Sentences with phrase «of folks in communities»

Between 50,000 alumni and 17,000 students, and guests, and just a few of the folks in the community you'd think attendance wouldn't be a problem.

«I've met with a number of folks in the community over the last few weeks and think we've found a lot of common ground.

Hilton HHonors points get a bad rap from a lot of folks in the community, but it's ludicrously easy to get 2 - 5 times more value than that from even the most typical Hilton redemption.

That's the question on the mind of some folks in our community forum, leading them to ask if not only Microsoft's AI strategy is at risk, but Windows as a whole.

Not exact matches

As early as 2004, researchers were noting a new cross-generational cohort made up of digitally savvy folks who create and curate content, build online communities and find and consume products in distinct ways.

The folks in and around the Duluth metro area know how to rock the vote — more than 70 % of residents 18 and older turn out on Tuesdays to cast a ballot, according to data from the American Community Survey.

It has drawn many folks in because of its easy access to highways running in all directions, and keeps people's interest because of its many options for entertainment, dining, recreation activities, and community.

They say that the patterns of worship and religious education seem designed to preserve the connections to the countries from which their Muslim communities emigrated, while these young folks want their faith to guide them in their lives in America.

In our community we have a bit of vision casting, but it really is more for helping folks navigate us when they first find us.

It reminds me of stories of folks letting people stay in their apartments in New York at the time of 9/11 and how the community came together in mourning ant the Clutha helicopter disaster in Glasgow.

I know that most people in my worshiping community have never heard of these folks — they're too busy housing homeless folks, working with the Interfaith Food Shuttle, and practicing the Prayer of Examen in our small groups.

I'm convinced that one thing folks from my generation long for is the chance to talk openly and honestly about our faith, our doubts, our questions, our ideas, our struggles, our joys, etc. in the context of a faith community.

Several folks in the comment section argued that one can not seriously follow Jesus in the context of suburbia, and that true Christians will sell their belongings, move to the inner - city, and live in intentional community among the poor.

Not all Christians will follow the lead of the new monastics to create intentional communities in abandoned places of empire, but those that do, such as the folks at Camden House in New Jersey, can teach the rest of us a lot — for example, about environmental racism.

Other folks in the EC community feel that Adam and Eve are typological figures, such as a representation of the failure of Israel to keep the covenant.

My personal experience with folks in that particular community is that they LOVE this country, they are so happy to be here, and most of them raise their kids to be pretty Americanized.

Morality and ethics, like religion and theology, are observable in this literature, but they can be recovered only with a method capable of identifying moral values in what began as folk or community literature before it was made normative as religious canon.

More importantly, when atrocities happen in a subset of our community, why not let those folks know you hear them and you are with them?

Folks, a lot of Christians in this discussion seem to be pleading not to paint the entire christian community in bad light, just cos of the deeds of one person.

In the space of a single generation Christian communities were established in most of the eastern provinces of the Roman empire, and as far west as Italy: a remarkable achievement for a society which started with a handful of humble folk from the small towns of a petty «native state»In the space of a single generation Christian communities were established in most of the eastern provinces of the Roman empire, and as far west as Italy: a remarkable achievement for a society which started with a handful of humble folk from the small towns of a petty «native state»in most of the eastern provinces of the Roman empire, and as far west as Italy: a remarkable achievement for a society which started with a handful of humble folk from the small towns of a petty «native state».

Religious institutions may be caught in the middle of such changes: pro-Western religious orientations may suddenly become unpopular because of changes in trading alliances, peasants may turn to millenarian or folk religions to revitalize economically threatened communities, communist or nationalist movements among oppressed urban workers may strike out at traditional religious organizations, and so on.7

Mastering the faculty's language, learning how to debate within the school's ideological limits, negotiating the foibles and passions of teachers and other students, figuring out how to be accepted in this community and then how to relate to the folks back home — this struggle can be debilitating as well as exhilarating.

After years of those outside of the Christian Faith define all Christians as cloistered now someone inside of the community writes a se - x book and folks are up in arms again.

It had nothing to do with blessing a government or building an army — or creating a gated community of white folks in North America 2,000 years in the future.

