Sentences with phrase «in accepting this invitation»

But those involved said that tech leaders had little choice in accepting the invitation, even if they wanted to decline, opting to engage now even if they later oppose Trump.

I am convinced that in accepting this invitation you are also equally determined to take part in this patriotic undertaking.

Brian was right: Kenneth was taciturn, but our short meeting resulted in him accepting my invitation to have his first Los Angeles museum show.

Not exact matches

Last week, Trump accepted an invitation to meet with Kim by May, although it has yet to be arranged The two leaders have exchanged barbs in the past over North Korea's nuclear program.

Sanders» campaign said in a statement he had accepted CNN's invitation to participate in the debate.

One day after Trump accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet, Tillerson was woken up in his hotel room by a phone call from White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, sources said in the report.

Before you set up a meeting or accept your next meeting invitation, stop and ask yourself: Do I really need to be in — or hold — this meeting?

The president has shown a willingness to become fast friends with new leaders who can help him; he accepted Narendra Modi's invitation to visit New Delhi in January, even though he had hosted the Indian prime minister in Washington only months earlier.

But his involvement in China has waned; he did not accept an invitation from the Chinese to go to Beijing this month for a visit that some expected would be in preparation for Mr. Trump's state visit in November.

Thus, as one who firmly believes in Judaism's teaching of the ubiquity of moral freedom for all humans, I had to suppress my understandable Jewish reticence and accept this invitation.

Islam, in its invitation to accept its beliefs and to submit to its rules, rejects any methods which are not based on liberality and freedom of choice.

In 1971 he accepted the invitation of R. Yehuda Amital, who had recently founded Yeshivat Har Etzion in the Gush Etzion region, to join him as a co-Rosh YeshivIn 1971 he accepted the invitation of R. Yehuda Amital, who had recently founded Yeshivat Har Etzion in the Gush Etzion region, to join him as a co-Rosh Yeshivin the Gush Etzion region, to join him as a co-Rosh Yeshiva.

In words reminiscent of Exodus, God invites the people to go out into the wilderness again — though without the endless thirst of the Israelites who left Egypt — and it seems the people ignore the invitation, or at least put off accepting it outright.

A. N. Whitehead (1861 — 1947) retired in 1924 from an academic career in England in the fields of mathematics and education and promptly accepted an invitation to join the faculty in philosophy at Harvard University, where his work took off in a totally unexpected direction.

In short God will give everyone an opportunity to accept or reject the invitation to trust that which can not be seen.

Where faith invites the Holy Spirit to participate in human decisions, in answer to God's invitation to participate in God's work of creating human beings, Africans accepted to be unmade, Christianized, catholicized, presbyterianized and pentecostalized as a price to pay for the salvation of their souls.

Perhaps those who accept invitations to preach in the White House should reflect on this, for they stand in danger of joining the same company.

When I accepted the invitation to join the faculty of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge I had two compelling reasons: Aware of the Vatican's repression and removal of creative theologians in West German universities, I anticipated a similar development in the U.S. I made therefore a conscious decision not to remain in an academic situation where I would have to spend the rest of my career fighting ecclesiastical backlash.

«They could have been drunk last night, and they can become a member here today,» Campe says after a service in which at least a dozen had raised a hand to accept the invitation.

He's also constantly in demand as a speaker in the UK, Europe and the United States, turning down many more invitations than he is able to accept.

2002 Accepted John Paul Jackson's (Streams International) invitation to plant a church in New London, New Hampshire.

And in 2002 I took an incredible risk, left my church and accepted an invitation from an international ministry to start a church in New Hampshire, USA.

They believe spirits in the afterlife are being exposed to the gospel, and a proxy baptism provides an opportunity to the dead to either accept or turn down the invitation to believe and find salvation.

It's a risky invitation to accept because it means living in the tension of hearing ourselves make the great confession «Jesus, you're the Messiah!»

«The Cardinal made it clear to the RNC (and to the Democratic National Committee as well) that he was only there to offer a prayer, not to engage in any partisan politics,» the spokesman, Joseph Zwilling, said in an e-mail, «and that he would be willing to accept a similar invitation from the DNC if they were to invite him to pray at their Convention as well.»

When he accepted that invitation, Dolan said his appearance would be prayerful, not political, a sentiment reiterated by his spokesman in announcing his appearance at the DNC.

Those who accept the invitation, however, must recognize that while they will be given blessings and benefits from the overabundance of God's generosity, these blessings and benefits must be gained the right way (by entering through the front door, which is Jesus), and must be used in the service of others.

