Sentences with phrase «identifies as a father»

And as my eyes scanned the article, I thought of how desperately we adults need to hear these words too, perhaps most especially from the God who identifies as our Father and who is often compared to a Mother.

This, like all of our offerings, is a trans - inclusive group and is open to anyone who identifies as a father.

To his shock, he was positively identified as the father, with a 99.99 percent certainty.

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On the other hand, as a skeptic and a progressive, I identified with Father Flynn's stirring sermon about religious doubt and his desire to see a more progressive attitude adopted in the school.

True, Father Heisig identifies the «Divine Without» as God's material creation.

God's part of the covenant is very generous and full: Identifying Himself to Abram (for the first time) as «God Almighty,» He promises Abram (whom he here fittingly renames «Abraham,» «father of multitudes») that He will make him exceedingly fruitful, the father of nations and the progenitor of kings; He will make an everlasting covenant with the seed of Abraham to be their God; He will give unto them the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession.

As a child, I identified with the bold heroine Laura, the feminine version of her father.

While he is surely right in affirming that the God of Israel and of the Christian faith is identified by temporal events such as the Exodus and the Resurrection, as well as by Jesus addressing Him as Father (which in turn identifies Jesus as Son), this does not clarify the meaning of the predicate «God» as it is applied to the God of Israel.

he is neither identified biological as male or female... I only refer to He since God is represented as my Father... He is LIKE a Father to me

Achtemeier also argues that feminine images for God in scripture are similes; they only compare God to a female person, whereas scriptural metaphors actually identify God as King and Father.

By that criteria any child of a Jewish parent, either mother OR father who is raised within the Jewish faith and SELF - IDENTIFIES as a Jew, is Jewish.

Jesus looks to the disciples and identifies them, as well as anyone who does the will of the Father, as His true relatives.

Unlike many of the early church fathers who, under the influence of Greek philosophy, sought to identify the image of God with human reason, Niebuhr, following Augustine, saw the image of God as the self - conscious and self - transcendent character of man's whole self.

One example is in 1 Corinthians 5:1 - 8 where a man sleeps with his father's wife, and yet Paul clearly identifies him as a brother in Christ who has been led into serious sin (1 Cor 5:11).

Though long «since canonized as one of the fathers of modern conservatism, in large part because of his influential 1953 book The Conservative Mind, Kirk (who died in 1994) fits awkwardly with the other men identified as the founders of that movement.

Therefore we were buried with Him through being fully identified with death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we should walk in newness of life.

When I meet someone who identifies himself as Reformed, I make all kinds of assumptions — that he is stuck up, that he thinks Calvin must sit on the right hand of the Father, that he delights in the idea of people being predestined for hell, that he will call me «uninformed» and «unenlightened» when he finds out that I've explored Open Theism.

«One only has to read the Hebrew Bible with open eyes and without prejudice,» he writes, «to see why the primary complaint Weil has is that it is difficult to see how the (to her eyes) warlike, vengeful God of the Hebrew Bible, Yahweh, can be identified as the «father» of Jesus» the man who gave the Sermon on the Mount.»

Mark further identifies him as «the father of Alexander and Rufus.»

As early as September 1957 the Detroit Times, in a story by Sports Editor Ed Hayes, identified Father Cavanaugh as one of the men most anxious to see football changeAs early as September 1957 the Detroit Times, in a story by Sports Editor Ed Hayes, identified Father Cavanaugh as one of the men most anxious to see football changeas September 1957 the Detroit Times, in a story by Sports Editor Ed Hayes, identified Father Cavanaugh as one of the men most anxious to see football changeas one of the men most anxious to see football changes.

Stop bashing young dads — and support them to help their children The Fatherhood Institute calls on government - funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as «feckless» and reduce their role to that of cash providers.

The Fatherhood Institute calls on government - funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as «feckless» and reduce their role to that of cash providers.

Please respond to that question, stressing the importance of the framework ensuring that parental engagement by fathers as well as mothers is identified, even if you don't have responses to give to other questions.

Nobody knows for sure how many young carers are looking after their fathers — but we know that some young carers won't be identified as such, because services in touch with their dads don't «see» their fatherhood and as a result won't think about, or offer any support to, their children.

