Sentences with phrase «many positive purposes»

(Deuteronomy 7:12 - 16) With these for the main objects of petition, prayer was naturally evoked by their lack, and it was typical of early Hebrew as of all immature praying that the negative rather than the positive purpose of prayer was prominent.

Sex fulfills four positive purposes in a healthy marriage.

Furthermore, by approaching sexual morality from this perspective, sexual immorality is shown in the light of the positive purpose that sexuality is intended for.

The Color Rush uniforms are fun, but the jersey sales actually serve a positive purpose, too.

Regardless of anyone's position on the issue of gun control, people on both sides of the debate have agreed that publicizing personal information of legal gun owners served no positive purpose.

Yes, grad students like to complain about their advisers because grad students like to complain, but I think these stories serve a positive purpose: They allow other graduate students to think, «My adviser isn't the greatest, but at least he or she doesn't do what that person's adviser does.

You can, and should, «stop or discontinue» anything in your life that isn't serving a specific and positive purpose.

It really serves no positive purpose, so we recommend cutting it.

Do you think it serves a positive purpose?

The question is, do you let worry become self - doubt or do you channel it to more positive purposes?

Farber explores some of the ways that playing games together — with a positive purpose — can effect change for the better.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that playing games together — with a positive purpose — can effect change for the better.

The SECD Lab collaborated with Watters School to develop opportunities for students at the school to clarify their sense of positive purpose and develop social and emotional learning skills to support their purpose, and to provide opportunities for the youths to engage in social action for their classrooms, school, and larger community.

Like any tool, they can serve a positive purpose or be a vehicle for financial destruction.

I like Twitter and have written on this blog about how I believe it can serve many positive purposes.

Here, the comment does not appear to be defusing tension for any court participant or to have any other positive purpose, nor does it appear to be sincere, helpful advice, although the defendant's response suggests that the remark was taken in that spirit.

Phil, You make a valid point about social engagement and using social media for positive purposes (a good idea even if you're not in the job hunt!).

THE WORKAROUND: Regardless of whether a job posting is viable or not, online advertisements do serve a positive purpose.

• Virtue, strength and positive emotion • Exceptional abilities • Meaning and positive purpose • Decisions, values, and free will • Religious belief, prayer, and meditation

The SECD Lab collaborated with Watters School to develop opportunities for students at the school to clarify their sense of positive purpose and develop social and emotional learning skills to support their purpose, and to provide opportunities for the youths to engage in social action for their classrooms, school, and larger community.

The future belongs to those who act with commitment, persistence and positive purpose in the present.

Not exact matches

Depending on the scope and purpose of the research, happiness is often measured using objective indicators (data on crime, income, civic engagement and health) and subjective methods, such as asking people how frequently they experience positive and negative emotions.

We carry this belief into every aspect of our business, as well as our core values of focus, belief and purpose, honesty and integrity, positive energy, urgency, and resilience.

Flourishing denotes a state of wellbeing characterised by experiencing positive emotions and enjoying high levels of engagement, positive relationships, a strong sense of purpose and a feeling of accomplishment.

Obviously, most businesses would find it preferable for tax purposes to make a negative adjustment in the current year and spread a positive adjustment over subsequent years.

They tick off several boxes — including a positive, purpose - driven outlook and social interaction — that research has found helps maintain cognitive function.

In time, you'll get more comfortable standing up for what is right, for the purpose of positive change.

Because in my experience, switching from a single spending account to two separate spending accounts with different purposes had an immediate positive effect on my family's finances.

INNOVATING WITH PURPOSE Talent Track hosted by Cornerstone OnDemand Every business needs to take the long view when it comes to employees — and that means knowing not only what they need on Day One but also what will keep them there: a great culture, as well as opportunities for growth and for making a positive impact on the broader community and world.

The purpose of the Award is to celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship and create positive role models for women.

Our purpose: Reinvigorate St. Louis — Create economic momentum and spark a positive narrative Our mission: To advance economic development in the St. Louis region by attracting and retaining innovative entrepreneurs.

On the positive side, if the Conservative Government does table its proposed legislative aid mandate, it will afford an opportunity for a more open public debate, in which we will have a chance to address the fundamental purposes of the aid program, and how those purposes may be best achieved.

«The report's purpose is to generate awareness of the gender disparity that exists in Canada's technology industry and to challenge our leaders to take action and drive positive change,» says #movethedial founder Jodi Kovitz, CEO of AceTech Ontario.

Surround yourself with people, who are passionate, bring positive energy, bring value to your life, have a purpose, support your personal growth, strive for social impact, and want to be a part of a network.

A positive sense of well - being, optimism, belonging, and purpose comes from being a part of and contributing to something larger than ourselves.

The purpose of the fifteen - page statement is to «identify problematic aspects of the book and provide a positive restatement of Catholic teaching on the relevant points.»

Gathered and organized for the purpose of effectively loving the world and bringing the positive changes making things on earth a bit more like Heaven and little less like Hell.

Our purpose in this chapter is twofold; first, to understand why Christianity with its positive view of the goodness of the creation has come to a crisis in its understanding of sexuality; and second, to consider a theological view of sexual existence which sees its place in life which is fulfilled by the love of God.

Clearly, the datum self's own purposes are given to it, but this can not contain the «otherness» of which Brightman spoke, nor can it exhaust the positive relationship between God's purposes and the datum self.

If you want the average human purpose to be positive, then go out and show people kindness.

Nearly everything God, Jesus, Buddah, Mohammed, Chisna, etc. said about life and death was meant to be positive in favor of life and peaceful purpose, but when confronted with evil, they were quick to take up arms and defend that which was theirs.

Hence, monads, other selves, and God all have windows — there is a positive relation between purposes on the one side and selves on the other.

But Christianity contains more positive attitudes as well, including biblical affirmations of the human body — evident in the creation story, the concept of the incarnation and the Roman Catholic notion of the unitive purposes of sexuality.

I see the Old Testament in its totality laying a permanent foundation for faith by its disclosure of God's moral character, sovereign rule, redemptive purpose, and covenant faithfulness and by its exhibiting of the positive dispositions of faith, praise, and obedience contrasted with the negative dispositions of mistrust and rebellion.

He makes two points: first, the raw alcohol intake from a communion cup or chalice is so very small as to be harmless; second, in the communion service the alcohol — rather than being destructive to the alcoholic — serves a positive and even redeeming purpose.

They do not in themselves give capitalism a positive moral purpose.

The understanding of historical judgment as positive in divine purpose may well be already implicit in Amos (see 4:6 - 11 and the discussion above) But still in the eighth century, it is most warmly expounded in Hosea (see especially 2:14 - 23; 5:15; 11:11) It is a pervasive if often only implicit element in the utterances of Jeremiah and makes possible that stunning declaration of a new covenant with Israel «after those days» of judgment:

This system of separation of powers has two purposes: the negative one, through the checks and balances, of preventing the usurpation of power by any person or group of persons; and the positive one of affording independent approaches to what is for the good of all the people.

Almost all efforts to provide capitalism itself with a positive moral purpose run into the same difficulty.

Per Wikipedia, «The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists «to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick - fil - A.»»