Sentences with phrase «leap of faith as»

He also took a leap of faith as a 21 - year - old college student at DePaul University in Chicago.

There's no such thing as perfect timing when it comes to taking a leap of faith as an entrepreneur; at some point, you simply have to do the best research you can, concoct some sort of back - up plan, and then leap forward and hope for the best.

In fact, the latest CiF reply (from EwanB) seems to make exactly the same leap of faith as Carrington and most of the other commenters there.

Collectors need to take a leap of faith as the sixteen monochrome paintings on the 2nd floor come with an interesting caveat: the works are subject to alteration by another (unknown) artist at any time after purchase.

You have inspired me to take my very overdue leap of faith as a blogger, haha!

I think it was a combination of it being a price that made sense for them and a cool, young cast that they could get into, and they took a leap of faith as well.

Travelling around on Skylines looks like a real rush, especially the death - defying leaps of faith as we change lines.

Not exact matches

(Years later, he would describe his decision to accept the job as a «Vermont leap of faith.»)

The decision to detach coveted and expensive sports programming from the traditional TV system — which remains the financial engine for broadcasters and media companies such as Rogers Media — is a leap of faith for the industry, and carries some risk.

So, as a near - term value buy, this stock does require a leap of faith of sorts.

However, it is far beyond a blind leap of faith, as the Bible and the life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus are evidence that there is a God and that He loves us enough to provide a way for salvation even though we as sinners don't deserve it.

As for numerologists, scientists, and non-believers in general... to explain anything within our universe completely and fully (even the big bang theory or evolution), one must eventually take a leap of faith and believe in something that equations or definitions can't quantify.

In order to have faith, you must see past all of the silliness in the bible and take a leap of faith... in other words, you must trun off your logic and reasoning portions of your mind and just believe... well some of us can not do that, and see your religion the saem as all other religions... man made and false.

Now of course this is something that can't be proven, and as to how I can be certain to choose to have that leap of faith and believe is not based on something that is shown to be set in stone.

-- and who therefore insist that it is human reason itself whose sacrifice is being called for have no recourse but to explain Abraham's conduct as a «leap of faith.»

As an agnostic, it sounds like Mr. Hawking is making a similar leap of faith in saying there is no god / afterlife as religious people who say there is.As an agnostic, it sounds like Mr. Hawking is making a similar leap of faith in saying there is no god / afterlife as religious people who say there is.as religious people who say there is...

Of course there is no way to measure physically as to which side is right, including the atheist side, and yet you still make your choice because in your POV it is the logical choice to make, wherein my POV there are times that such physical evidence is not available and so a leap of faith needs to be takeOf course there is no way to measure physically as to which side is right, including the atheist side, and yet you still make your choice because in your POV it is the logical choice to make, wherein my POV there are times that such physical evidence is not available and so a leap of faith needs to be takeof faith needs to be taken.

This may seem risky, but just as Abraham obeyed God and followed Him «not knowing where he was going,» you can take a leap of faith even if you don't know exactly where you will land on the other side.

Whilst this approach was disturbing for many Christians at the time, it again meant that defenders of Christianity, instead of calling for a leap of faith, could start from historical events and argue from them to the divinity of Jesus Christ His divinity was seen as the perfection of his humanity and this fitted with the approach of Schleiermacher, who saw Jesus, whose consciousness was entirely taken up with awareness of God, as «the ideal representative of religion».

Thus when I observe a meticulous and highly sensitive scholar like Bultmann proceeding with his method of demythologizing to interpret Christian faith exhaustively and without remainder as man's original possibility of authentic historical existence, and then making, as it were, a sharp turn from this procedure in his appeal to the saving event of Jesus Christ, by way of preserving the Kerygma, something demonic in me leaps up with glee, and I want to shout far joy.

Notional hypothesis such as the big bang and evolution as a means to species have been found to be false and once that happens the believers in these ideas are beyond a leap of faith.

But finally they decide not to terminate, fully realizing in what Tierney describes as their «leap of faith» that they are about to become «pioneers.»

I wouldn't call it a «leap of faith» in any sense as it's still conditional (based on evidence so far).

