppositions that have taught us to distance ourselves arrogantly or fearfully from the text and to miss scripture's gracious word of promise.

There are critical moments in the life of a church where a leader (or leadership team) finds the grace to respond well, or they will let the church down.

After a few misfires («Tamara Drewe,» «Lay The Favorite»), Stephen Frears returns to critical — and likely audiences» — good graces with this take on the true story of Philomena Lee (Judi Dench), a 70 year old woman searching for the son that was taken away from her 50 years prior after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

First released in 2009, Shadow Complex received critical acclaim and was frequently labeled by various outlets as the best Xbox Live Arcade title of the year in addition to being viewed by many as one of the finest titles to ever grace the Xbox Live Arcade storefront.

James Siena is an artist whose work has gained extraordinary critical acceptance over the past two decades for its ingenuity and grace, yet I still wonder what exactly it is that compels such a consensual reception, given that its intellectual rigor and complexity might just as well achieve the opposite effect.