Sentences with phrase «in spiritual conversations»

Not exact matches

I FULLY believe in a creator and spiritual reality, but I think the GREAT creator, not the various imposters (Including the dieties of JEws, Muslims and Christians) who have fun watching us kill each other over theological syntax disagreements, has MUCH better things to do than have personal conversations with any of us, dumb blondes included.

So why anyone would purport that someone who is dying and is going to face judgement either way should have someone (chaplain, pastor, nun) lead them in prayer or spiritual conversations obviously has lost touch with the fact that God already knows what's in our heart.

I have always found it interesting and frustrating in the conversation about spiritual abuse and / or other type of abuse within the Emergent circles of how women and men in the «inner circle» use «they have always been nice.....»

We're in a conversation about spiritual abuse — the process by which people who have spiritual authority (pastors, preachers, priests, etc.) take advantage of that authority to do harm to those entrusted to their care.

I remember countless conversations in the dorm rooms of my conservative Christian college about how to defer to a guy as the «spiritual leader» in a relationship, an ideal that far too often resulted in women deliberately diminishing their own gifts, ideas, and dreams in an effort to better play second fiddle.

These questions churned for months in his heart and mind and brought Jordan to seek spiritual direction and religious conversation.

In the ensuing conversation Anthony gives Vincent with much patience and humor what can only be described as spiritual direction, explaining the nature of suffering, the need for detachment, and the importance of outside counsel in understanding and treating one's spiritual illIn the ensuing conversation Anthony gives Vincent with much patience and humor what can only be described as spiritual direction, explaining the nature of suffering, the need for detachment, and the importance of outside counsel in understanding and treating one's spiritual illin understanding and treating one's spiritual ills.

I find that if you act like everyone is a Christian and include them in your conversation, people are more willing to talk about God and spiritual matters.

There are unwritten rules about what can and can not be discussed in church.6 Dualistic attitudes about what is and is not spiritual or religious are operative if sexuality is not considered a polite topic of conversation among church members.

But all the while, escaping my short - sighted gaze, God was planting seeds in her heart through our conversations, and then, the past two years, He allowed some suffering in her life and she actually started to ask me spiritual questions she had never asked before.

Toward the end of Ut Unum Sint, John Paul cites some of the questions that must be addressed in conversation with the communities issuing from the tragic divisions of the sixteenth century: (1) The relationship between Sacred Scripture, as the highest authority in matters of faith, and Sacred Tradition, as indispensable to the interpretation of the Word of God; (2) The Eucharist as the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, an offering of praise to the Father, the sacrificial memorial and Real Presence of Christ and the sanctifying outpouring of the Holy Spirit; (3) Ordination, as a Sacrament, to the threefold ministry of the episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate; (4) The Magisterium of the Church, entrusted to the pope and the bishops in communion with him, understood as a responsibility and an authority exercised in the name of Christ for teaching and safeguarding the faith; (5) The Virgin Mary, as Mother of God and Icon of the Church, the spiritual Mother who intercedes for Christ's disciples and for all humanity.

I do it when I drop spiritual buzzwords into my conversations in order to fit in.

Williams shared a couple of opportunities he's been able to engage his faith while at work in a conversation with PJ Media, including a conversation about the spiritual significance of marriage.

Christians are supposed to encourage each other, and simply sharing insights in conversation is not the same thing as positioning oneself as a «teacher», as in a spiritual mentor, and the responsibility that comes with that.

In his book on AIDS, John Fortunato quotes an evangelical chaplain who began every initial conversation with gay AIDS patients with a harsh denunciation of the sin of homosexual practice (AIDS: The Spiritual Dilemma Harper & Row, 1987], pp. 103 - 104).

For me I have zero conversation on spiritual life in real life so I crave it, so often tempted to abandon hope.

But in truth, the preaching that we have in mind and the moral conversation that it encourages demand rigorous intellectual and spiritual discipline: a readiness to question our basic assumptions and values, a willingness to consider how we may have dressed our own self - interest in moralism, and a commitment to supporting one another in embodying the values that emerge from our conversation.

And after I get all those things, make it so that I control the conversation on all things Spiritual, and anyone that questions me on any of it, I can tell them with your authority that they are in danger of eternity in hell.

Previously, when I was a pastor and a regular church attender, I rarely had spiritual conversations with people who were not already in a church.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church states: 1 «Christ announced the necessity of a spiritual regeneration «of water and the spirit» in his conversation with Nicodemus, and it has been commonly held that he instituted the Sacrament either at an unspecified date before His passion or after his resurrection, when he gave the disciples the command to baptise in the Threefold Name.»

