Not exact matches
Knowing that photography was huge, that everyone is a photographer, that everyone is taking amazing pictures — including kids and my 70 - something mom — I had a hunch that everyone has a lot
of photos they don't care a lot about, but everyone also has a few pictures they
love and would
love to
make into something physical, either for themselves or as a
gift.
With that said, there are a couple
of ways to
make your
gifts more memorable to your
loved ones.
Instead
of giving toys or clothes for birthdays, holidays, or other occasions, ask
loved ones to
make a
gift this way, as it can
make a more lasting impact on a child's life.
Every taxpayer should consider the tax consequences
of any
gifts they
make to
loved ones.
The building
of the local hospital, the ambulance that got me there before I died from blood loss, the image
of God in the paramedics that
made them give their lives to rescuing people they've never met, the wisdom
of the surgeon, the intelligence and skill
of the thousands
of individuals whose discoveries have
made operating theatres and anaesthesia possible — all
of these are gracious
gifts of a
loving God, whose mercy enables healings to take place across the world that would, in any other generation, be considered quite miraculous.
* know the
love of God...... to be unrelenting and unlimited;...
makes no exceptions and has no qualifications;... to be the constant inviting presence
of God; and... to be the unconditional acceptance by God
of me in my entirety as a
gift.
When creatures who are
gifted as the image and likeness
of God misuse
love, corrupting what God
made good, then the
love of God goes to them to heal them.
Freedom
makes us morally responsible for our actions; it also
makes us capable
of love — for true
love must be free
gift.
Husbands and wives are
made to freely offer themselves as
gifts to one another in friendship, and to share in the life - giving
love of God.
According to the New Testament, this experience
of the indwelling presence
of God is the essential source
of the Christian's power (Acts 18) and
of his peace and joy; (Romans 14:17) it is the best
gift which the Father can bestow on his children; (Luke 11:13; John 14:26) it is the secret alike
of moral renewal (Titus 3:5) and
of practical guidance; (Acts 13:2) it furnishes the interior standards
of motive and behavior which must not be violated; (Ephesians 4:30) whatever else in Christian faith is valuable, even though it be the
love of God, becomes effective only when this experience
makes it inwardly real; (Romans 5:5) and the temple is easily dispensable since to every Christian it can be said, «Know ye not that your body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit which is in you?»
Further, they should be able to understand the
loving and unique significance
of conjugal intercourse, which lies not mainly in the pleasure it may give the spouses, but in the unparalleled way by which it expresses the total and exclusive self -
gift they
made to one another in marrying.
Without freedom, man could not place himself in a state
of gift in return; without it God's
love of the world would be without the fullness that freedom
makes possible.
It is the experiential insight that gives succor to man's deformed yearning (sehnsucht) for perfection in life, and it reveals to us that «God can not be contained within reason, because what he does goes beyond reason,» therefore the initial anticipation
of the revelatory act / reality is signaled by the existential realization that God's «unnecessitated»
love for us as created being, both corporately and individually,
makes transparent «God's
gift of Himself.»
The second thesis
of my book was that homosexuals, rather than being somehow a menace to the values
of society and the family, as Christians have tended to assume, have, as a part
of God's creative plan, special
gifts and qualities and a very positive contribution to
make to the development
of society (cf. also my article «Homosexuality, Lesbianism, and the Future: The Creative Role
of the Gay Community in Building a More Humane Society,» in A Challenge to
Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church, edited by Robert Nugent [Crossroad, 1984]-RRB-.
Your sins are already forgiven, no one goes to Hell because they did not ask for forgiveness, a person goes to Hell because when they have passed the age
of innocence, and have come to the Knowledge
of the Gospel, or they have learned that Jesus died for their sins, and that He gives us salvation freely because He
loves us more than we
love ourselves, and we have to
make a choice to accept or reject this free
gift, if that individual accepts Jesus as their Savior, then they go to Heaven, and if that individual rejects Jesus, then they go to Hell.
An understanding
of revelation as the
gift of an ever - more - inclusive future rooted in the kenotic
love of God can help transform the Church's self - understanding in a way that would
make it more closely related to the needs
of our contemporary world.
He shrugs and explains that God
loves his creatures even though they
make a mess
of his
gifts, and that some
of them get it right anyway.
It is as if someone offered us, with his left hand, the
gift of love; and then, with his right hand,
made a fist at us and said, «If you won't accept
love, I'll knock you down».
