Sentences with phrase «good old read»

I've had a good old read of a lot of your content and will definitely be checking back regularly.

I was up at ridiculous o'clock this morning (not by choice) and had a good old read at this before I even realised it was BlogCrush day!

There are a few books that are appropriate for kids to use for learning to read, but most of them are just good old read - alouds.

Not exact matches

When Spreng read a Journal of General Internal Medicine study on elder abuse in New York that found more than half of financial exploitation is carried out by a person the victim knew, he wondered: Just how well are older adults navigating the complexities of their social environment?

From Bill Gates to Warren Buffett, many icons of business are known to make time for good, old - fashioned reading.

If the book has a whole new take on an old industry, sharing it with their friends will make them look smart, educated, and well - read.

My body had not quite adjusted to the time change, but within minutes (as compared to an hour or more in the past), I was wide awake and starting my «miracle morning» routine, which involved reading, prayer / meditation, and light exercise with a healthy dose of good, old fashioned peace and quiet.

The takeaway here — as much as it pains someone who writes for the Web to say it — is that the best sort of reading is probably the most old - fashioned: just you, a book, and a quiet room for an extended period of time.

When the 54 - year - old world leader manages to steal a few fleeting moments to unwind past dark, he reportedly reads good, old paper books, and not always about politics and domestic and foreign affairs.

If you're old enough to remember a time before mobile devices existed, you may wistfully yearn for the days when people were head - up, paid better attention to conversations and read books or the newspaper instead of scrolling through a Facebook feed on their phones.

If you're a shaving enthusiast or have read our reviews of the best pre-shave oils and best shaving cream for sensitive skin, then you're probably already familiar with Taylor of Old Bond Street.

The old english teacher wasn't just having you read that book because it was a good farm story.

It may be silly, but then getting paid minimum wage to read books when one is 18 years old ain't a bad gig, and this man and the library he led and the town which made this library possible are irreplaceable factors in both making and preserving important things like the opportunity to read good (or not so good) books in quiet solitude.

It's a substantial magazine of the old sort, which one reads for the pleasure of reading and of learning, covering subjects with no obvious immediate cash value but of great value to those who believe in humane learning — though it also dealt well with the pressing issues of the day.

I was just reading the Sermon on the Mount: «Blessed are the conservatives who keep wealth in the hands of the few... Blessed are those who want to move towards the way things were in the good old days... Blessed are those who repeal programs for the poor and give to the rich.»

This is good, as I prefer this series to be read when older.

I have even read a few theologians recently who have been pining for the good old days when the average person in the pew couldn't read the Bible for themselves!

Best in Nonfiction: Among nonfiction reads that released in 2014, my favorite included The Bible Tells Me So by Peter Enns (read the review here), The Oldest Living Things in the World by Rachel Sussman, God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines, and Faith Shift by Kathy Escobar (read the review here).

One still hears Methodists who ought to know better referring to the responsive reading as «the» Old Testament lesson.

I am 60 years old, grew up in a very legalistic cultic church, been part of several church leaderships, served as pastor of a start up church, read and went to many, many, many church growth conferences, wanted to reach the lost, always trying to find the best structures, the best form of church, and what type of bells and whistles will attract people to church.

Progressive religious folks of all stripes tend to share a post-triumphalism (a sense that it's time to move beyond the old triumphalist paradigm in which one religion is The Right Path to God and all the other paths are wrong), as well as an inclination toward reading our sacred texts through interpretive lenses which take into account changing social mores and changing understandings of justice.

One of the good points of the C of E is it has set readings, one from the New Testament and one from the Old as I recall and you go through the whole bible and start again.

I didn't realise how well my six - year - old could read until she asked, «Daddy, why do men want to watch women take their clothes off?»

Well... reading the article it is 884 years old... clearly they just can't decide on which direction to round...

This dilemma, it seems to me, calls for reflection upon all those old fairy tales in which the bolder of three unrestricted wishes manages nevertheless to screw things up: reading those stories as children, with considerable incredulity, we thought that in the same situation we would surely do better.

