What new possibility for life, for experience, for free choice,
for affirmation does this actual event allow for?
Not exact matches
The JOBS Act
did at least make verification affirmative by the sell side
for the online portals instead of mere self -
affirmation as before.
The patch up of Microsoft's
affirmation procedure is under way and the most current offering will come as abilities particular identifications
for the individuals who don't need, need, or see the worth in MCSE or MCSA accreditations.
But there are a lot of people (including some liberals) who
do not have a strong partisan identity and
do not come to the news hoping
for affirmation of their choices to join Team Red or Team Blue.
But the heavenly Father never bases His love and
affirmation on what we
do for Him.
By the time the Hartford Appeal
for Theological
Affirmation tried to redress the balance in 1975, the damage had been
done.
For instance, how do we know when we're looking for affirmation (a genuine need) or validation (unhealthy obsessio
For instance, how
do we know when we're looking
for affirmation (a genuine need) or validation (unhealthy obsessio
for affirmation (a genuine need) or validation (unhealthy obsession)?
Many women have responded by listening, and with
affirmation and encouragement, jus as Sian has
done with saying she longs to be critiqued,
does not want to have critique held back from her
for her being a woman and was appropriate in affirming the critique of the «feminist» interpretation of scripture I made as described.
First, its premisses concerning society and modern man are pseudoscientific:
for example, the
affirmation that man has become adult, that he no longer needs a Father, that the Father - God was invented when the human race was in its infancy, etc.; the
affirmation that man has become rational and thinks scientifically, and that therefore he must get rid of the religious and mythological notions that were appropriate when his thought processes were primitive; the
affirmation that the modern world has been secularized, laicized, and can no longer countenance religious people, but if they still want to preach the kerygma they must
do it in laicized terms; the
affirmation that the Bible is of value only as a cultural document, not as the channel of Revelation, etc. (I say «
affirmation» because these are indeed simply
affirmations, unrelated either to fact or to any scientific knowledge about modern man or present - day society.)
In the aftermath of an unfathomable tragedy, both Jews and Christians must
do what God requires of His covenanted Israel» work with redoubled effort
for the
affirmation of life.
Further «A «process theology» that is true to Whiteheadian (and Hartshornean) insights
does not provide a case
for affirming certain limited
affirmations about the reality of God which are then to be augmented by a distinct kind of «revelational theology.»
To interpret the statement as a straightforward
affirmation of Reformed commitments, as de Chirico
does, smacks of the way Pentecostal and holiness churches were initially invited to join the National Association of Evangelicals
for their numbers, not their theology, a history Molly Worthen has chronicled in her Apostles of Reason.
if people don't like his lack of
affirmation for following christ then vote otherwise.
Lindbeck's «experiential - expressivist» model
does a reasonably good job of accounting
for the romantic and mystical streams of liberal theology, but it
does not account
for variants of liberal theology that make gospel - centered claims (such as the tradition of evangelical» liberalism), that base their
affirmations on metaphysical arguments (such as the Whiteheadian process school) or that appeal to gospel norms and metaphysical arguments (such as the Boston personalist school).
If more of us ignored our locations, denominations, political viewpoints, and desire
for credit and
affirmation, more of us could get things
done.
For he has
done all to the greater glory of God and in the
affirmation of his power.
This explanation
does not radically alter the biblical
affirmation that Jesus died
for us, that he gave himself up on our behalf, that he carried out his Father's will.
Why
do we hear that as a perilous
affirmation fraught with exclusion rather than a suggestion of the right path
for Thomas and the disciples, with us as present company included?
Pluralism
does not
affirmation make,
for it is very difficult to construct a theology out of openness to many theologies, or to none.
And those who
do live the life of the community, seeking to appropriate
for themselves its central
affirmations, yet unconcerned about the peripheral, secondary, and now and again misleading assertions and practices that have often been associated with those essentials; those who learn gradually to join in its prayers and receive the sacraments, and to read the Bible with open, earnest, yet critical minds; those who endeavor with heart and soul to express in daily life the Christian principle of life «in Christ» — such men and women will find increasingly that they genuinely belong.
In any case, practicing homosexuals today more frequently
do not consider their orientation a private matter, but are inclined to seek public
affirmation for their lifestyle.
The Taoist category of wu wei («
doing nothing») illuminates the meaning of Zen
affirmation,
for it is an
affirmation in which nothing is
done or said.
When «The Gift of Salvation» speaks of «needlessly divisive disputes» between Roman Catholics and Evangelicals, it
does not refer to the many weighty theological matters on which we still conscientiously disagree, such as sacramental theology, Marian devotion, purgatory, etc. «The Gift of Salvation» takes note of these matters, referring to them as «serious and persistent differences» which are «necessarily interrelated» with the
affirmations we have made in common, and are thus future agenda items
for us.
