Being mindful
in our relationship with nature.
I have always been interested
in our relationship with nature.
Remember, a strong economy is also a key component of improvements
in our relationship with nature and with reduced pollution.
Not exact matches
It is going to need to engage
in substantial disclosures, far beyond detailing the
nature of its
relationship with Philidor.
In other words, while many gyms enjoy a mutual beneficial relationship with ClassPass, it's changed the nature of the boutique fitness business, at least in markets like New York where the startup is well establishe
In other words, while many gyms enjoy a mutual beneficial
relationship with ClassPass, it's changed the
nature of the boutique fitness business, at least
in markets like New York where the startup is well establishe
in markets like New York where the startup is well established.
Gardening excels
in this capacity, and for this reason, is an especially compelling choice for a wellness program: When we garden, we step outdoors and expose ourselves to sunshine and fresh air; we dig our hands into the dirt and connect
with nature; and we develop a
relationship with the food we consume, and therefore,
with the earth
in which that food grows — among other things, giving us more incentive to increase our daily intake of fresh vegetables and fruits.
«A major factor
in the auto industry's recent decline has been the very lopsided
nature of automotive trade
relationships between Canada and every other auto - producing jurisdiction,
with the exemption of the U.S..
Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained
in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated
in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business
relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage
in alternative transactions; (5) the
nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors»
in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files
with the SEC.
Businesses have a three - year «transition period» during which they can still send messages of a commercial
nature if they can prove they've had a business
relationship with the recipients, known
in law as implied consent,
in the past two years.
I'm not a fan of modern - day christianity and the close - minded
nature of some of its followers, but if this kid has found some peace
with his lot
in life due to his
relationship with this church, I'm not going to hate on it.
Female imagery has also functioned to create and sustain a vital and sensitive
relationship to the world of
nature (especially
in connection
with the archaic Earth Goddess imagery).
In the case of matter below man this is through relationship to the Mind of God that frames the whole of creation, and in the case of human nature through direct integration with the individual and personal centre of control and direction (intellect and will) that we call the «soul»
In the case of matter below man this is through
relationship to the Mind of God that frames the whole of creation, and
in the case of human nature through direct integration with the individual and personal centre of control and direction (intellect and will) that we call the «soul»
in the case of human
nature through direct integration
with the individual and personal centre of control and direction (intellect and will) that we call the «soul».
If we are responsible for what we do
with nature, and are
in relationship with God, something like the spirit of Reform and horizontal culture seems to me to be an unavoidable result.
Horizontal enchantment begins
with an understanding of the
relationship between
nature and supernature that is different from the one presupposed
in Taylor and MacIntyre.
Debendranath Tagore (1817 - 1905), leader of the Brahmo Samaj, found himself
in disagreement
with the Upanishads about the
nature of the self's
relationship to the Ultimate.
The major contribution of interpersonal psychology to a comprehensive philosophy of human
nature is that what a person becomes is decisively influenced by his
relationships with other persons — chiefly those
in his family
in the first few years of life.
Another way to say it would be to observe that my story testifies to the truth of the position the Christian church has held
with almost total unanimity throughout the centuries — namely, that homosexuality was not God's original creative intention for humanity, that it is, on the contrary, a tragic sign of human
nature and
relationships being fractured by sin, and therefore that homosexual practice goes against God's express will for all human beings, especially those who trust
in Christ.»
At the peak of that unfolding equation, matter is gathered into ontological unity
with directly created spirit to form human
nature, which exists
in direct and personal
relationship to God who is the Living Environment of grace and providence for every human being and for mankind as a whole.
By «God» I mean the pervasive personal presence, distinct from me and prior to me, who is the source and support of my existence; who through Scripture makes me realize that he has towards me the
nature and name of love - holy, lordly, costly, fatherly, redeeming love; who addresses me, really though indirectly,
in all that Scripture shows of his
relationship to human beings
in history, and especially
in the recorded utterances of his Son, Jesus Christ; and who is daily drawing me towards a face - to - face encounter and consummated communion
with him beyond this life, by virtue of «the redemption which is
in Christ Jesus» (Rom.
