An incredibly strong, an incredibly brave, an incredibly
gifted women who knows her body well enough to trust it, and not just trust it, but rely on it to work as nature intended.
For she was a remarkable and
gifted woman who lived in the United States during a time of national strife, yet overcame personal tragedies and discrimination to become the first American - born saint.
«At a way station on a lonely highway, a man obsessed with the death of his wife and daughter meets Julie (Potente), a spiritually
gifted woman who enlists him in a desperate attempt to recover the lost soul of her comatose daughter, Billie (Mitchell).
Not exact matches
A handful of
women who responded to the ad in both New York and Philadelphia were
gifted with the $ 60 bracelets, according to Business Insider.
There's one more
gift that will be ongoing, the
gift of being in a position to create change, of being a
woman who can make difference and have a lasting impact.»
Other
gifts include a Christmas tree sent to a couple living in a hotel because their home was destroyed in a tornado, a travel care package sent to a
woman with cancer
who had to travel across the country every three weeks for treatment, and a package of new toys sent to a little girl whose own were destroyed in a fire.
That's worked out quite well for us because we've got quite a high number of
women clients
who are not only buying for their significant others as
gifts but they're also buying them for themselves as well.
That's where the phrase «you think your God» comes in or «God's
gift to
women / men» lol and «
Who died and made you God?»
And on Resurrection Morning and every morning till time gives way to forever, it is the Resurrection
Women who know their incredible worth to Christ,
who know their immense calling in Christ,
who know their irrevocable
gift through Christ, and everywhere in this new world of new ways, they too will bring the Presence of Resurrection, will relentlessly Practice Resurrection, and will always embody the rising Power of the Resurrection.
The teaching that men are to be the «spiritual leaders» of their homes is found nowhere in Scripture, and yet I — along with far too many young evangelical
women — spent hours upon hours fretting over this in college, worrying I'd never find a guy
who was more knowledgeable about the Bible than I,
who was always more emotionally connected to God than I,
who was better at leading in the church than I, and
who consistently exhibited more faithfulness and wisdom than I. (In fact, under this paradigm, I came to see many of my
gifts as liabilities, impediments to settling down with a good «spiritual leader»!)
So it's not about whether or not you can consider making cupcakes or pink glitter a Christian thing to do — it certainly can be and I honour the
women who have a
gift in that area of life, truly.
I've heard from
women who said they tried desperately for years to quiet their ambitions and leadership skills because they felt those
gifts violated God - ordained «femininity.»
And remember, there are a lot of
women,
who god refuses His
gift.
In response to our coordinate efforts for Mutuality 2012, I have heard from
women who say they feel their dignity and worth have been restored, from multiple readers
who have changed their minds about
women in ministry, from couples relieved that they can finally put a name to how their relationship has functioned all along, from singles freshly inspired by the «great cloud of witnesses» that surrounds them, from followers of Jesus whose passion for justice and equality has been renewed, from
women ready to «get on with it» and stop asking permission to use their
gifts and start unapologetically using them.
A single
woman in her 20s
who is discovering her body and her desires might be approaching masturbation as a celebration of sexuality and the
gift of her body and desires; she could equally begin using masturbation as a place to take her sorrows, longings, and insecurities.
Women who see how
gifted they are would not have thoughts about the priesthood for themselves.
An Episcopal Church quarrel over the ordination of
women, the Book of Common Prayer,
who gets the property in separation and the division of memorial
gifts.
Wilkin,
who leads a citywide
women's Bible study in the Dallas area, wants to see more churches focus on the
gifts of the
women in their own congregations.
Looking back at everything I went through, I realize now how important it is for
women to be able to explore all of
who they really are, to claim their spiritual
gifts and God - given talents.
Although Jesus heals this daughter of the promise in a synagogue, and although she is said to respond with praise, her voice is lost in the recorded testimony Like the old prophet Anna in the temple (Luke 2:38), «certain
women»
who gathered in prayer before Pentecost (Acts 1:14), or the four daughters of Philip
who have the
gift of prophecy (Acts 21:9), the
woman of Luke 13 is not heard.
In our efforts to restore the equality of
women in the Church, it's so important to honor and thank those men
who have consistently championed mutuality, using their influence and
gifts to advance the partnership between men and
women as we work together for the Kingdom.
«In the past, the lack of infrastructure designed to promote female voices would have held them back; but today,
women who are
gifted to teach, lead, or encourage have opportunity to actualize these
gifts in a public way.»
And then we have a lineage and legacy of Church mothers,
women of God,
who were warriors in the situations where God placed them, in ways unique to their temperament and character, callings,
gifting, and even choices.
And you can turn to the
women of valor in your life and around the world
who are bringing their unique
gifts, insights, passions, and callings to bring hope and healing to the world.
But men and
women who have gotten somewhere in the spiritual life are invariably adamant when they speak of the trap of seeking special
gifts and special powers.
There is a mounting insistence among
women (including many
who reject the methods of militant liberationists) that they be treated as full human beings, with freedom to choose and to develop their personal
gifts and abilities.