However, when it comes to child protection, routine engagement with fathers and father - figures has seemed a distant ideal: safeguarding policy has repeatedly failed to identify this as an issue despite the fact that Serious Case Reviews over a twenty year period (most recently the Ofsted Serious Case Review summary of 46 cases, as well as both of the Baby Peter Serious Case Reviews) have found failure by practitioners to engage with the men in children's lives to be a major factor in child abuse and deaths.

• A substantial study in New Zealand identified father's smoking as a risk factor for breastfeeding cessation at four months postpartum, independently of mother's smoking and other factors (McLeod et al, 2002).

Much of the information in LLLI publications for fathers may be applicable to a partner who identifies as a «supporting» parent, or it may not, especially if you both identify as mothers.

Although the project does not have a specific policy of targeting young fathers, it has identified that two Children's Centres are seen as most welcoming to young people — Abbey Children's Centre in Barking and William Bellamy Children's Centre in Dagenham.

Many fathers pick up their children from nursery so this was identified early on as a place to target them and to let them know about Fathers Inc services and actifathers pick up their children from nursery so this was identified early on as a place to target them and to let them know about Fathers Inc services and actiFathers Inc services and activities.

Identify yourself as a member of Fathers and Families.

If you or the father has an autosomal dominant disorder such as Huntington's chorea, an amniocentesis will be able to identify if your child will be affected by the disease.

Many men identify fathering as something which is active, challenging, creative, irreplaceable, hard work and a central part of their life, regardless of their family situation.

It is now recognised that many men identify fathering as something which is active, challenging, creative, irreplaceable, hard work and a central part of their life, regardless of their family situation.

This father was surprised when he asked his children what they identified as, and rather than replying with one or more parts of their background (Latino, Asian, Black), they reply with, «White.»

This article reviews the literature on all - male discussion groups for expectant fathers as a strategy to address identified deficits in relation to the inclusion of men within existing program structures.

The formative data from the fathers identified the themes of protector, provider and planner as being male roles that could be used as motivators to enhance support for mothers and that the theme of stoicism could be challenged to increase support.

Three major content areas were identified as the most important issues to be discussed; «the role of the father», «the benefits and importance of breastfeeding to both mother and baby» and «what to expect in the first 4 weeks at home».

Every action on your part — big or small, publicly or behind - the - scenes — helps continue to change the face of parenting in our culture, to identify fathers more and more as legitimate parenting partners, because you already have that role in your family and you should be recognized for it in our culture!

[iv] Another administered tests of empathy to grade school children and found that those who had had secure attachments to their fathers as babies were better able to identify other children's feelings, and to take steps to make them feel better.

Whilst many fathers reported the negative impact of the traumatic birth on themselves and their relationships, some reported post-traumatic growth from the experience and others identified friends and family as a valuable source of support.

Putting aside how angry that makes me, I have since come to know members of the transgender community who give birth and breastfeed or chestfeed their children while identifying as «fathers.»

Meanwhile, fathers, as well as childfree men and women, were more likely to identify their partners as most important.

«This group, like all of our groups, is trans - inclusive and open to anyone who identifies as a mother (or father).»

Disturbingly, fathers identified a lack of «real information», a lack of recognition for their role, lack of engagement during the antenatal education process, and lack of commitment to breastfeeding by hospital staff as barriers they needed to overcome in their role as advocates and supporters of breastfeeding.

The tasks and activities fathers provided, as identified by the mothers, such as encouragement and problem solving were consistent with the requirements that fathers identified; for example the need for real information.

Paternal emotional, practical and physical supports were identified as important factors to promote successful breastfeeding and to enrich the experience for the mother and subsequently the father.

Research with mothers identifies fathers as a primary source of support, yet little is known about the nature of this support [35].

Iroko, who had been formerly identified as Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, was arrested on Saturday, August 13, after one of his neighbours, who is of Northern extraction, complained that he named the dog after his father, Alhaji Buhari.

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As early as 4000 BC, «hallelujah to the healer» was played as part payment for medicinal services, while the ancient Greeks identified Apollo as the father of both healing and musiAs early as 4000 BC, «hallelujah to the healer» was played as part payment for medicinal services, while the ancient Greeks identified Apollo as the father of both healing and musias 4000 BC, «hallelujah to the healer» was played as part payment for medicinal services, while the ancient Greeks identified Apollo as the father of both healing and musias part payment for medicinal services, while the ancient Greeks identified Apollo as the father of both healing and musias the father of both healing and music.