The homeless people they meet and the response
of those people to a simple
gift and a little
love and kindness given in the name
of Jesus
makes an impression unparalleled by any sermon or what - have - you that they have yet encountered in life.
«In the
gift of himself that God wills to
make, everything is explained - in so far as it can be explained - by
love, everything, hence including the consequent desire
of our nature.»
If I selfishly
love my frozen yogurt, microbreweries, and Pinterest, or dislike tattoos, noise, slow decision -
making, or fill in the blank, more than my brothers and sisters who are different; if I prefer this church, or neighborhood because
of the schools, the safety or because the worship resonates with me; if I am committed to my ways
of doing life; if I let me self - comfort, self - enjoyment, self - security, or self - convenience guide my decision
making; I will never experience the
gifts that accompany thriving relationships with people who are different from me.
These people, knowing it necessary that people that we have been given an undeserved
gift of Grace didn't choose to «keep it simple» but felt compelled to also
make sure we were aware: Christianity is shocking in that God
loves us so much he was willing to die for us rather than leave us trying (and failing) to impress him on our own; but frankly, people had conceived
of such an notion before, the twist is that a God fully capable
of saving us has already accomplished all the necessary work to save us but without needing us to do so nonetheless invites us to participate in our own salvation.
In less prosperous and less romantic times, Christians have viewed marriage in more pragmatic terms as God's good
gift of providing a partner with whom to work and live and
make love.
And while
making the point about God's
gifts to us, she sees the sacramental message that is written into creation itself: «Food is and always will be a sign built into the order
of creation, physical nourishment that illuminates and spiritual nourishment we receive in Holy Communion... the more we see food in that light — the more we see it as a perpetual sign
of God's goodness and
love — the more fully we can understand the Eucharist as a holy and tremendous sacrifice in which
love and
gift, grace and life are bound up together.»
It means, furthermore, that in spite
of our weakness and unwisdom, God can use in the
making of peace any
gift that is brought in
love for the service
of human need.
The enormity
of His
gift, the extreme measure He took to show me how He
loves me — can not but open my eyes, heart and mind, which results in cleaning my conscience
of all burdens and
makes me run to God, not from Him.
But Cornwell always did have the
gift of being intensely irritating to many who
love the Church,
of mounting violent assaults, often at first effectively, against the most seemingly unassailable bulwarks
of the Catholic tradition, in a way which has sometimes
made him seem a real threat.
[23] He is not offering external objects, but His very life, a
gift made freely out
of love for us.
We French Pentecostals had it good... we were given «The Act
of Marriage» and told to enjoy this
gift within a holy union
of course... and we sure did... boy, oh boy... bliss, joy, ecstasy... all that waiting
made worthwhile... this is why being single again is so hard on me... but I have come to realize I never want to have
love without sex and I never want to have sex without
love...
For its only
love and grace that truly sets us free from the power
of the law and the orphaned heart
of leaders who don't understand that it isn't their
gifts, title, or works that
make them acceptable to God, but the sacrificial
love of Jesus.
Man and woman recapitulate the
gift of God in creation by becoming a
gift to each other, sexual desire was not experienced as a compulsive urge, but as the desire to
make a sincere
gift of self — to
love as God
loves.
If you're looking for
gift ideas for a food and drink - centric friend, co-worker or
loved one, you're in luck as I've cooked up a tasty assortment
of items that'll
make your holiday shopping a snap.
Vegan
Gifts for Friends and Family Travel
Love Bird Wallet These adorable faux leather wallets are perfect for carrying all
of your necessities around town and
make the perfect
gift for the fashion - forward person in your life.
There's no better
gift than that
of a nutritious meal
made with
loving hands, right?
Around the holidays I
love giving food
gifts and
making easy things that I can give to a decent amount
of people.
I'd
love to win a copy
of the book — seconds
make fabulous
gifts!
They would
make a thoughtful
gift for any food
loving member
of your family too; a chance to creat less waste, more delicious food and long lasting traditions.