What I learned later was that they were also trailblazers,
women who were clearly
gifted and called by God into ministry, but
who had to fight (gently and patiently, as it turned out) for the chance to serve the church — as
women — as Ministers of Word and Sacrament.
How can church communities better support, celebrate, and draw out the
gifts of
women who work outside of the home?
Unlike that crazy former Republican nominee Santorum,
who stated that a
woman should consider a pregnancy derived from violent r - pe as a
gift from God.
And I tell you, if some man comes to my congregation, needing everything spiritual and having nothing of the same; and should a
woman be present
who is
gifted by the Holy Spirit to teach, then she will be allowed to teach.
I feel this debate is at a standstill and you guys can argue all nite on this one but there are
women who were preachers healers miracle workers and had mighty ministrys because God was with them there is no doubt about that.They moved in the
gifts of the supernatural.I am just saying this for those
women who feel they have a calling on there lives to preach.Dont let others put you in a box God does nt put us in boxs he helps us to become all we can be in Christ.
Yes
women who have the
gift of Teaching via God the Holy Spirit can teach but they can not take on the clearly defined «Office» Position of Pastor as defined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1:6, The Scripture is the first and final authority on what God has spoken, not the rhetorical babble of heretics
who don't follow the word of God.
Brunner was also blessed with
gifted translators, principally an English -
woman, Olive Wyon,
who was also a lay theologian.
In this context, most Christians continue to hold up as an ideal for all
who can reach it, a faithful union of a
woman and a man
who love each other and are open to the
gift and responsibility of children.
[21] We come to see that at the heart of the sacramentality of the word of God is the mystery of the incarnation itself: «the Word became flesh» (Jn 1:14), the reality of the revealed mystery is offered to us in the «flesh» of the Son... The sacramental character of revelation points in turn to the history of salvation, to the way that the word of God enters time and space, and speaks to men and
women,
who are called to accept his
gift in faith.»
Paul exorcised the demon from the young
woman who told fortunes because he realized that her
gift was actually a curse to her.
Though it is difficult to raise children in what might be called a «gender - neutral environment», part of the antidote to the current gender - laden environments in which children tend now to be raised is this view of the work of the Spirit in giving
gifts as the Spirit chooses, which encourages those
who are the teachers and guides of the young to observe the emerging qualities of spirit in each child and to bring those qualities to full flower rather than trying to redirect any «alpha» qualities in
women or «beta» qualities in men towards any «norm.»
Thus, any human attempt to claim that the Spirit has chosen to give only men the «
gift of leadership» and
women the «
gift of nurturing» is a human construct that seeks to bind the work of the Spirit in the world for the benefit of those
who establish such strict categories and try to enforce them through claiming some biblical authority to do so — as men have for millennia now.
If they turn back, then size them, and slay them wherever ye find them; but take none of them as friends or helpers» - The Koran, (sura 4:90) «Men are superior to
women on account of the qualities with which God hath
gifted the one above the other,» - sura 4:37 «a blessing on anyone
who seizes your babies and shatters them against a rock» - psalms 137:9 (Jerusalem Bible)
We encourage
women to keep high standards and desire only the godliest of men, yet we pity the «forever alone» single
women who seemingly received a lifetime supply of the «
gift» of singleness.
«Mission: As a residential shelter, Mothers» Home provides a safe haven for vulnerable, pregnant
women in a crisis
who choose life as a sacred
gift.»
these guys are surrounded by sycophantic enablers
who hang around for the money &
women and there is no one around to tell the
gift horse he is being a horse's ass.
[14] New England Patriots running back Dave Meggett's reaction, according to his lawyer, after being arrested on charges of sexual assault and robbery of a 33 - year - old Toronto
woman,
who said Meggett continued to have sex with her after his condom broke and then «took back» some cash he had given her «as a
gift.»
Michelle Wie has arrived at a moment when
women's golf is more than ever in the shadow of the men's game, when despite the tremendous
gifts of Annika Sorenstam and the wave of talented Korean golfers
who have come on the scene in the past few years, the game seems increasingly an afterthought.
Ninedays later he and Crow will officially break off their five - month engagement.Two nights after that, during his weekly Sirius satellite radio show, Armstrongwill describe Crow as «one of the wisest, most
gifted people I've evermet,» a
woman who showed him «a love that I never knew,» and hewill play the song Letter to God, off her album Wildflower, whose title songwas inspired by Armstrong.
It is a bad thing for football reporters
who face the potential for delays on public transportation, additional headaches when walking from their hotel to the bar and the stronger likelihood of that
woman from Telemundo showing up in her bikini to get stared at by 65 - year - old guys with their cell phones on a clip and a branded polo shirt they got from a
gift bag.
About what a
gift it is to have «aunties» like that in your life at that delicate age, remembering the
women who so greatly influenced me in those years.
For the
woman who has everything, this Mint Robotic Floor Cleaner is the perfect
gift, especially for the busy hostess.
While breast milk is known to offer an array of benefits to infants, including supplying vital nutrients, several recent studies have revealed that
women who choose breastfeeding after pregnancy may be giving their children the
gift of more than just a steady food source.
«Open adoption is opening your heart to the
woman who made the biggest sacrifice of her life to give you the best
gift of yours.»