Sentences with phrase «more spiritual person»

We need more spiritual people filling pews hope u spread the word.

Statues — For more spiritual people, there are a many beautiful statues of Buddha and deities that they can use for their home, garden, office or yoga space.

Not exact matches

More than 95 % of all people in the U.S. have a balanced view that includes acknowledging the spiritual and physical side of life.

Sad.It seems to me that she is more of a spiritual person, than a religios one.

Michael «As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.»

As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.

I understand if they will only recognize one person as the legal spouse, but to say that a person can not have more than one «spiritual» partner is absurd!

In ten years, more young leaders will have been nurtured - people who have been encouraged from an early age, empowered with responsibility and growing through using their spiritual gifts.»

However, a life time of theological / spiritual formation in our Western Churches has left many people with a concept of God that is more like Baal than the Loving Merciful God and Father of Jesus.

To be honest, it's more than a little scary when the people who are supposed to be spiritual role models for the next generation are seemingly lost in a sea of self - righteous, politicized sin that seems to be so far removed from what Jesus represented.

During roman times, people were again in need of more spiritual guidance and Christ brought that, and much more.

Don't name names or anything, but tell stories so that people in the pews can be alerted to the spiritual abuse that happens in some churches, and so that spiritual abusers can be put on notice that we aren't going to take it any more.

I have to respect the people that DO believe in this, but until I find a church that is more spiritual and less about literal myths, I'm going to abstain from the whole process.

Unlike the more «spiritual» and heroic religious literatures of the world, the Bible gives attention to a host of ordinary people, doing rather ordinary things.

The project is personal for Burnett and Downey, coming from a deep spiritual desire for more people to see and experience the stories of their faith.

The study, published in the January edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry, says spiritual but not religious people, as opposed to people who are religious, agnostic or atheist, were more likely to develop a «mental disorder,» «be dependent on drugs» and «have abnormal eating attitudes,» like bulimia and anorexia.

Fortunately, it seems that more and more people are waking up in the 21st century and seeing through the hypocrisy of spiritual entrepreneurs like Ralph Reed, good friend of Jack Abramoff.

This course from the LICC is designed to stop people thinking that their spiritual or church life is more important than their day - to - day work.

Given this interest in spiritual practices and things monastic, it is not surprising that more and more people are practicing the daily office (also called «divine office,» «office,» «liturgy of the hours» or «common prayer»).

Many pastors who try to control the thinking and behavior of others with the concept of «spiritual fatherhood» are more concerned with their own position of power and prominence than they are with the spiritual wellbeing of other people.

Finally, there is probably no point at which the spiritual life of persons — particularly young persons — is more affronted than by the fact that one's friends and closest associates either scoff at religion or are indifferent to it.

I find, on the contrary, that it is much more difficult today for the knowing person to approach God from history, from the spiritual side of the world, and from morals; for there we encounter the suffering and evil in the world, which it is difficult to bring into harmony with an all «merciful and almighty God.

There are also signs of a new dawn, as people of faith are renewed in their spiritual life and engage more actively with the problems and suffering of the world.

People actively involved in groups exhibit more spiritual growth than those who are not.

In spite of Wesley's injunction not to tinker with his poetry, fellowship with God is to most persons a more congenial spiritual note than feasting in Paradise).

This little secular community of unemployed people who meet in a church once a week is discovering spiritual truth more deeply than many of them ever had.

You can be all close to God and spiritual when God is the only person to talk to, but I think it speaks more to your faith to walk everyday in the real world with your spirituality intact.

Paul had one of the more extraordinary spiritual experiences a person could imagine, being «caught up in the third heaven,» but he never considered praying for such a thing, and after it happened he kept it to himself.

I don't think what he does is harming anyone and if it helps some people lead a more spiritual life then so much the better.

The language of spiritual affectivity they often hear from the pulpit sounds like meaningless mumbo - jumbo to a person more used to reading a technical manual or, worse, more used to figuring things out on their own.

I think if more people allowed themselves to be led by the Spirit, we might see the end to a great deal of the needs around as us God's children pour out their resources in love and compassion for those who have spiritual, physical and emotional needs.

