Sentences with phrase «habits of speaking»

In this coming year, we may need to break old habits of speaking at our children, rather than with them.

The contemporary habit of speaking about rights apart from obligations is alien to the biblical tradition and, we would argue, alien to the logic of the Universal Declaration.

Surveys show that African - Americans attend church in higher numbers than white Americans do, and Democratic politicians have long made a habit of speaking from black pulpits in the leadup to Election Day.

This holy habit of speaking and receiving truth is one of cross-bearing and costly discipleship.

Now, this may strike us as a little odd because we know Jesus wasn't in the habit of speaking unkindly about slaves or people of low status.

Then there are the foreign students — all those young Chinese and Koreans studying at Central St Martin's University of the Arts in King's Cross, the European students on Erasmus exchange programmes around the country (doubly bad no doubt in Mr Farage's eyes since it's an EU scheme, that also sends Britons to the Continent, where they might too pick up the habit of speaking these foreign languages), the students from the Indian sub-continent studying engineering and computer science, students from around the globe trying to acquire or improve their grasp of the English language that can be their passport to a good job wherever in the globe they come from.

He has a habit of speaking so low he sounds like mumbling, which drains energy from the story.

Events are fantastic ways to spread the message about your book, build a loyal fan base and get in the habit of speaking in front of crowds.

Get in the habit of speaking to your cat when you enter or leave a room to help her keep track of your whereabouts.

Not exact matches

I think what is most important for us is to start making it a daily habit,» he said, speaking of people using ambient - computing and voice - activated systems.

But when you work on pausing before speaking or acting, you create a habit of thinking first.

Speaking at schools and community centers across America, I was inspired to write this book when I saw an underserved need for a guide that would show aspiring and current entrepreneurs how to leverage their personal habits and goals to make themselves into the type of person a successful entrepreneur is.»

Still, it didn't take much prodding to get dozens of people of all generations to email me and let me know what speaking habits they think Millennials need to stop using now — at least at work.

Here are 12 of the most - complained - about speaking habits Millennials use.

[When you] start to make a habit of realizing that formal leadership isn't the same thing as running a discussion, you make it easier to have a culture where people can speak up and, if they know something relevant, take the lead.»

Getting others to speak up regularly can make this habit part of the culture.»

Atticus is speaking specifically about Scout's young, inexperienced teacher, who on the first day of school, found herself flustered by the habits and manners of the children of Maycomb, Alabama.

Research on kiosks in liquor stores in various countries found that kiosks increased the sale of hard - to - pronounce items, while some fast food locations saw results in customers ordering more calorie - rich dishes than they did when speaking to a cashier, apparently to avoid being judged for their dietary habits.

In college, I was a policy debater and also coached high school debate, which resulted in a habit of numbering my answers to questions and speaking extremely quickly under pressure.

Over the years we have spoke to a lot of men about their shaving habits and preferences, and discovered that the two main «negatives» to safety razors are;

He was fortunate that LBJ died so soon after leaving office, making it possible for the men and women who participated in his rise to power to speak frankly about his habits while the memory of their years with him was still fresh.

Maybe we find the words out there, in the marketplace, a coffee shop, a stadium, where people aren't dressed for church and can speak their own true words (if we'll listen) about the flesh, their fears, the blessing and curse of family, the craziness, not to mention dreams, fantasies, habits and memories.

Ours is indeed a consumeristic culture, the kind that too often turns people into commodities, and I believe Christians can speak into that culture in a unique, life - giving way — not only as it concerns sex - on - demand, but also as it concerns food - on - demand, celebrity - on - demand, stuff - on - demand, cheap - goods - on - demand, pornography - on - demand, entertainment - on - demand, comfort - on - demand, distraction - on - demand, information - on - demand, power - on - demand, energy - on - demand, and all those habits that tend to thrive at the expense of the dignity and value of our fellow human beings or our planet.

Just as habit and tradition have formed our soterian Gospel, so also, habit and tradition have caused us to speak of «salvation» when what we really mean is «eternal life.»

Yes, some people pray incoherently out of habit or because they are not being thoughtful, but sometimes the prayers you criticise result from spiritual emotion and depth of experience of God - especially (I think) speaking in tongues.

We of who does speak and write and read based upon the KING's English have many variants of the Hebrewic doctines yet it is not in our edifying of such doctrines but like you stated above did write, «Christians have a bad habit of not translating the Bible well» is an exact truth!

