These are the pleasant dreams of many a family that longs to have
a little flock of backyard birds.
Last evening before sunset, Mr. B and I pulled our deck chairs out onto the lawn for an hour and watched
our little flock of young chickens glory in the green grass outside their coop.
The Christians will be
the little flock of the Gospel, perhaps esteemed, perhaps persecuted, perhaps bearing witness to the holy message of their Lord with clear and respected voice in the polyphonic or cacophonous chorus of ideological pluralism, perhaps only in an undertone, from heart to heart.
I want to be and remain in the church and
little flock of the fainthearted, the feeble and the ailing, who feel and recognize the wretchedness of their sins, who sigh and cry to God incessantly for comfort and help, who believe in the forgiveness of sins.»
Not exact matches
With a team mired in the lower reaches
of the FIFA rankings, there would seem to be
little incentive to
flock to stadiums to watch our boys in red be crushed by the opposition.
The atheists love calling us sheep and I say... «yes, I am
of the
flock of the Good Shepherd»; every time I hear them call out «sheep» it reminds me
of how Jesus goes out into the desert to find even one lost sheep and to do so He leaves the 99 others... those lost sheep are being found every day... some try to hide in the darkest places but all they need to see is just a
little Light and they lose their fear.
The classic «I know something you don't know» posture is
little more than a cop out, and I am becoming increasingly tired
of hearing those who have supposedly answered a call to be shepherds to the
flock proclaim their good intentions.
And why the twists and turns
of a
little - known Anglo - Saxon bishop
of Malmesbury, St. Aldhelm, who — besides administering to his
flock — used his evenings to compose some
of the most puzzling verse riddles ever concocted?
I sometimes have the impression that, as a result, he would not be too unhappy if Christianity «pulled up its skirts» a
little from the muddiness
of the road, as it were, and contracted into a
little flock.
Everywhere they will be a
little flock, because mankind grows quicker than Christendom and because men will not be Christians by custom and tradition, through institutions and history, or because
of the homogeneity
of a social milieu and public opinion, but — leaving out
of account the sacred flame
of parental example and the intimate sphere
of home, family and small groups — they will be Christians only because
of their own act
of faith attained in a difficult struggle and perpetually achieved anew.
Is it just me, or is there more than a
little bit
of tension in the way we deal with biblical and ecclesial images
of sheep and shepherds, pastors and
flocks?
Christ calls His disciples His «
little flock», a term
of endearment.
But it is something more: something immediate and poignant in the embattled «
little flocks»
of the first century, known again in our day by millions in shattered and cut - off lives in cells, rubble, behind wire, and behind curtains.
Eventually, under the mentorship
of people like Eugene Peterson, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, and Wendell Berry, I decided I would simply focus on my own
little flock wherever I was and forget about the system.
Great crowds were
flocking thither, attracted by the display
of traditional costumes in the procession; most
of them were people who had
little sympathy with the Christian religion.
We are still in touch through fb and sincerely believe in my heart that they will at some point awaken, as we are being awakened and he and her, will be, with all in their
little flock, in the future, they will be a very loving and strong voice in teaching the true name (nurture and nature
of God and not the angry, vengeful blood requiring god
of Moses, Abraham and Isaac.
O'Malley's simplified «creed,» if, by Confirmation time, just one
of my
little flock understood the meaning
of those four theological propositions (never mind believing them with «a reasonable degree
of certainty»), I would join Fr.
Will, Mike, Sam, and your
little flock that follows your errors, as I can see the comments here with perhaps some others (that don't comment but look on) that enjoy someone else's disputes, because that's what TV and programs are made
of in this warped world.
Start with a
flock of three or four hens at the most, as a small
flock will be a
little less work, require less feed and less clean up than a larger
flock.
People
flock to the u-pick farms for the pleasure
of plucking these
little nutrition powerhouses from the bushes themselves.
She has quite the veggie garden on her working grass - fed cattle ranch, along with a healthy
flock of truly free range chickens, and biscuit her milk cow who supplies her
little raw dairy operation.
I can't wait till
Little has sleepovers and I get to make breakfast for a
flock of sleepy boys.
These luscious
little Bourbon Meatballs are going to be the hit
of your next party ~ people will
flock to the meatballs, but they'll hang around for the sauce!!
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little off the beaten path, three flavors for those
of you who like to try new things.
A security committee's nightmare, the NFL proved it could out - hustle a street built by hustlers, and thousands
of the world's most jaded working class
flocked to Times Square for what amounted to
little more than a bunch
of backwoods country carnival attractions slathered in advertising.
