Sentences with phrase «giving beggars»

Sociologists from their ivory towers tell us that by giving beggars money we will be causing them more harm than good.

It is the key presence of Jesus, the name of Jesus, that evokes the hope and that gives the beggar the nerve and the occasion to speak (v. 47).

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That Labors Alan Carpenters continuing gripe has been the Liberals inexperience beggars my belief - given that five of his members of Parliament were axed for inappropriate behaviour.

An old beggar who regularly patrolled the street in front of my office now gave me tips and, I suppose, spent the money I and others gave him in the market.

That is natural, all beggars teach that others should give.»

Maybe you tried to give $ 5 to some beggar at a freeway exist and the police stopped you?

The beggar Lazarus is given a place of honor, while his rich «benefactor» is cast into Hades (Lk.

You would not give thanks bent over like a beggar — God would prevent that.

When one does give, it seems to me important to look into the eye of the beggar — if he or she is not blind — and to see there a fellow human being.

Westerners are usually advised not to give to beggars, who can be persistent and aggressive.

Perhaps the wisest words come from William James: «All of us are beggars here, and no school can speak disdainfully of another or give itself superior airs.»

Once he fasted for three days and nights and when he was to break the fast he gave his food to a beggar and remained hungry himself.

Throughout Atlas Shrugged, Dagny and other characters are shown giving money to street beggars without a second thought.

There is the story that Francis of Assisi, having decided to follow Christ, met a beggar and stripped off his fine clothes and gave them away.

So when we talk about selling what we possess and giving to the poor, we are talking about a daily possibility — unless, of course, we take up the beggar's bowl like the holy men of India and live day by day from what others will give us.

On his way back to the monastery, he gave the money to a beggar on the street.

We don't know whether he was a cold man with habitually averted eyes who never saw the beggar at all or whether he did notice, maybe said a prayer for a sorry case, but stuck to his policy of never giving anything directly to street people.

if love always gives when there's no reward shown let us be beggars and paupers and servants at best laboring always so that others might rest that the sweet name of Jesus our tongues might confess

Although some churches, such as the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, use a missionary strategy of giving material aid to beggars and street people, most Pentecostal churches take only the Bible to their missionary work.

«Then you take any blessed thing left over from dinner or breakfast, chop, leg of fowl, sausage, bacon (forget whether he said fish)-- anything left of something too good to throw away or give to beggars, don't you know.

If wellbeck can build a connection with ozil he will give us more than giroud also if wilshere can continue his recent progress then a wilshere ozil wellbeck Sanchez chamberlain attacking line up could be damn good but how any serious manager could leave us with our defensive options beggars belief... We are slow old and mistake prone in too many positions....

Take Nottingham city council, which produced a series of adverts which urged people not to give money to beggars.

[citation needed] Political illustrators perceived a resemblance to Wallace of the British animation Wallace and Gromit and greatly exaggerated this in caricatures; various images circulated in the press and online media of Miliband performing day - to - day activities such as eating a sandwich, donating money to a beggar, and giving a kiss to his wife, all while displaying apparently awkward facial expressions.

Big Issue founder John Bird says Ed Miliband was wrong to give money to a beggar on a Manchester street.

Given her departmental responsibilities, it beggars belief that the Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, is among them.

Given that many folks read ebooks on mobile devices it beggars belief that Waterstones «forgot» to include ebooks on their mobile services.

I particularly found his example of giving to beggars to be weak.

Once you've stopped giving treats every time your cat does a desired behavior, you should still use treats as rewards instead of just giving them freely, or else you're likely to turn your cat into a beggar.

Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, morsel given to a beggar, bribe, from Anglo - French, morsel 1: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust 2: something that serves to induce or influence.

You will be approached by beggars in India, and it is obviously up to you whether you give or not.

Giving alms to beggars / hawkers is strictly discouraged.

When you have so little yourself, how much are you willing to give to a beggar?

«To think that such a man's legacy should be given over to tins of excrement just beggars belief.»

In 1840 he again received the Silver Medal, this time for his first oil painting, The Beggar Boy Giving Bread to a Dog.

Given the vast array of real - time weather data available to the MET, it beggars belief that their local / regional forecasts can be so far out.

Particularly given the extensive input provided to the POPA during the Workshop, the draft statement beggars belief.

It's the difference between giving money to the homeless beggar on the street versus donating to a food bank or shelter.

A single day of beggar mentality («Please, somebody give me a job.»)