Sentences with phrase «of focusing on»

Not sure about that, but you should really consider focusing on the «gospel» message instead of focusing on who is a Christian and who is not.

Another excuse to talk about religion and try to make the Republicans look creepy instead of focusing on the many important matters facing us?

Instead of focusing on each person's individual faith, the congregation tries to imitate what Jesus did.

Pretty much all I got from your paragraph is that we're more tolerant than a lot of other places so we should be happy with that instead of focusing on how our society still does stuff wrong.

You seem incapable of focusing on a subject; mainly, the plight of Syrian refuges due to a civil war in their country, and the dangers of fleeing said country.

Behavior science studies show that on a white page with a blot of ink, people will focus on that one blot instead of focusing on the whole white page.

What if evangelicals today, instead of focusing on «evangelizing» and «converting» people, were to begin to think of Jesus not as starting a new religion, but as the central figure of a movement that transcends religious distinctions and identities?

There is a lot of focusing on himself and his country, but it is always in reference to their sin, not to their goodness.

The issue of a participatory conception of the public sphere leads communication experts to study group media instead of focusing on mass media only.

An ecumenical hermeneutics is meant to serve the «specific task of focusing on how texts, symbols and practices in the various churches may be interpreted, communicated and mutually received as the churches engage in dialogue.

Instead of focusing on two people's relationship growing, Divorce shows it falling apart.

I am so tired of so - called Christians whining about taxes, whining about the government, whining about having to pay for healthcare for others instead of focusing on thanking God everyday for what He provides.

But be careful of focusing on marriage, motherhood, and domesticity, when it is not our roles that define us, but the integrity and bravery we bring to those roles.

But I'm also trying to read Michael Heiser's The Unseen Realm (on Jeremy's recommendation also) and finish reading The Skeleton Church AND think through the resulting Deep Thoughts that result - Plus i do it all in triplicate because i have concentration problems (the result, i am sure, of a lifetime of living in my head instead of focusing on what was under my nose) and did i mention i love this stuff?

I still would hate the thought of focusing on THAT spot (I don't like the idea of graveyards, either).

How about focusing on what we do wrong ourselves before God ourselves instead of focusing on others and love and pray for others instead?

That's what those who accuse me of focusing on it say... that abuse is so rare and I'm making a mountain out of a molehill.

Instead of focusing on other peoples views, why don't you do some good in this world and spend your time and effort on real issues — like the American children that are starving.

Are you saying that np's Z - theory is a result of focusing on himself too much?

When it was released in 2004, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ was shocking: Instead of focusing on the life and teachings of Christ, Gibson focused on the day Christ was crucified, graphically showing the brutal execution in agonizing cinematic clarity.

Though most, if not all, humans are guilty of thinking judgmental and hypocritical thoughts, those making up roughly 60 % 0f the population who are truly ignorant, narrowminded, with lack of a personal identity (easily manipulated by peers) tend to go to the extreme of blowing the horn of self - righteousness by pointing out the flaws in other groups instead of focusing on their own flaws, which is an increased epidemic in this day in age especially in the age groups of 15 to 33.

In the first place, he notes that imagination is essential in order to free experience from the habit of focusing on the same selected observations, which have become solidified and thus transformed into «matters of fact.»

Instead of focusing on the end product or on hard numbers, we focus on the journey.

They had made a priority of focusing on what they call the «upward» and «inward» journeys — to God as Father and into the heart to bring healing.

First, Plato argues that, instead of focusing on disputes about which virtues are the needful ones and how they are to be distinguished one from another, it is more important and fruitful to attend to what they have in common and inquire into what Virtue is in itself — the essence of virtue.

Instead of focusing on others, we tend to promote, celebrate and focus on ourselves with a little self - depreciating twist to give the appearance that we really don't take ourselves that seriously.

I understand the draw of focusing on conduct change.

Although he would probably deplore the idea of focusing on him personally, we nonetheless think it is time to do so, so that he should be more widely known.

And no, I'm not defending any extremists of any religious affiliation, but instead of focusing on the bad seeds of one group, try discussing the positive ones that exist within them.

Why don't you focus on their policy platforms instead of focusing on irrelevant personal characteristics for once?

Instead of focusing on «birth control,» the Pope turns to the first of the cardinal virtues, practical wisdom (prudentia, phronesis), and speaks of the excellence of prudence in deciding, in God's presence, how many children to have» how to «regulate» fertility.

Instead of focusing on whether the author is a «pastor» focus on the fact that we are all called to minister to each other according to our gifts, and if she has the gift of giving comfort to the dying I say God bless her.

He taught generations of managers the importance of picking the best people, of focusing on opportunities and not problems, of getting on the same side of the desk as your customer, of the need to understand your competitive advantages, and to continue to refine them.

I think anyone that any Christian who looks at what Jesus message was said to be, and any other person who just looks at what the right thing to do for someone who needs comfort is, instead of focusing on absurd man made rituals, would see that the priest was very much at fault here.

Instead of focusing on criminal behavior which has nothing to do with a man's masculine identity but a person's evil choices, some target men for simply being men.

In a previous article, I wrote about the benefits of focusing on the market cap instead of prices of particular cryptocurrencies.

Marketplace founders often make the mistake of focusing on the network effects rather the «minimum» idea: the solution for a problem that their users face.

Instead of focusing on how much revenue each policy generates, we're only interested in finding the best coverage for you.

Starbucks was able to spot this because they have a philosophy of focusing on employee loyalty and happiness.

Instead of focusing on his whole position, he mindlessly and compulsively continues with the injudicious Carmen investment.

But today I want to highlight the importance of focusing on not overpaying aswell as trying to at least get a a small safety of margin.

3:53 — The importance of thinking about quality and value for your customers instead of focusing on retail locations and scaling

Quite simply, paying fair prices for quality companies, instead of focusing on «cigar butt» type businesses helped the two build Berkshire Hathaway instead to the low maintenance, decentralized, cash generating machine it is today.

«This is an example of focusing on Alberta's energy strengths and turning it into value - added opportunities,» said Stephen Khan, Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education.

For bearish traders, the act of focusing on stocks in weak performing groups or sectors is one way to improve their probability of long - term success.

It accused James Cayne of playing bridge and smoking pot instead of focusing on saving the company.

For instance, instead of focusing on the muscle building market, focus on the paleo market.

Instead of focusing on exit interviews as people leave your company, why not ask some questions of people who have stuck around for a while?»

«Instead of focusing on what businesses will do in the years ahead, many prestigious money managers now focus on what they expect other money managers to do in the days ahead.

«The idea of focusing on investment - grade assets is clever as it avoids the Greek issue, which could allow them to announce the full details of the program in January,» said Nick Kounis, head of macro research at ABN Amro Bank NV in Amsterdam.