As I remarked late last year, the introduction of the third edition of the Roman Missal and the new translations of the liturgical texts offer the entire English - speaking Church an opportunity to correct some bad liturgical habits that have developed over the past four decades.

If, for example, we have been in the habit of thinking of God's total creation of the world as occurring in six days of twenty - four hours each and we learn that the creation stories in Genesis are a prescientific attempt to present great religious truth rather than accurate geology or biology, we fail to hear God speak if we refuse to change our minds.

Such a system had serious drawbacks because the teaching materials were several centuries old, the study of Arabic — and no Chinese — was inadequate, so the students could read only a limited amount and could not speak the language, there was no general educational background for the religious courses, and the freedom allowed to the students often led them to form bad habits.

In certain peculiarities of expression, in the habit of sometimes speaking of God in circumlocutions, Jesus resembles the pious Jews, if our record is to be trusted on this point.

His off - the - cuff speaking habit led him to make extreme statements on sensitive subjects (such as nuclear weapons) that alarmed foreign policy experts, but his partisans viewed such outbursts as evidence of his authenticity.

The deposit of these practices incorporates the unjust, ideological, and power - driven habits of previous generations and thus binds those today who still speak their languages.

Tocqueville spoke of relying on «habits of the heart» to achieve this end.

Similarly, in Jesus Christ, God has spoken the Word of power to bring both social justice and physical healing into this world, but we choose to continue in our habits of injustice, destruction and physical illness — withdrawing from the fullness of God's Kingdom — because we really don't want to pay the price of uprooting our lifestyle or entering the fearful desert wilderness of the spiritual realm.

So when he came to analyse the psychology of a Christian he did not like to speak in terms of the «habit» (an Aristotelean and Thomist category) of charity, inspired by the Holy Spirit, but preferred to speak directly of the Holy Spirit of God, working in man, immediately, not mediately.

The pets industry so to speak is huge, and more and more people are reevaluating the dietary habits of their pets, opting for natural foods and looking at pet supplements.

-RSB- «Those wild boars that I have seen brought in by the negroes, or the parts of which I have occasionally received as presents, do not in, colour or in size, resemble those in Europe: they rather appear to be the progeny of swine that have strayed into the woods; and which, from having been once tame, partake of the habits of, and now become, wild, but are not, rigidly speaking, of the same species.

[According to William Beckford, author of the gothic novel, Vathek] «Those wild boars that I have seen brought in by the negroes, or the parts of which I have occasionally received as presents, do not in, colour or in size, resemble those in Europe: they rather appear to be the progeny of swine that have strayed into the woods; and which, from having been once tame, partake of the habits of, and now become, wild, but are not, rigidly speaking, of the same species.

Although this is not a new dietary choice, seeing the rise of this trend in the mainstream speaks to the changing landscape of people's eating habits.

His track record speaks for itself and given his tactical astuteness, ability to work on a budget and get the best out of the players at his disposal, coupled with the most important ingredient of all which is a winning habit, it remains to be seen if Allegri does fancy his chances in England next year.

Koscielny has spoken about his unwanted record, as reported by ESPN, and the way the 29 - year old Gunner responded to the news was fairly tongue in cheek, mentioning the Guinness Book of Records and suggesting that his unfortunate habit only matters in a close game.

The Brazilian midfielder spoke to Goal where he discussed City's transfer habits and, despite his outlandish boasts, he still tried his best to maintain that the Blue half of Manchester are not a «buying club».

If you are starting your little one on a habit of drinking coffee or tea every single day, you may want to speak to your doctor about the potential impact on your child's development.

Some straight spouses have spoken of deep changes to their personality or habits: Developing tastes for foods they never liked before or losing interest in formerly favorite activities.

Ben Klocek, brother of BRWS Board President Stefan, spoke to our school community on March 15 about transforming our tech habits.

So speak positively at home about yourself and others to help kids develop habits of positive thinking.

And speaking of Mommy, I have gotten into the habit of «stealing» her cubes to add nutrition and flavor to leftovers or store - bought meals of my own.

I think there might be a causal relationship both ways with sleep and depression in teenagers (speaking as a qualified software engineer)-- and one of the first things the psychiatrist had us / the teenager do was make sure that he had good sleep habits (e.g. your bed is only for sleeping, go to bed at a decent hour, watch out for caffeine in the hours before bedtime, regular stuff).

Speaking of our children's lovely eating habits, they recently discovered a box of REALLY GOOD candy canes that I may or may not have been hiding from them.

Apart from his habit of rocking back and forth as he speaks, he's got off to a good start.