But since there is no God or «Spirit» performing any kind
of miraculous transformation on their «hearts» or personalities the degree to which they'll be the kind of good people Christians should be is determined solely by their inherent nature.
I hope you will click on the testimonies page and read just a few
of the miraculous transformations I have had the privilege to be a part of.
Not exact matches
Watching the New England Patriots — trailing 21 - zip in the second quarter, down 25 points in the third, 19 points in the hole with less than 600 seconds to go in regulation — rally to win the Super Bowl in overtime, I couldn't help but wonder if there was some mysterious science behind «the
miraculous comeback»: something measurable, or at least point - to - able, that captures the
transformation of human spirit that drives an individual — or, more inexplicably, a team
of separate beings — to see «victory» when «loss» is flashing all around them.
I had seen certain patient practices
of transformation work seemingly
miraculous change in the souls and bodies
of some young men, and I had seen them discern both the personal and the political potential
of such change.
Such a resurrection
of spirit and radical
transformation of character deserves the respect and wonder and contemplation that has always been reserved for the
miraculous.
Christ is present in the sacrament (in Lutheran language, «in, with and under» its empirical elements
of bread and wine), but without a
miraculous transformation of the worldly reality.
I found the
transformation of soggy soaked chilis and their soaking liquid blended into a shimmering, thick, rich sauce positively
miraculous.
Not the least
of them was the
miraculous transformation of the Dodgers from the laughable losers
of the previous two decades to the beloved Bums
of legend.
IF Ox is injured and does not set the world alight & IF the
miraculous transformation of Danny into a talented goal scorer does not occur and he remains an athletic trier with little technique, control, vision or goal scoring capability (aside from a side foot from 3 yards out)
The various flights
of fancy regarding ambergris were perhaps further inspired by the seemingly
miraculous transformation of the material from this fresh state — fecal, soft, dense, and jet black on the outside and dark brown inside — to the aged white, porous, and faintly sweet - smelling chunks.
Rather than penny - pinching to preserve pounds, crowns and shillings, Bucklow believes that Henry III deliberately chose cheap materials and fake gemstones to accentuate one
of the key themes
of the altarpiece —
miraculous transformations.
Robin's grounded yet
miraculous transformation plays out in a real - life world
of fable.
As Alma gets into the habit
of bugging Reynolds while he's in the midst
of his designs, or tossing out the last word
of every snippy argument, «Phantom Thread» goes through that
miraculous transformation of genres as only a PTA movie can: It shifts from brooding drama to comedy.
Where to begin... I'm in the minority on Capote, having had problems with its funereal, Village
of the Damned tone and its relentlessly judgmental treatment
of its protagonist, but Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance supplies the missing soul — the
transformation really is
miraculous.
The one - button
transformation from tightly buttoned up top to wide - open sky is a
miraculous combination
of flaps flipping, windows rolling and the tonneau cover tucking everything into place.
Valley Ruddick and Tom Thomas have made a butterfly garden where they raise butterflies and allow you to see each stage
of their
transformation from a miniscule egg from a lowly caterpillar to the
miraculous jeweled butterfly.
In biology, it relates to a complete change
of form through successive transformative stages in the lifespan
of an organism, such as the
miraculous transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.
If Chris Ofili's new work, unveiled at the National Gallery on Tuesday, offers a glimpse into a dreamlike world
of myth and magic, its execution represents nothing short
of alchemy, the
miraculous transformation of watercolour into tapestry.
Maurizio Vanni describes the nomads» conception
of everlasting laws
of transformation, death and
miraculous revival as sacred processes
of shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism: «There are living beings that transform themselves into animals, others that change into plants or flowers... there are statues that become animated and people that become statues or stones.
Danto took Warhol's
miraculous transformation of everyday objects into art works beyond the Duchampian gesture, by demonstrating how it was rooted in the transubstantiation
of wine and wafer to the blood and body
of Christ in the Eucharist.