I take your point though that if they hold to this nonexistence as certain truth even though there's no certain proof of it, they are taking at least a small leap of faith.

Viewed objectively, the Christian «leap of faith» in believing in Jesus as the son of a god soon becomes a feat of mental gymnastics worthy of the cow that jumped over the moon.

Bultmann the philosopher argues, jumps directly from the kerygma stated in the barest terms, «that God has drawn near to us in Christ,» to faith understood equally starkly as the surrender of my self - will that I may stand radically before God.22 This leap ignores the question of how the actual language of the Bible — in its various literary forms — conveys content, sense, meaning, to

You accept the «leap of faith» as a valid basis for believing in god in the absence of evidence, but fail to see that this makes you a pantheist, because you have to accept that the same leap can be made to any god with equal validity.

When Kierkegaard defines faith as «contemporaneity with Christ,» he assumes the necessity of this leap, a «leap» which, dialectically, requires a negation of Christendom.

But to lose faith in it for this specious reason (as if a high incidence of adultery casts doubt on the validity of marriage) is to lose faith not only in literature but in the mind's capacity to make those nonlinear leaps beyond present certainties that give Einstein an occupation and Hawking precedent for his dream of grand unification.

As to us human beings, though we will go on making scientific and technological progress by leaps and bounds, we are not going to become any wiser in matters of faith and morals.

After conducting market research, Schenkel took a leap of faith and in 2001 founded Unidine — initially known as Summit Dining Services — to provide dining management services with a commitment to fresh foods.

My husband and I are hosting a Christmas pot luck this weekend sO I think I am going to take a leap of faith and make this as my tasy contribution!

Slimani may just be that man, but investing as much as # 10 million in just one player would be a huge leap of faith from the Palace manager and his board.

Much line win totals, to lay points and lock up money in advance is a leap of faith that nothing negative will happen to a given side between now and kickoff such as suspensions, injuries, etc..

Like I said, this tip does involve a leap of faith, as Villa have been this season's biggest let - downs, in my opinion, but I'm banking on the likes of Charles N'Zogbia, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Darren Bent coming good for a change − as should the aforementioned do what is expected of them, Villa will have far too much quality going forward for Norwich's defence to handle.

Unfortunately, it is hit or miss as to whether the consultant supports or intrudes and so derails the unfolding process with it's inevitable pain and the leap of faith it takes to trust your body.

We witness it in the eyes of our nursing infant child as he gazes up at us with unquestioning faith, and again in the wild abandon with which our toddler runs and leaps into our arms, never for a moment imagining we won't be ready to catch him.

Yes, it's a bit of a leap of faith, but you won't truly gain confidence as a mother until you take it.

There are, as John Cridland outlined earlier this week, many unknowns in delivering on the initial vision for the Northern Powerhouse, and it will in some respects require a «leap of faith».

«Defender of The Faith» Cuomo The man who is destroying the Democratic Party one investigation at a time is hailed by those who he is destroying as their future savor and they leap to their feet to pay homage.

It's there to hold your hand as you take a leap of faith when you're unsure.

But when she met her now husband, Rich, she took a leap of faith and left her job as a radio talk show host in San Francisco.

After years of working for a major beauty company, Christina took the leap of faith and took on the journey as an entrepreneur to build her own brand.

After I took the leap of faith and cut out all dairy from my diet, things starting to change and then it dawned on me that all those GI issues I suffered from as a child was primarily because I was severely lactose intolerant.

But she decided to follow her heart, and what started as a leap of faith has turned out to be a stepping - stone to something different, new, and liberating: the world of health and wellness.

This is an exciting month for me, because I have taken a giant leap of faith to join Beautycounter as a consultant.

Without this accomplishment I would not have had the opportunity (and bold leap of faith) to leave my corporate America job behind in pursuit of a career in fitness and helping others, as well as signing on with Cellucor.

Good energy can be found at the hands of a Shaman or Reiki master, or you can just as easily generate it for yourself by taking a leap of faith and starting an adventure.

I took a leap of faith and decided to pursue wedding photography as a full time job in the summer of 2009.

But I hate the idea of taking such a big leap of faith that when it will arrive in 6 months time it will be what I hoped for and fit as it's meant to.