The assumption that women are not really related to other women, the absence of understanding men
in relationship to women, the refusal to acknowledge the homo - relational basis of heteroreality, the ignorance of connectedness
with nature all attest to the relational naivete of hetero - reality
in comparison
with a worldview based upon internal relations.
The sociologist of religion will have to examine the character of this twofold
relationship in the case of each individual group because the
nature, intensity, duration, and organization of a religious group depends upon the way
in which its members experience God, conceive of, and communicate
with Him, and upon the way they experience fellowship, conceive of, and practice it.
The
relationship of the finite creature
with the supremely worshipful and unsurpassable deity is being affirmed; and along
with it there is also affirmed the possibility of its becoming on occasion a matter of conscious knowledge on the part of the human, as it is always a present reality
in the very
nature of God himself.
The everlasting
nature of God, which
in a sense is nontemporal and
in another sense is temporal, may establish
with the soul a peculiarly intense
relationship of mutual immanence.
All the ugliness seen
in the OT does not fit
with the Jesus I see of the Gospels, so that I hold at arms length until I have been
in relationship with others long enough for my inner self to show me how it does fit
with the all loving
nature of Jesus Christ.
He provides us
with a clue to the
nature of God disclosed
in the divine activity; he gives us a clue to our own humanity
in its proper functioning; and he re-presents the right
relationship between those two.
This is perhaps owing to the fact that
in the Markan setting, the condition of the peasants seems to be no better than that of the others who are absolutely marginalized.67 While Jesus identifies
with the poorest of the poor,
in the parables of Mark Jesus is addressing the peasants and their
relationship to
nature to teach them regarding the values of the Kingdom.
Since persons live inextricably
in relationships, a «good will» always involves harmonization
with the wills of others and
with nature.
Peasant involvement
in nature is primarily through their
relationship with the earth
in the production of food and fodder.
The creation images found
in the parables of Jesus concern the role of
nature in an agricultural context and «engage those fundamental layers of human consciousness at which we feel our
relationship with nature.
They thus came naturally to him to be used as metaphors
in his parables proclaiming the Kingdom of God, to an audience predominantly consisting of peasants and others who belonged to the deprived and alienated social groups.40 The images from
nature, therefore, become meaningful to an audience who were
in constant
relationship with nature in their daily activities on the farm,
with its experience of pathos and joy.
I believe that religion is man - made but spirituality is a
relationship with the Divine (God, Allah,
nature, etc. — whatever you believe
in).
Concordant
with Hartshorne's tendency to minimize the importance of revelation as the basis for man's knowledge of God is his concern for a philosophy that places man
in primary
relationships to
nature instead of to history.
In its emphasis on the aspect of reversal with the arrival of the rule of God, the «nature parables» stand in the same relationship with that of the parable of the Wicked Tenants.83 The images also testify to Jesus» identification with the peasant culture, with its values of sharing, caring and hard wor
In its emphasis on the aspect of reversal
with the arrival of the rule of God, the «
nature parables» stand
in the same relationship with that of the parable of the Wicked Tenants.83 The images also testify to Jesus» identification with the peasant culture, with its values of sharing, caring and hard wor
in the same
relationship with that of the parable of the Wicked Tenants.83 The images also testify to Jesus» identification
with the peasant culture,
with its values of sharing, caring and hard work.
By then defining «
nature»
in terms of
relationship (instead of either static concept or unlimited dynamism) he was able to offer a solution to the old conundrum about the
relationship between grace and
nature,
in a way which avoids the excessively arid and abstract terms
with which this important debate has so often been carried on.
This was inescapable
in view of Israel's concept of the intimate
relationship between God and
nature; but at the same time it imparted to their understanding of the inanimate world, and to their poetic expression of it, a beauty and elevation, and withal a majesty such as, one may venture the judgment, to rank them
with the best poets of any age.
It does not matter whether we locate this power or presence
in ourselves or
in the heavens, whether we use the name of
Nature, Jehovah, Christ, Mohammed, or Buddha, and whether we affiliate
with a religious group or have only our own
relationship with this Energy (Kavanaugh, Magnificent Addiction, p. 201).