For good debunking of that tired old red herring read the trascript of the Kitzmiller case.

If you go to the book of revelations, read a couple documents and study a little in some documentary's you will find out that the translation is corrupt, infact they destroyed for other reasons, BUT in Tobias you will still learn that the old testomant does not approve of homosexuality, also in Leviticus, as well as Romans, and 2nd Corinthians, and a bit more passages, use google, it might help.

Christians read the Old Testament including the Torah (first five books... «Good Educators Love Notre Dame»).

I nursed the baby in the old rocking chair, knowing full well I would be back there again in about three hours, I bathed small bodies and clipped fingernails, I checked reading folders and signed permission slips and packed lunches.

* Believe in Jesus Christ, that he died for you This requires that you get rid of your old sinful ways If you TRULY believe, that is, love Him and give your life to Him, good works and fruit will come out, but these are not what make you a Christian, they are simply an indicator of your faith in Jesus Pray, Read the Bible, Love God, Love others, worship God (live for Him in all you do, take up your cross, and know that in all of this God is very patient and loving

@jf well your information about the New Testament is about as accurate as your Old Testament knowledge, The prophecies of the Old testament concerning Christ could not have been written after the fact because we now have the Dead Sea Scrolls, with an almost complete Old Testament dated 100 - 200 years before the birth of Christ, Your interpretation of God at His worst shows a complete lack of understanding as to what was being communicated.We don't know what the original texts of the New Testament were written in as to date there are no original copies available.Greek was the common language of the day.Most of the gospels were reported written somewhere in the 30 year after Christs resurrection time frame, not the unspecified «long after «you reference and three of the authors knew Jesus personally in His earthly ministry, the other Knew Jesus as his savior and was in the company of many who also knew Jesus.You keep referencing changes, «gazillion «was the word used but you never referenced one change, so it is assumed we are to take your word for it.What may we ask are your credentials?Try reading Job your own self, particularly the section were Job says «My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes»

In his preface to the Popular Patristics publication of On the Incarnation, C.S. Lewis writes «It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in - between.

Or there always the American Translation, ArtScroll Tanakh (Old Testament), An American Translation, Berkeley VersionAmerican Standard Version, American King James Version, Amplified Bible, An, Bible in English, The Bible in Living English, Bishops» Bible, Catholic Public Domain Version, Children's King James Version, Christian Community Bible, English version, Clear Word Bible, Complete Jewish Bible, Contemporary English Version, Concordant Literal Version, A Conservative Version, Coverdale Bible, Darby Bible, Douay - Rheims Bible, Douay - Rheims Bible (Challoner Revision), EasyEnglish Bible, Easy - to - Read Version, English Jubilee 2000 Bible, English Standard Version, Ferrar Fenton Bible, Geneva Bible, God's Word, Good News Bible, Great Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible, The Inclusive Bible, International Standard Version, Jerusalem Bible, Jewish Publication Society of America Version Tanakh (Old Testament),

He has a good grasp of how God works in the world and how to read and understand the Old Testament so that it reveals the God of the Old Testament in a way that looks like Jesus Christ.

I've read a lot of the more controversial postings recently (such as the recent ones on Hell and Homosexuality as well as some older ones about the definition of the gospel) where it seems that the debates in the comment section always fail (at least for me) to help those who are trying to learn.

After one reads Nietzsche's fevered discourses about the creation of new values that would need to take place once people realized that the God - idea is fiction, the ethical prescriptions he endorsed end up sounding at best like a juiced - up version of the old values.

ok well in the bible it is against divorce also but god forgives to but it is still wrong and yes i am from nc and i do live in catawba country where this took place but i do nt have to sit around and watch people make out with each other and u know lesbians and gays should read the bible more pentcosal think the same way about that it is wrong for a man and man to be togather and a woman and woman to be togather and some of you people are just plan stupid and i think that some of you just need to think it is god place to judge this pastor and it might be old fashion but back in the ol days we did nt have all this volice and all these crimes but look now there is alot of crime and volice and all we are doing is mad that a pastor said how he felt about gays and lesbiens

In addition to extensive reading it required numerous papers and a good deal of old - fashioned memorizing.