If you look at it from a spiritual perspective, if we don't step into the space at the intersection of creativity and spirituality, we're going to become irrelevant in the human conversation.

George's reasons for missing his comeback are eerily similar to some of the reasons I miss critical spiritual conversations, especially in the context of my small group.

Do you think spiritual conversations get missed in your groups?

A devotional pocket version of this translation would be a great asset to the spiritual life of anyone seeking to discover or deepen the art of personal conversation with Christ in the Eucharist and his blessed mother.

A little later my dad came in and sat down on the edge of the bed and said quietly that we should have a conversation about Sunday Mass, and probably I was now old enough to make my own decisions about attending Mass, that he and my mother did not think it right or fair to force that decision on us children, that we needed to find our own ways spiritually, and that while he and our mother very much hoped that we would walk in the many rewarding paths of the Church, the final decision there would be ours alone, each obeying his own conscience; that was only right and fair, and to decree attendance now would perhaps actually force us away from the very thing that he and my mother found to be the most nutritious spiritual food; so perhaps you and I and your mother can sit and discuss this later this afternoon, he said, and come to some amicable agreement.

In response to surrogates» religious or spiritual statements, health care professionals redirected the conversation to medical considerations; offered to involve hospital spiritual care providers or the patient's own religious or spiritual community; expressed empathy; acknowledged surrogates» statements; or very rarely explained their own religious beliefs.

Virgo also rules the zodiac's wellness house, and with this year's game - changing eclipses in Virgo (Sept. 13) and holistic / spiritual Pisces (Mar. 20), the global conversation about well - being is sure to be lively.

Over this beautiful relaxing weekend, engage in conversations about self - care, delicious and nourishing food, and spiritual renewal.

Whether you go for a walk, watch sunrise or sunset, have a meaningful conversation, engage in a spiritual practice, or partake in your favorite activity, your life is made more meaningful by participating in practices that inspire you and make you feel passionately alive.

Throw in a joke and lead the conversation toward something that gets the intellectual and spiritual juices flowing.

She has roots here in Chicago, and I can't help but imagine how interesting and spiritual a conversation with her could be.

If you happen to be more interested in finding a man who shares your same interests, spiritual beliefs and topics of conversation, there are sites out there with you in mind.

While it's difficult to present a clear roadmap for teachers on this topic, my purpose in writing this blog is to continue to conversation on teaching spiritual qualities in the classroom.

But what's clear from our conversation is that the psychological and spiritual histories of color weigh equally in his mind as he works.

In conversation with fellow L.A. resident Alex Israel, the Norwegian artist - photographer explains how he infuses an ironic critique with spiritual longing and suspended, surreal ambiguity.

«To this conversation Saro - Wiwa adds new insight: first relocating «the rural» from the discourse of NGOs and aid to the ambit of spiritual self - determination; and second relocating the identity development project from «the urban'to the village — what she terms «the psycho - spiritual core» of African life,» Selasi writes in the exhibition catalog.

Spectrums is a conversation with the artist's upbringing in non-Western and New Age spiritual thought during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

BM: I am thinking about someone like Agnes Martin and if you were to introduce the work by talking about her forsaking everything and turning her back on the world and living a hermit life, if that would lead to a more spiritual aspect in the conversation rather than if you waited just through the works for someone to get there.

In my last semester, I carry this with me wherever I go, in conversations with peers, over stress induced Lazy Hustlers at Evas or at the Met when conversation calls for historical or spiritual precedenIn my last semester, I carry this with me wherever I go, in conversations with peers, over stress induced Lazy Hustlers at Evas or at the Met when conversation calls for historical or spiritual precedenin conversations with peers, over stress induced Lazy Hustlers at Evas or at the Met when conversation calls for historical or spiritual precedent.

Lynch's connection to subjects and landscapes, both in life and painting, was empathic: a flower or tree branch sings just as strongly as any bird; likewise a pre-Columbian vessel in spiritual communion with a Chinese philosopher's stone — and he listened acutely, transcribing their conversation so you could hear it too.

«When the prejudice against the idea of the spiritual life in af Klint's work is overcome, which will require scholarship, then perhaps she will really take hold in the broader conversation.»

Conducted daily rounds to all departments, engaging in conversation and listening closely to understand the emotional, psychological and spiritual condition of each patient.

After her presentation on «LGBTQ + Inclusivity,» SDI asked Debonee to join a conversation on the importance of diversity in spiritual direction.