I would love to hear about some non-abusive church relationships that helped your grow into a stronger more spiritual mature and independent person.

That is, they have set aside the traditional understanding of God as a unique spiritual substance in which all three persons somehow share and have moved to a more contemporary understanding of God as an interpersonal process or a community of three coequal persons.1 In effect, they have abandoned the Aristotelian world view in which individual substance was the first category of being and have accepted (even for the doctrine of God) a process understanding of reality.

In more specific ways the spiritual influence of group involvement was also apparent: of the people currently involved, 90 percent claimed they were better able to forgive others, 79 percent said they had been enabled to share their faith with others outside the group, 78 percent felt closer to God and 66 percent had experienced answers to prayer.

they are just more prevalent because the pentacostal / charismatic people expect spiritual gifts to be present.

My opinion as far as the lack of contemporary evidence of Jesus is that at the time Jesus was not looked at by most of the religious people as a spiritual leader, but more as a threat to Judaism.

Another reason might be that he can not bear to request paid secretarial help; for this would involve a need for more money; and thus he would lose his reputation for being such a «spiritual» person.

Not sure i am convinced because how do you explain the verse an eye for an eye in the old testament there have always been consequences for wrong doing and stiill are for sin.If we believe the word then that word is from God not satan.As far as satan is concerned he uses violence as his tools of trade he works on our fears and is limited to robbing stealing and destroying he does nt have anything else.Violence confirms to us that there is a spiritual battle going on both on the earthly plane and in the heavenlys and the battle is over souls.The verse the kingdon of heaven is expanding and violent people take it by force is referring to that spiritual battle and as satan uses violence to expand his dominion so does God use violence to counter him.So what does he mean by that term for me i think it is saying that the the force of evil that satan uses or violence is overcome by a greater violence or force a more powerful one that being the Love of Christ.Through the cross we see that clearly portrayed and in our lives that very same battle is still happening right now for dominion be clear if we walk in the flkesh satan will have dominion over us but if we walk according to the spirit and abide in Christ we have freedom from our old nature.and satan.He can oppose us but he wont be able to influence us if we are in Christ.

He suggests that the «traditional» Reformed groups be more open in attitude and practice to new ideas and more generous to people seeking a sincere spiritual transformation.

In response to our human longings (both spiritual and sexual), God has given us more than Himself, He has also given us His people.

This is a shame, not only because of the feelings of frustration and inadequacy it can cause people like me, who don't fit the devotional mold, but also because Jesus showed He was more than capable of loving and ministering to both of these spiritual styles.

People in the pew deserve more spiritual protein than is offered by some church - growth dream.

The Church clearly still wishes to retain talk of the spiritual soul as was evident at the Second Vatican Council and has been confirmed more recently by the Catechism of the Catholic Church: «The human person, though made of body and soul, is a unity».

I know that some people may criticize him for not showing more «spiritual leadership» by keeping me reigned in and submissive, but Dan respects me enough to let me grow, and he trusts God enough to let Him guide.

The author notes that more and more young people are rejecting traditional religion and taking up a variety of spiritual practices.

I have since noticed that people on a spiritual path of intention rather than religion pay far more attention to how they manifest in their lives an ethic which affirms life, how they behave in terms of respecting the sacredness of the Earth and others in it.

The problem is that organized religion is as much political animal as any other human convention involving more than 2 people, and spiritual, thinking individuals are intelligent enough to know that churches / mosques / community reprogramming centers actually have very little to do with what one actually believes...

One of the blocks which prevents persons from enjoying more spiritual adventure and transcendence is the cold inner lump of unfaced doubts, obsolete beliefs, and fossilized fears of God left from childhood.

To the other... rest easy in knowing that I think being spiritual is a joke as well; but that is because I am an Atheist so I find Religious people even more amusing I don't need fear of an invisible angry old man to scare me into being a good person; I do good things because I am a good person and don't need an instruction manual.

But, you're assuming that people who associate as spiritual, not religious act poorly or sin more than religious people.