«This responsibility for God's earth means that human beings, endowed
with intelligence, must respect the laws of
nature and the delicate equilibria existing between the creatures of this world... The laws found
in the Bible dwell on
relationships, not only among individuals but also
with other living beings... by their mere existence they bless him and give him glory»... «the Lord rejoices
in all his works» (Ps 104:31).
The new structure will deal
with what is most fundamental
in our human identity: male and female equality, their social roles, the
nature of their differences and
relationship.
His wrath will come upon them
in a manner more horrible than the human mind can imagine — a total separation from any
relationship with Him due to their sinful
nature.
The everlasting
nature of God, which
in a sense is non-temporal and
in another sense is temporal, may establish
with the soul a peculiarly intense
relationship of mutual immanence.
«
In your relationships with one another,» he explains, «have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!&raqu
In your
relationships with one another,» he explains, «have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: Who being
in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!&raqu
in very
nature God, did not consider equality
with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very
nature of a servant he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!»
We have indicated under the figure of ecology
in the world of
nature the complex and intimate
relationships operative
in that process whereby Christian affirmations are made
in terms integral
with their status
in the witnessing and remembering community, and also heard
in terms which prevent their distortion into rationalistic, moralistic, naturalistic, or psychological categories.
According to Alan J. Bailyes, there were five theological issues between the ecumenical and evangelical positions: Church and world, the
nature of conversion, Gospel and culture, Christology, and hermeneutics.3 Bailyes explains that a sound and solid ecclesiology has long been a weak link
in the evangelical chain of theology, «coming a poor second or cven third behind its soteriology
with its emphasis upon the individual and his / her
relationship with God.
Most of the reasons are organizational, institutional, or even doctrinal
in nature, but are not based on their mutual
relationships with God through Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
(19) Vital religion helps people to find this quality of aliveness
in their interpersonal
relationships, their interaction
with nature, and their communion
with God.
What if most of the problems
in our
relationships with other people — the way we «see» and are «seen» by them, the way we interpret their lives, actions, and / or attitudes (and inversely the way others interpret our own), the way we treat and respond to others (as well as the ways they treat and respond to us)-- every single thing that each and every one of us do that damages our
relationships with one another * stems * from an inherent misunderstanding of the
nature and the goodness of the God
in whose image we ourselves were created.
They are naturally and intrinsically defined as causes of water
in a given
relationship, and that constitutes a purposiveness, something which is identified
with their very
natures, and is contained
in their definition as substances.
I know that both while I was drinking and
in periods of sobriety I have trouble
in personal
relationships, I can't control my emotional
nature [not to be confused
with my emotions], I was a prey to misery and depression, I couldn't make a living [a life worth living], I had a feeling of uselessness, I was full of fear, I was unhappy and I couldn't seem to be of real help to other people.
In terms of such process thinking (about which I have written in Process Thought and Christian Faith, Macmillan, 1968), God is not thought to be simply the absolute, self - existent, unconditioned reality; there is a sense in which these terms are applicable as adverbs qualifying God's essential nature — but that essential nature is God's concrete love, his unfailing relationship with the world, his self - giving and willingness to receive from that world, his openness to «affects» from the world and from what goes on in i
In terms of such process thinking (about which I have written
in Process Thought and Christian Faith, Macmillan, 1968), God is not thought to be simply the absolute, self - existent, unconditioned reality; there is a sense in which these terms are applicable as adverbs qualifying God's essential nature — but that essential nature is God's concrete love, his unfailing relationship with the world, his self - giving and willingness to receive from that world, his openness to «affects» from the world and from what goes on in i
in Process Thought and Christian Faith, Macmillan, 1968), God is not thought to be simply the absolute, self - existent, unconditioned reality; there is a sense
in which these terms are applicable as adverbs qualifying God's essential nature — but that essential nature is God's concrete love, his unfailing relationship with the world, his self - giving and willingness to receive from that world, his openness to «affects» from the world and from what goes on in i
in which these terms are applicable as adverbs qualifying God's essential
nature — but that essential
nature is God's concrete love, his unfailing
relationship with the world, his self - giving and willingness to receive from that world, his openness to «affects» from the world and from what goes on
in i
in it.
Through the consequent
nature,
in sum, God is relationally temporal
in the sense of being involved
in temporal
relationships with the actual entities of the world.