Sentences with phrase «gracious way of»

Its beautiful surroundings and gracious way of life have drawn celebrities and artists from all over the world for decades; some have even adopted Ubud as their home.

Ubud Painter Famous for its painter's community, Ubud is a special place in many ways, it has it own magic, and it particularly beautiful surroundings and gracious way of life have drawn celebrities and artists from all over the world, some of whom have adopted it as their own home.

At Robert Mondavi, we view wine as an integral part of our culture, heritage and the gracious way of life.

a little too seriously, rather than seeing it as Father Joe's gracious way of steering him away from the superficiality of moralism toward the deeper truth of personalism.

Not exact matches

For me as a Calvinist, that suggests that rather than spending a lot of time defending the doctrine of total depravity or of election I would do best to share my deeply felt sense of my own unworthiness, and to point people to the way in which I have experienced God's gracious workings in my life.

Instead of imagining fantasies and terrors, may we not imagine ourselves alongside Mary, seeing history's hard cruelty give way to hope and gracious surprise?

But because the God I serve — albeit in an often stumbling, up - and - down, sometimes trusting, sometimes doubting, sometimes just totally lost and needing him kind of way — is incredibly gracious and good, He's taught me so much more than that.

It is rather that in the incarnation of the Word of God humanity has been taken into unity with God; human life has been sanctified; and a way has been opened for all men in every century and in all circumstances to enter into their right relationship to the Creator (the relationship of sons to their Father) through God's gracious approach to them in Christ and the response of trust and obedience which God in Christ evokes from them.

Prayer for the Day: «O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever.

That God can liberate me from my idolatries is, indeed, one of the ways in which I may become aware of his gracious presence.

Well I hope they read Sura 9:5 - 6, «An when the sacred months are passed, kill those who join other gods with God wherever ye shall find them; and seize them, besiege them, and lay wait for them with every kind of ambush: but if they shall convert, and observe prayer, and pay the obligatory alms, then let them go on their way, for God is Gracious, Merciful.»

«The way that the Journey elders have demonstrated their desire to see me restored to Jesus, as well as their love for me, Amie, and our family is nothing short of miraculous and beyond gracious.»

Men are actually embarrassed to give up a seat on the subway to an old woman; they mumble «I was getting off anyway,» instead of making the gesture in a straightforward and gracious way.

If the center of the Christian world view is a gracious and loving God, then the sermon will be delivered in a gracious and loving way.

I for one think he would have no problem in taking it down, possibly providing another alternative, or just being gracious of the fact that certain people prefer to grieve in certain ways.

In fact, judging from his first experience with them when he stopped briefly in Ephesus on his way to Jerusalem at the close of his second missionary journey, he had every reason to anticipate a gracious and fruitful ministry among them (18:19 - 21).

Because of these acts we know him to be real, accessible, and infinitely gracious, and in that knowledge we find the promise of both the coming of his kingdom and the ultimate fulfillment of our own lives: «Through the tender mercy of our God, the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.»

God's way of acting toward others seems terribly unfair at times because He decides to be generous, loving, forgiving, gracious, and merciful to those who didn't earn it, work for it, or deserve it.

Christ is «being formed in us» as we enter fully into our humanity through the gracious action of God, who has broken through our old and estranged ways and established the foundations of the new life.

Learning to live a sober life, in a dignified and gracious way, was a gift I learned from the folks in AA (regardless of their spiritual or religious or agnostic / atheist bent).

I stammered my way through the liturgy, and the gathered friends and family were more than courteous and gracious, though the only French I felt confident about was jus d'orange and merci, neither of which I could manage to work into the service.

The gracious love of God our creator has made a way for our redemption.

Balpreet Kaur, who responded to an onslaught of ridicule and hate online in the most gracious and disarming way imaginable, practicing what she preaches about interfaith dialog

While at first glance this is a more liberal, gracious position, in another way of considering it, virtually any persistent sin could be considered an eternal sin, if not completely overcome by the end of one's life.

Marriage is a gracious gift of God in that He provides a way for us to join together in a union that far exceeds physicality.

I would be afraid, kindest Sir, to disturb your loving self with my burdensome letters and wishes, if I did not know (on the basis of your gracious heart, so generously inclined towards me) of the sincere friendship I have experienced in so many ways and favours.

In both we have clearly exhibited the sinful condition of human beings — which human beings in this condition are encountered in a shattering and redeeming way by God's gracious will.

I sat there on the bed for a while, and then I did seek out my brother and apologize to him, and we all sat down quietly for lunch, and nothing else was ever said about this, until now, in this small essay; but the thought occurs to me that in a lot of ways I have been sitting on that bed ever since, pondering the way lies come so easily to our lips and spin so easily out of our ostensible control, and stab the innocent, and dilute respect, and poison love, and tear at what we so much wish to be, which is honest and gracious and reverent.