Citing a mountain of statistical data that shows women are more inclined than men to remain faithful to their religious affiliation and participate regularly in communities of faith, some folks — like controversial West Coast pastor Mark Driscoll — have declared the situation a «crisis,» concluding that the Church has failed men by projecting a «Richard Simmons, hippie, queer Christ» instead of the true, «Ultimate Fighting Jesus.»

The more ritualized yet contemporary music from Taizé (composed by Jacques Berthier) and the newly composed yet folk - based songs of the Iona Community in Scotland apparently smack too much of traditional religion to find wide acceptance in the Next Church.

«Folks see us as kind of a beacon in the community,» Manley says.

It has a senior center, medical clinics, childcare facilities, and a community safety - net fund that awards small grants to market - affiliated folks in dire need of help paying the rent or medical bills.

Pouring onto the craft beer scene in April of 2013, the Roscoe, NY - based beer company was created by folks who enjoy the great outdoors, embrace their community and value all the wonderful things their country has to offer.

Pouring onto the craft beer scene in April of 2013, the Roscoe, NY - based beer company was created by folks that enjoy the great outdoors, embrace their community and value all the wonderful things their country has to offer.

A lot of folks in the girls high school basketball community in California know about the current Harvard - Westlake team, mostly because of the prominence of the Pepperdine - signed Ruffus - Milner twins, Jayla and Jayda, who helped lift the Wolverines to the CIF Southern Section Open Division final last season before they lost 62 - 58 to Long Beach Poly.

Like bedouins and gypsies and the folk of other traveling civilizations, the touring golfers have customs, habits — even an argot — that set them apart from the people through whose communities they pass in their endless trek.

The idea to develop some sort of a pub community in Australia via the blog seems to be something that a lot of you want to get involved in and as such I will pursue the potential with the folks at Arsenal Australia.

Last fall, when Martha began a new portrait series of creative folks in the Portland community, I was honored to be invited to sit for her.

The research and knowledge and skill present in this community is a treasure trove, and wherever folks are moving to bring that treasure to all new parents, we want to be a part of the journey!

The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities.

I started blogging last April as a way to share more about our adventures in natural, simple living and connect more with the online community of like - minded folks.

Howdy folks, I'll be spending most of Wednesday and Thursday this week at Salsa's 2013 Community Conference, where this afternoon I'm participating in a panel discussion we're calling: «Getting Them to Come to You: Content Marketing.»

Well, we got news for you folks, this letter should be written in support of John Liu judging by who's had a real, tangible impact on resolving tax issues in the co-op community.

«This is an example of what has led to the folks in this community being so disturbed,» Mr. Hannon said.

But Okoloba community, in a statement on Thursday, accused the police of alleged bias and double standards in the arrest of the six persons, whom the community folks claimed were innocent.

So we wanted to bring folks together today to begin a conversation about what businesses can do to help people in recovery,» Phillip Ginter, HealthlinkNY Regional Director of Community Initiatives, said.

After two years of furious fundraising, the end is in sight for all those Rosendalers and folks from surrounding communities

Gabay — a 43 - year - old Harvard - educated lawyer who'd worked for Cuomo's Empire State Development Corporation — was walking along Bedford Avenue after the annual West Indian community celebration in the early morning hours of Sept. 7 when the firefight broke out between the warring Folk Nation and 8 - Trey Crips gangs, prosecutors say.

The project is expected to enhance the productivity of the fisher folks and create about 1,000 job opportunities for the teeming youth in the community.

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General William Azu Ayamdo, has said the military will not retaliate or carry out brutality on residents of Denkyira - Obuasi in the Central Region after some community folks lynched and burnt a military officer.

«And when they see something like this that's facilitated by all the folks in the state and local government, when they see something like this actually transpire, come to fruition, it really helps restore a sense of pride in themselves and in their community.»

I was lamenting the fact that an African American official has such poor relations with folks who are from the same cultural background as he, that he needs the intervention of someone from another race in order to connect with communities of color...» Mueller accuses Bryan of using bullying tactics.

General News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Source: mynewsgh.com A photo grid of Mim SHS Teachers of Mim Senior High school (SHS) in the Asunafo North Municipality of Brong Ahafo Region, have declared an indefinite strike in protest against series of attacks on teachers by the community folks.

Within the wildlife conservation community, both in the field -LRB-» in situ») as well as in captive settings -LRB-» ex situ»), there is a great deal of folk knowledge about the best methods for animal care as well as species protection and restoration.