Love these and I love coconut so much its really good for almost anything I am just so glad I can make these and will make as gifts for family and friends coconut is my nbf I do not know what id do without coconut oil you can use it for any part of your face and body too so skin stays moist and does not get
Love these and I
love coconut so much its really good for almost anything I am just so glad I can make these and will make as gifts for family and friends coconut is my nbf I do not know what id do without coconut oil you can use it for any part of your face and body too so skin stays moist and does not get
love coconut so much its really good for almost anything I am just so glad I can
make these and will
make as
gifts for family and friends coconut is my nbf I do not know what id do without coconut oil you can use it for any part
of your face and body too so skin stays moist and does not get dry
Edible
gifts always get used and can be
made with a big fat pinch
of love.
Muffins
make a fabulous treat to enjoy at breakfast, they're a great snack, and they're an instant «I was thinking
of you» kind
of gift that you can easily
make for someone you
love or someone you're just meeting for the first time.
These
make edible holiday
gift treats that «yule»
love... and so will your gang, but they're so versatile they're welcome any time
of year at all!
The Christmas just been I
made two varieties
of muesli, packaged them in pretty jars and
gifted them to
loved ones.
And with Valentine's Day at the end
of the week, they also
make a lovely
gift for the one I
love.
She
loves any combination
of nuts, coconut, and dark chocolate so I knew this recipe would
make for a perfect
gift.
I
love to
make my friends and family edible
gifts for Christmas, whether bags
of granola full
of nuts, seeds, spices and dried fruits and homemade chocolate bars.
I'd
love to
make this for some
of my girlfriends for little Christmas
gifts but don't want to risk ruining the recipe with processing.
If you
love jalapenos, salsas or any type
of chiles or know someone that
loves jalapenos, then give yourself or the aspiring chef on your shopping list the
gift of flavor and spiciness with the Jalapeno Lovers Gift Pack so you can use the poblanos to do killer rellenos, a can of jalapenos to cook up a plate of delicious nachos, the serranos to make authentic Mexican salsa or to serve chipotles in adobo over sea bass; or with the Chile Pepper Lovers Pack which is perfect if you want to become a jalapeno connoisseur, with it you will taste the many different ways jalapeno peppers are applied as the main ingredient in salsas like La Victoria Salsa Jalapena, El Pato Salsa de Jalapeno (Jalapeno sauce) and Buffallo Jalapeno, sauces like El Yucateco Jalapeno Sauce and Pico Pica green sauce jalapeno, canned jalapeno chile peppers both as whole or sliced from Herdez and Embasa and dips with cheese or beans by Fri
gift of flavor and spiciness with the Jalapeno Lovers
Gift Pack so you can use the poblanos to do killer rellenos, a can of jalapenos to cook up a plate of delicious nachos, the serranos to make authentic Mexican salsa or to serve chipotles in adobo over sea bass; or with the Chile Pepper Lovers Pack which is perfect if you want to become a jalapeno connoisseur, with it you will taste the many different ways jalapeno peppers are applied as the main ingredient in salsas like La Victoria Salsa Jalapena, El Pato Salsa de Jalapeno (Jalapeno sauce) and Buffallo Jalapeno, sauces like El Yucateco Jalapeno Sauce and Pico Pica green sauce jalapeno, canned jalapeno chile peppers both as whole or sliced from Herdez and Embasa and dips with cheese or beans by Fri
Gift Pack so you can use the poblanos to do killer rellenos, a can
of jalapenos to cook up a plate
of delicious nachos, the serranos to
make authentic Mexican salsa or to serve chipotles in adobo over sea bass; or with the Chile Pepper Lovers Pack which is perfect if you want to become a jalapeno connoisseur, with it you will taste the many different ways jalapeno peppers are applied as the main ingredient in salsas like La Victoria Salsa Jalapena, El Pato Salsa de Jalapeno (Jalapeno sauce) and Buffallo Jalapeno, sauces like El Yucateco Jalapeno Sauce and Pico Pica green sauce jalapeno, canned jalapeno chile peppers both as whole or sliced from Herdez and Embasa and dips with cheese or beans by Fritos.
If you'll recall, I
made a version
of one
of Maggie's food
gift recipes from her cookbook, Food Gift Love, back in Decem
gift recipes from her cookbook, Food
Gift Love, back in Decem
Gift Love, back in December.
Whether it be homemade cinnamon rolls, a loaf
of fresh artisan bread, or cookies, we
make it a point to take
gifts of food /
love around -LSB-...]
Xhaka is nowhere near any
of the midfielders clostest one is Tolliso but that kid actually runs around and defends
making him miles better than Xhaka who
loves to
gift the opposition goals is it 4 or 5 this season?