Sentences with phrase «for talking about faith»

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Wednesday, 12:45 p.m. High times at Southby Jeffrey Finkle, a cannabis investor, Level Blends co-founder Chris Emerson and futurist Faith Popcorn gathered to talk about the future of legal cannabis and how brands should be preparing for the industry's rise.

We are a family of faith, but we talked about our love for each other.

See, try to run for president, and talk about faith and prayer in the same way that Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich do.

So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.

They laugh at Christians with scorn for our «hope» and «faith» and talk about how no one needs a savior because we're all basically good... also based on no evidence.

I talk about how the evangelical obsession with sex can make Christian living seem like little more than sticking to a list of rules, and how millennials long for faith communities in which they are safe asking tough questions and wrestling with doubt.

But I would encourage church leaders eager to win millennials back to sit down and really talk with them about what they're looking for and what they would like to contribute to a faith community.

Obama has talked publicly about his faith for years, but doubts persist.

I'm convinced that one thing folks from my generation long for is the chance to talk openly and honestly about our faith, our doubts, our questions, our ideas, our struggles, our joys, etc. in the context of a faith community.

We used to ridicule those who talked about justification by faith because that talk seemed to be an excuse for them not to take Jesus» call to discipleship seriously.

For example, he talks about the heresies of «justification by faith alone» (p. 237), annihilationism, hyper - preterism (p. 242), Openness of God, and Religious Inclusivism (p. 281).

The apostle Paul talks about this in Romans 14 when he explains that we must regard one another with kindness and without judgment for the decisions we make that keep us from stumbling in our faith.

I've always been unconventional about attending church regularly, or becoming a member of anything, but, more recently, I join when the church is gathering, because when I need healing, I need real people with faith to pray for me for healing; when I am confused, I need real people to talk to and pray with me.

As millions settle in for the seventh series of The X Factor, fourth series runner - up Rhydian Roberts talks to Martin Saunders about how his faith inspires... More

The three most obvious lessons appear to be: «Live more simply,» «Do as much as you are able for the poor and disadvantaged,» and «Don't let the way you live and talk about the faith make it seem something grim and unattractive.»

For Neville, therefore, to dismiss apparently out - of - hand the view that God is significantly to be described as individual, actual, and knowledgeable is for him to show that when he is talking about «God» he is not talking about the object of theistic faith and worshFor Neville, therefore, to dismiss apparently out - of - hand the view that God is significantly to be described as individual, actual, and knowledgeable is for him to show that when he is talking about «God» he is not talking about the object of theistic faith and worshfor him to show that when he is talking about «God» he is not talking about the object of theistic faith and worship.

But Vine is certainly happy to talk about it to me, and admits that, despite growing up in a strongly Christian background, his adult relationship with faith was an on - off affair for a long time.

With more and more attention necessarily riveted on matters of morality and ethics, it is hardly a surprise that we ask about moral content as a measure of the meaning of any God - talk, and test the potency of faith claims by the difference they make for human well - being and the well - being of the wider creation.

On one side of the coin the new trend for artists to talk about issues such as faith as well as mental health, police brutality, racism, body image and fatherlessness is a refreshing shift from the materialistic, consumerdriven rhymes which hip - hop has become notorious for.

We talk so much about personal faith, personal salvation, and all those things are critical, but I think it's so important that we understand that we're part of an eternal relay and we're responsible for handing over the baton of faith to our generation.

Graham Tomlin, principal of St Mellitus, a training college for Anglicans, also highlights the importance of connecting personal faith with theology: «Doing theology without prayer means that you end up talking about God.

«I would hope what they want is for people to talk about faith in the widest sense, and I think they will achieve that,» she said.

There are four affirmations about Jesus Christ that historically have been stressed in Christian faith: (1) Jesus is truly human, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, living a human life under the same human conditions any one of us faces — thus Christology, statement of the significance of Jesus, must start «from below,» as many contemporary theologians are insisting; (2) Jesus is that one in whom God energizes in a supreme degree, with a decisive intensity; in traditional language he has been styled «the Incarnate Word of God»; (3) for our sake, to secure human wholeness of life as it moves onward toward fulfillment, Jesus not only lived among us but also was crucified for us — this is the point of talk about atonement wrought in and by him; (4) death was not the end for him, so it is not as if he never existed at all; in some way he triumphed over death, or was given victory over it, so that now and forever he is a reality in the life of God and effective among humankind.

But if you want to talk about why we're here, where we came from, it's... The word in science for faith is theory.