In short, Jesus and the Victory of God reads like a good old - fashioned book on Jesus, one that gives matters of theological substance and historical plausibility pride of place.

Great job reading the Bible — especially the Old Testament Now try reading it in context, or better yet, start with Genesis 3 — the Fall of Man.

The Old Testament reading for Trinity Sunday is from Deuteronomy 4: «Because he [God] loved your fathers and chose their descendants after them... you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I [Moses] command you this day, that it may go well with you, and with your children, after you.»

The Golden Fleece: Padraic Colum City of the Golden House: Madeleine Polland Detectives in Togas: Henry Winterfeld Sarah, Plain and Tall: Patricia MacLachlan Happy Little Family: Rebecca Caudill A Lion to Guard Us: Clyde Robert Bulla and other read - alouds, though I'll be having the 7 - year - old do a good bit of «tandem» reading with me.

Please let us know which one is the best one, and why: American Standard Version American King James Version Amplified Bible An American Translation ArtScroll Tanakh (Old Testament) An American Translation Berkeley Version Bible in English The Bible in Living English Bishops» Bible Catholic Public Domain Version Children's King James Version Christian Community Bible, English version Clear Word Bible Complete Jewish Bible Contemporary English Version Concordant Literal Version A Conservative Version Coverdale Bible Darby Bible Douay - Rheims Bible Douay - Rheims Bible (Challoner Revision) EasyEnglish Bible Easy - to - Read Version English Jubilee 2000 Bible English Standard Version Ferrar Fenton Bible Geneva Bible God's Word Good News Bible Great Bible Holman Christian Standard Bible The Inclusive Bible International Standard Version Jerusalem Bible Jewish Publication Society of America Version Tanakh (Old Testament) Judaica Press Tanakh (Old Testament).

Maintaining a growing library of books that you've read (whether it's on your Kindle or iPad or, you know, one of those actual «shelves» that old mansions in the movies have), is a good habit to get into at any age.

I was not always happy with the revisions of old readings - they sometimes seem to excuse human responsibility - but in the end evil is called evil and good is called good while an overly simple generalizations are avoided.

Michael — I appreciate your sincerity, and won't dispute that there may be some accuracy contained in Genesis, but I can't get past the obvious inaccuracies one will read as well; e.g. all decedents from a single breeding pair (a.k.a. Adam and Eve), the extreme ages listed of 700 to 900 years old, just to list two.

The only fiction I have read is (of course) the Chronicles of Narnia (my introduction to Lewis at 8 yrs old), The Great Divorce (good) and Parelandra (very intriguing).

Indeed, he creates a virtual phantasmagoria of suffering from actual instances of human barbarity that he has read about in Russian newspapers: Turkish soldiers cutting babies from their mother's wombs and throwing them in the air in order to impale them on their bayonets; enlightened parents stuffing their five - year - old daughter's mouth with excrement and locking her in a freezing privy all night for having wet the bed, while they themselves sleep soundly; Genevan Christians teaching a naive peasant to bless the good God even as the poor dolt is beheaded for thefts and murders that his ostensibly Christian society caused him to commit; a Russian general, offended at an eight - year - old boy for accidentally hurting the paw of the officer's dog, inciting his wolfhounds to tear the child to pieces; a lady and gentleman flogging their eight - year - old daughter with a birch - rod until she collapses while crying for mercy, «Papa, papa, dear papa.»

I just found your blog from Joan's link on «Old Dog New Tricks» Dark Days Challenge report — and am so glad I did I'm a localvore in CT, so the things we can get are different than you many a time, but your dishes look so good, I'm eager to read more and try what I can.

You always have such delicious looking and sounding dishes and I love the way you write — I even spent a good portion of May reading through all your old Smitten posts in between doing the more productive things I should have been doing (no offense).