The alleged «silence» about the virgin birth from other New Testament authors can not be used as an argument against it since its factuality would have been revealed by Mary only after the resurrection and it
did not constitute the centre of the Easter message; Redford even finds hints thatother New Testament authors framed their
affirmations to allow
for the virgin birth.
For instance, «Blessed are the pure in heart» is an
affirmation, not a command, but how many times
do the great
affirmations of the Scriptures come out as imperatives in the pulpit.
Granted that we have
done this, we can then begin to see why the
affirmation that «while we were yet sinners Christ died
for us,» speaks right to our condition.
No good purpose is served by concealing this fact, as is often
done today when things that are really incompatible are combined by the following type of over-simplified reasoning: that whatever in early Christian teaching appears to us irreconcilable with the immortality of the soul, viz. the resurrection of the body, is not an essential
affirmation for the first Christians but simply an accommodation to the mythological expressions of the thought of their time, and that the heart of the matter is the immortality of the soul.
Finally, once we realize that most FWTs
do not claim that «God in fact deliberately creates conditions producing suffering in order to stimulate moral and spiritual qualities,» we see that there is no basis
for maintaining that the
affirmation of a free - will theodicy «could promote callousness» in the sense that it could cause FWTs «to belittle the importance of liberating persons from conditions producing suffering» (ER 19).
In any event, and with all respect to a distinguished scholar - cardinal who has been kind enough to praise my own work on John Paul II and from whose books I have profited over the years, it
does seem to me that Cardinal Kasper's analogy between his proposal on Holy Communion
for the divorced and civilly remarried, and the development of Catholic self - understanding that led to Vatican II's
affirmation of religious freedom, just doesn't work.
Please hear that David, but I
did find your laughing in
affirmation at Gary's comment a little not in keeping with what I think is the good
for the most part that you
do here.
This point of view has been popularized by the phrase «
Do your own thing,» and it has resulted in an
affirmation of just about every goal imaginable within the plethora of possible objectives that people could choose — pleasure, power, wealth, prestige, even violent activism
for social betterment.
They
do not find it necessary to invent a special «ecumenical hermeneutic» in order to legitimate their search
for the tradition in scripture, under the guidance of the
affirmations regarding God the Father.
That basic theological
affirmation does not settle many complex issues of public policy, but it
does provide an essential framework
for grappling with them.
Later we would occasionally share the platform at ecumenical conferences, but I
did not get to know him well until the days in Connecticut that produced «The Hartford Appeal
for Theological
Affirmation» of 1975.
We don't understand it, but in Jesus, the God - man who became the innocent victim who suffered
for our salvation, we affirm it and in this very
affirmation receive the power to endure it without destroying us.
The «Christ transforming culture» model, which
does allow
for both
affirmation and dissent, assumes that the real arena of God's action is in the surrounding culture, not in and through the church.
It, (prayer),
does seem to be valuable in the «group formation», «group
affirmation» process that anthropologists speak of «groups», (and know they have been and are a valuable tool
for survival).
I had
done endless sessions of hypnotherapy at home, printed off
affirmation cards to stick to my wall, made a visual birth plan, practised my breathing techniques, watched calm home birth videos, had a pregnancy blessing with all of my most cherished female friends; and hired a fabulous doula to make sure that I had the best possible chance of achieving what I needed
for myself and my baby.
Plus, many of the things she
did to prepare
for her birth, including hypnobirthing, chiropractic, saltwater pool, birthing
affirmations, deep meditation, and more.
However,
for those among us who
do want to give it a go, repeated, empowering words of
affirmation and comfort can make all the difference in the world and actually assist us in reaching our breastfeeding goals.
Tears of relief fill my eyes right now as I absorb the feeling of
affirmation that what I am
doing is right
for my son.
I listened to the Joyful Pregnancy
Affirmations every day while getting showered, dressed, and ready
for the day and
did my hypnosis tracks during nap time.
«This fix - it - now approach ignores basic metabolic conditioning
for mother and child, negative reinforcement training, long - term behavioral problems, what it
does to the family as a whole and the biblical
affirmation of man's nature.»
That means, if one spouse's «language of love» is to
do helpful things or buy gifts, and the other's love language is verbal
affirmations, loving touch, or quality time together, the receiver doesn't really feel love, and the giver doesn't feel appreciated
for the love they're giving.
For example, his release in twitter was accompanied by
affirmations that what he
did was ok and which (despite no legal expert agreeing with that) are already being repeated by his supporters.
As a 1995 editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association said, «We are not asking readers
for immediate agreement with our
affirmation that marijuana is medically useful, but we hope they will
do more to encourage open and legal exploration of its potential.»
She
did yoga, meditated, read, watched home births, created
affirmations and playlists — all to create the sacred space
for her birth.
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affirmations every morning.
: So if you
do affirmation about the bad part, would you
do like an
affirmation about the bad part and an
affirmation for a positive?
Evan Brand: So if you
do affirmation about the bad part, would you
do like an
affirmation about the bad part and an
affirmation for a positive?