Well, a new survey has found that there is at least one pretty big red flag for potential employers: talking about your faith on a resume.

Jesus in fact actually reveals the Father's love for him not intalking about it but in embracing us within it - he does talk about it too, but you could listen to the talk without receiving the revelation for that lies in responding in faith to the offer of love.

Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state as a governing rule all those people were government leaders all of them suffered in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world as in our strength we can do nothing.In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.

Romney campaign spokeswoman man Andrea Saul said it was not unusual for Romney to talk publicly about his faith in public and in news media interviews.

As I have conversed with my Mormon co-workers about their faith, every time I bring up a question they don't seem to be able to answer, they revert to talking about their experience (vision, dream, inner feeling, etc.) which proved to them the truth of what they believe, and then they tell me that if I really want to know the truth, I should pray for wisdom and ask God to give me a similar experience to reveal the truth to me.

For now, though, Borg and others are also focusing on changing how Christians talk about their faith.

To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need of any partners but we the creation is in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....

That is, we shall have to make the substantive case for that which we hold to be true in the face of those who really do not know, and can not quite imagine, what we are talking about — especially if we expect our faith to have some bearing on how we conduct public business.

My hope is that the students will come away from the talk with an appreciation for how their worldview class is preparing them to think critically about their faith and become familiar with Christian theology and practice, but also how their worldview is bound to change over the next few years — and how that's okay.

People on here have talked about how arrogant atheists are for saying there is no god since there is no empirical evidence, but I say the religious people that are out trying to convert people of other faiths to their faith are just as arrogant.

So in case what has been expounded here is correct, in case there is no incommensurability in a human life, and what there is of the incommensurable is only such by an accident from which no consequences can be drawn, in so far as existence is regarded in terms of the idea, Hegel is right; but he is not right in talking about faith or in allowing Abraham to be regarded as the father of it; for by the latter he has pronounced judgment both upon Abraham and upon faith.

As he prepares for the release of new album Carrie & Lowell, singer, songwriter and sometimes - filmmaker Sufjan Stevens sat down with Pitchfork to discuss the stories behind his new record Carrie & Lowell (it's named after his mother and stepfather), but he also talked about the faith that has been a theme of his music since the beginning.

And what are the best ways for Christians to talk about and live their faith in a culture that thinks sex and chores are more important to family life than religion?

If, however, our scenario had been a different topic — say, a student had experienced extreme poverty for the first time, or realized the magnitude of the global AIDS crisis and wanted to talk to her pastor about how her faith speaks to that — I imagine the response would have been easier for our students to get out and distinctly Christian.

For instance, when Revelation talks about the unsaved being cannibalized by the believers in Jesus, it is referring to the guilt that is on our hands if we do not strive to convert our friends to the faith.

Instead of thinking out the full metaphysical implications of the basic understanding to which they have come in reflecting on the meaning of faith and justice for our self - understanding and praxis, they have either settled for talking merely about the meaning of ultimate reality for us or else taken over traditional metaphysical ways of talking about the structure of ultimate reality in itself that are doubtfully consistent with their own basic understanding.

I have seen several people here talk about «what does it hurt to let Christians or other religious faiths believe what they want» and slam the atheists and agnostics for getting in the faces of believers.

Therefore, to talk about faith in Jesus Christ for eternal life is to say that we believe that Jesus is speaking the truth when He says that He gives eternal life to those who believe in Him for it (John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47; etc.).

Unless this be the case, the Christian faith is sheer absurdity and should be rejected out - of - hand, for the God about whom it is talking can not be the God Nygren presents.

Is it as easy for you to express those emotions about your faith as it is to talk about the comfort and strength and other more acceptable responses?

In Obama's interview with ABC this week, in which he announced his personal support for same - sex marriage, the president talked about squaring his decision with his personal religious faith.

And that's why religious people talk about FAITH, ie / have faith in that for which there is no pFAITH, ie / have faith in that for which there is no pfaith in that for which there is no proof.

I wanted to talk about death and life, about heaven and hope, about faith and doubt, about my love for him and my gratitude for wonderful memories.

We will talk a bit more about what faith is and what faith isn't in the days ahead, but for now, what do you think of defining faith as «confidence»?

Jesus used his platform to create space for the bleeding woman to share her story, for the little children to come swap stories with him, and for alienated ethnic minorities to talk about their experiences and perspectives on faith.

It's a contrast to the way the other Mormon candidate in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, has talked about his religious faith.