Sentences with phrase «graciousness calls»

Historicity signals limits within the economy of salvation, and an increase in the status of the monastic institution: divine graciousness calls for the transcendence of history and dependence upon social institutions.

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Genuine hope brings with it an intuition that none of our present imaginings could ever adequately represent the full graciousness, extravagance, and surprisingness of the mysterious future we call God.

Just as Israel was called to provide a witness and a testimony to the surrounding people about the goodness and graciousness of God, to be God's voice, hands, and feet on earth, and to call all people to turn from their destructive ways and follow God's righteous ways instead, so also, this is the task of the church (cf. Col 3:12; 1 Pet 1:1 - 2; 2:8 - 9).

Morris would just get engaged in making a point — he's a prodigious and enthusiastic talker, a quality that's rarely on display in the many films in which he so prodigiously listens — when the line would cut out and I'd have to call him back, a maddening glitch he handled with graciousness and good humor.

In these ways, Eleanor and Jackie, as I like to call them both, widened in my mind the scope of grace to include not just elegance and quiet confidence, as shown by Dr. J., but also graciousness toward others, as well as authentic style and courage.