In addition to his publications on abortion, in 1981 Hartshorne accepted an invitation to debate abortion with pro-life advocates at Dartmouth CollegIn addition to his publications on abortion, in 1981 Hartshorne accepted an invitation to debate abortion with pro-life advocates at Dartmouth Collegin 1981 Hartshorne accepted an invitation to debate abortion with pro-life advocates at Dartmouth College.

(CNN)--- Cardinal Timothy Dolan has accepted an invitation to give the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, next week, which will also feature a nun in a speaking role.

The parable of the great banquet, which in somewhat variant forms appears in Matthew 22:1 - 14 and Luke 14:12 - 24, has as its theme the divine invitation which must be accepted without excuses.

But the emphasis is not upon these others, despite the interpretation of the story in the tradition, it is upon the original guests and their ultimate failure to accept the invitation.

Sometimes that is literally a theatre of war, but some also speak of more nuanced divisions: such as «The House of Truce», «House of Calm» — non-Muslim territories where Muslims are free to practice — and «The House of Invitation» where Islam is not yet fully accepted but is in the process of being introduced — ie.

Finally, once we've rediscovered the real Bible that's been hiding beneath the modern apparatus and are now faithfully receiving God's gift, we are likewise free to accept his invitation to become new communities committed to living out God's story in our own world.

In August 1965, Nikita Khrushchev accepted an invitation from President Nixon to tour the United States.

Earlier this year, I accepted an invitation to respond in a public forum to Kyle Duncan, a Becket Fund lawyer involved in the religious liberty cases currently addressing the provisions of the ACA.

In 1978 Charles Hartshorne accepted the invitation to lecture for one semester at Leuven.

In 1946 he returned for an extensive lecture tour, and in 1954, when he was teaching in Japan, he accepted an invitation to give the Earl Lectures at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley on «Faith, Hope, and Love.&raquIn 1946 he returned for an extensive lecture tour, and in 1954, when he was teaching in Japan, he accepted an invitation to give the Earl Lectures at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley on «Faith, Hope, and Love.&raquin 1954, when he was teaching in Japan, he accepted an invitation to give the Earl Lectures at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley on «Faith, Hope, and Love.&raquin Japan, he accepted an invitation to give the Earl Lectures at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley on «Faith, Hope, and Love.&raquin Berkeley on «Faith, Hope, and Love.»

Those who have been or still are in church leadership: please accept my warm invitation to join us!

I accepted an invitation to speak at a conference in Vancouver six months after my surgery, published a book about my life, and debated Michael Brown — how is that keeping quite about your past and being a private person?

As Paul accepts the invitation and prepares to go, Luke introduces for the first time in the text of Acts what has come to be known as the «we passages» (16:10).

James Engel of Wheaton Graduate School of Communication surveyed a sample of viewers of the religious station WCFC - Channel 38 in Chicago who had called the station in response to the invitation given on the station to «accept Christ,» a term used in evangelical circles as equivalent to religious conversion.

My wife, Mary Jane, and I had accepted the invitation of Antonio Heras to visit the home of his mother, Josefina, the «chile queen,» who lives in the town of Cumpas.

Van Natta, then a New York Times correspondent and now an investigative reporter for the paper, was surprised that Clinton accepted his invitation, because Van Natta had been told that Clinton hated an earlier story he had written on the president's rule - bending ways (in golf).

Outside of football and baseball (not that baseball really matters in terms of conference realignment), TCU doesn't exactly bring a ton to the table, but they have now accepted two major conference invitations in the last year or so.

The game will be regionally televised by ABC, and President Nixon has tentatively accepted an invitation to join 30,000 in the stands.

«Sports teams in general since the election have experienced division on whether to accept White House invitations because of how their fans might feel and how that might be a tacit endorsement of the Trump agenda,» the aide said.

Bakersfield and Pasadena»» both ranked among the top teams in their respective sections in Southern California»» were among the handful of teams that accepted the invitation to play in the tournament.

Fresh off an impressive showing at The Opening, Notre Dame's top defensive line commitment in the 2018 class, Jayson Ademilola, has officially accepted an invitation to play in the Army All - American Bowl this coming January:

He committed to Michigan on July 31 and has accepted an invitation to play in the U.S. Army All - American Bowl in January.

He has accepted an invitation to play in the U.S. Army All - American Bowl and GRCC coach Todd Kolster said Mayfield has the athleticism to play just about any position.