We've had a bit
of a rough go in our barn with our own
flock this past week, and I've found myself in the barn for more hours than I can count, trying to puzzle it out and nursing one
of our sheep back to her feet (I'm happy to say she's well once again,
little Thalia).
We have been learning a lot, trying to grow as much food in a small space as we can, and still have room to give the chicken
flock spots to «pasture,» leaving a
little space in the yard for two beehives, two dogs and two kids with lots
of playmates!
Birds
of a feather
flock to Notebaert Nature Museum - Chicago Parent - April 2, 2018 At the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, they've gone a
little birdbrained.
Family and friends from around the country
flocked to our
little home in San Diego to meet the first child
of the new generation.
Sanders sought to re-up his hometown cred yesterday by tucking into a Nathan's Famous hot dog (with a
little sauerkraut, and a
little mustard) on Coney Island, where thousands
of supporters
flocked to catch a glimpse (and an earful)
of the Vermont senator, his wife and their celebrity escort, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.
The
flocked white wreath, and white
little birds and plaid blanket at the end
of the bed, the red throw on the bed and the greens hung above the bed add just enough Christmas in here to make it feel cozy and inviting.
This character, this creature on the prowl, is doing
little more than an impersonation
of mating rituals, but it's working: Men impulsively
flock to her, attracted to her receptiveness and unburdened by her apparent lack
of personality.
Will Gluck's Peter Rabbit opens as one might expect for an animated / live - action film based on the misadventures
of Beatrix Potter's beloved fictional animal character: with a
flock of birds gliding through the sky and singing a pretty
little tune worthy
of Julie Andrews.
This style has been used successfully on the wildly popular «Shaun» BBC TV series, as well as on the excellent spinoff,» Timmy Time» (which aired for a few seasons in the US on the Disney Channel), and stars the
littlest member
of Shaun's
flock and his orange stuffed companion.
When we are in the 91 - year - old's company, Nhat Hanh himself makes for a beguiling presence, whether leading his
flock on woodland strolls or applying a philosophical band aid to a
little girl grieving the loss
of her pet dog.
People continue to
flock to the funky Encore, which is soon to get a Chevrolet
little brother in form
of the Trax.
West Port drivers deserve a
little bit
of flair on the road, which is why many
flock to a luxury SUV.
What I was trying to do was explain that writers
flock to ebooks because there are cases
of writers converting ebooks to fame and fortune: like Boyd Morrison who got a two book deal from Simon & Schuster from his Kindle sales
of The Ark or even like MaryJanice Davidson who is
little known but has gone from publishing ebooks to spots on NYT Bestsellers and USA Today Bestsellers list.
Year round, locals
flock to the «grassy knoll», a
little grass hill at the northern end
of the beach, for picnics, barbecues or to just chill out into the afternoon.
The beautiful people
flock to this most picturesque
of backdrops to see and be seen, and one
of the most popular parading grounds is the area
of Little Venice.
Several thousands
of visitors
flock to our
little island every year for a nice getaway, and always, there s the dreaded souvenir shopping day, a day reserved solely for buying
little gift items for friends back home.
Make it into the top 20 % and
little camera drones will
flock you when you first hit the hub and an announcement will be made to all in your local hub
of your presence.
The advertisments made it sound like it was an action game with
little to no mention
of the RTS portion, which maybe in the end was for the best as people will
flock to an action game more then they will and RTS game.
Steer the
flock of pudgy, clueless
little blue morons through the game and they naturally
flock and flow around obstacles.
«A
little can go a long way in Haiti,» David Zwirner said to a
flock of press gathered at his gallery on Tuesday for a walkthrough
of «Artists for Haiti,» the special sale
of artworks that he organized for a benefit auction at Christie's in New York on the evening
of Sept. 22, 2011.
In the article Algus laments the fact that his gallery has very
little walk - in traffic anymore, and he blamed it on the art fairs, where all the collectors
flock to the mall - like events instead
of making regular visits to the galleries.
Three
of them, titled Inner Sections, have white grounds on which Orozco has filled in some
of the curved slivers created with red or blue tempera or gold leaf; the odd
little shapes swarm around one another like
flocks of birds.
There is a hungry Uncertainty Monster loose amongst the
flock of Chicken
Littles.
Passenger Pigeons didnâ $ ™ t live in
little groups, but huge
flocks that required extraordinary quantities
of hardwood forests for them to feed, breed and survive.
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