It gets in the way of the fulfilment of God's gracious purpose to establish the universal and saving kingdom of Immanuel, God with us.

While we should of all been paying attention to Mr. Mannings gracious winning ways, this weeks headlines have been all about Kanye West and Cam Newton acting like spoiled children.

This being the case, which we all must know, then it is only right that we (the board members etc) should do it for him in a very gracious manner, in a way that it will not portray a negative image of him.

When I first heard that my friend Gabrielle Blair landed a book deal, I was thrilled and filled with anticipation because, quite plainly, Gabby is one of the most delightful, gracious, and positive people I know, and everything she touches evokes quality, style, and beauty... but in a totally down - to - earth way that makes you feel like you're her best friend.

Perhaps he might have been most disappointed by the way his original revelation — «the generous love of a gracious God» — was somewhat lost along the way.

And part of it has to do with the South Korean government, and Moon Jae - In's masterful diplomacy, I mean frankly he knows what a narcissistic psychopath — I mean I don't know if he knows that but they clearly know and have studied very closely Donald Trump and, you know, they have made statements such that «it is because of Donald Trump and the US's maximum pressure campaign» and, they have known all the gracious ways to frame things so that he feels that this is — Yeah you know, it's like everybody's managing somebody that is a really injured person, an unwell person

«There is a stark contrast with the leader of the Labour Party, the way that he's handled allegations... there are allegations of anti-Semitism and he has neither been rapid nor gracious nor determined in dealing with them,» Mr Gove said.

At a certain point in the gratitude practice, the essence of gracious living becomes inherent and abundant, so much so, that the only way to proceed is by sharing and giving back.

When you don't have coat closet near the door, a standing coat rack is a gracious way to take care of your guests.

This was something like a miracle: Haneke's gracious affability aside, his has always been, openly and decisively (he's quite literally said as much) an oppositional cinema — often abrasive (his one noble failure, 1997's Funny Games, and its shot - for - shot English - language remake from 2008, being the prime specimens), always painstakingly conscientious and morally committed to disturb (all of his films from The Seventh Continent through The White Ribbon) art films that mean to engage and provoke the audience, not please or reassure in a way that could ever be mistaken for award - grubbing.

This feeling was roused ever - so - slightly by a Gotham Awards news recap: «We just felt very lucky that we came across this beautiful story» went the Granik quote in a brief Times dispatch from the ceremony — on its face a gracious thing to say, but something that can also be seen as an attempt by the director to distance herself from the material, as if she were only the conduit through which the real essence of the backwoods locations passed, and not a force active in shaping the way in which they were depicted.

I am incredibly grateful to be joined in this work by a Governor who supported me every step of the way, by Kevin Huffman who was kind enough to bring me here, by our commissioner, Candice McQueen, who has been gracious in her support, and by the local and national philanthropic community whose commitment to this work and to our kids is inspiring.

Chrysler also offers Easy Tilt second row seats; essentially these fold the seats forward and out of the way, with a simple pull of a loop, and allow for gracious entry into the third row.

She was gracious, reassuring, and knowledgeable every step of the way on a very nerve - wracking journey.

Some of the big socialites are gracious enough to be part of my new - found community; I think it could well be a very convenient way of keeping abreast of forthcoming promotions and events.

Bill Bensley and Bensley design studio modelled the property on the concept of a Laotian hill station from the turn of the 20th century, in which a grand and gracious home of a French host would be opened to intrepid adventurers and curious travellers from diverse walks of life who managed to make their way to this magical corner of the world.

Find your way to paradise with this exciting collection of Kauai vacation rentals that represents the height of style and gracious hospitality at Poipu Beach.

The rooms reflect warmth of hospitality that comes from the care that has been taken to not just furnish it in the most comfortable of ways but also in a manner elegant and gracious reflecting the charming culture of the island people.

Is there any way of strengthening our chances of getting a beta invite such as giving out cake or gracious compliments:D.

His incessant and obsessive whinging criticism of our gracious hostess might seem a strange way to accomplish his noble task, but little loquacious joshie moves in mysterious ways.

In his demolition of Ian Plimer's anti-science screed, presented at an estimates hearing in the Senate, the head of the BOM Dr Greg Ayers offered Cardinal Pell a gracious way out of his ill - advised endorsement of Plimer saying the cardinal» may well become an ambassador for the quality of climate change science if he is exposed to the quality of the science that is done».

This gracious and funny 2L (by way of Daphne, AL), Jaybeas Corpus, provides «as a service to 1Ls and 2, 3, and 4Ls who may have forgotten, here are the six steps for making it through your classes.