Sentences with phrase «of their predicament by»

He continuously tries to offer Ray and his son a way out of their predicament by just letting him go, but Keene is skeptical of his intentions, as he could just have them killed anyway.

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For Lutheran Christians, such despair in face of the universal and radical human predicament can only be overcome through the gospel, which announces forgiveness of sins and redemption of life under the conditions of an ambiguous world chained by sin and death.

That's how one Baghdad woman describes the dire predicament faced by her and other Iraqi Christians, a dwindling community that is enduring another string of anti-Christian sectarian assaults in Baghdad and in Mosul.

But Methodist dogmatics had been plagued by the predicament of reconciling contingency in human affairs with the traditional doctrine of God's absolute foreknowledge — a reconciliation that Calvinist necessitarians gleefully declared impossible.

I have a Sister who swears by «the sinner's prayer» but is beholding to «the secret» and her life has not been radically transformed, she still engages in sexual activity outside of the confines of marriage and feels this is natural... I would never be able to participate in this sordid activity now that i am truly saved for there was a time i myself was being deceived in much the same way as my Sister is now, I just couldn't bring myself to do these acts and further, would not place myself in such a predicament that I would..

I accept Rorty's defense of the value of literature as a means of sensitizing us to the predicaments of life, but would expand upon it by reiterating my original call for a truly interdisciplinary conversation, one that includes humanists and scientists, theoreticians and practitioners, students and educators.

By overlooking this, the new black conservatives fall into the trap of blaming black poor people for their predicament.

The principle that Christian ethics and the Christian hope are correlative is illustrated by this doctrine of man's predicament in history.

They may not yet be on par with intellectually high sided political vocalists yet give them a chance to understand their predicaments and they just may bring down the house of cards that many politicians read from.Bot parties have card weilding politicians knowing what to say by their card readings.

Such a counselor's primary identity, however, is not as psychotherapist but as minister of the church, one who offers the type of relationship called for by the Christian gospel and who interprets the predicaments and possibilities of life Christianly.

No lesser a Christian than Martin Luther understood our predicament: Anyone, he wrote in ìOn Temporal Authority, î who tried ìto rule the world by the gospel and to abolish all temporal law and the sword on the plea that all are baptized and Christian, and that, according to the gospel, there shall be among them no law or sword» or the need for either»... would be loosing the ropes and chains of the savage wild beasts and letting them bite and mangle everyone, meanwhile insisting that they were harmless, tame, and gentle creatures; but I would have the proof in my wounds.î I do not believe that Hauerwas sees America's enemies as harmless, tame, and gentle creatures.

The Rich Man and Lazarus story backs up the futility of relying on the Law regarding Hades and Death, notably in the messages that there was a great (un-bridgable by the Law) gulf fixed which Jesus was yet to bridge and that the mention of Moses not being able to prevent both the rich man and his relatives being in the same predicament.

Even the vilest offenders in that predicament would join the stampede out of the prison of Hades and Death, had «Life» come walking by with the keys in His possession.

To break that spell, to wake us up to the love of neighbor demanded both by Jesus and by the physics and chemistry of our predicament.

We have to make the best of the situation though and stick by the lads whatever predicament we're in.

PSG and Bayern Munich have both been linked with a move for the 27 year old but both European giants will be well aware of the predicament Man United find themselves in, and may therefore look to take advantage by offering a fee way below that paid by the Premier League side.

do you really think you're helping the club by slurping up Wenger following 16 minutes of good play... think logically just for a second, never has Monreal contributed so much in the final third (then he went out injured again), we scored two goals based on set pieces, which certainly hasn't happened in quite some time and the other two goal scorers have scored a handful of goals in the past 3 seasons... this is why this club is in the predicament they're in because you lack any sense of perspective or foresight, much like the manager you cuddle up to regardless of whatever inane things he does that negatively impact our club... it's like finding an unopened chocolate bar in the garbage can

I hope I'm wrong but this could be the most damaging win when it comes to transfers... winning 1 game, after about 20 minutes of really good play, is of little consequence in the grand scheme of things... only those with the most selfish of intentions would suggest otherwise... the only reason we're even in this predicament, where were celebrating our first victory of 2018 against a bottom half squad who is managed by possibly the only individual more antiquated than our manager, is because of Wenger's ridiculous mishandling of his contract last year combined with his mishandling of the contracts of our top players this year; a fact that he himself admitted to... so before you get too excited about the possibilities of our current roster don't forget what has happened over the last several years and pray to the gods of football that real quality reinforcements like Auba are on the way, which could have happened years ago for less money and we might have been holding a trophy of some significance, or this brief respite will be followed by the usual mediocrity and stagnation

There is no doubt that Bale needs to get the hell out of Real if he ever wants to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his former self... although I doubt he would ever come to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult to give up for a wannabe club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades

Just an observation to end with — don't pretend to be a foreigner in an attempt to drum up support for your team by suggesting the whole world is shocked by the result of the game — really nobody cares, stop whining and people might have a bit of sympathy for your poor predicament.

All of this ignores the predicament of Leyton Orient, appalled by the prospect of being squeezed into dissolution were West Ham to move so closely nearby.

The big negative for us is Tottenham's current away predicament in that their only away victory in all competitions since Christmas was their win at Elland Road against Leeds United in the previous round, although even that was by virtue of a replay.

Another dependable source further disclosed the current predicament of Kehinde Afolabi has been occasioned by his questionable love life with a lady said to be seen around him halfway into running his hotel business.

An example of just how quickly earlier pieties can crumble is offered by John Naughton who discusses our predicament by analogy with a Supreme Court ruling in the US in the 1940 «s that ushered in the era of mass aviation.

This security predicament has by no means been limited to the Grand Nord area of North Kivu.

He urged the Federal Executive Council to be up to their responsibilities by excising its powers regarding the predicament the country is passing through as a result of the president ill health.

Our economy has been one where too many people and resources were left idle and thus made poor by virtue of this static predicament.

He said, «In view of the present predicament, the President of CAN has directed that Sunday January 8 2017, should be declared national day of mourning by Christians including those in Diaspora.

That, in turn, led to the predicament that Grasso has been stuck in ever since: a lawsuit filed by New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer to recover a chunk of the $ 140 million that Grasso was paid in 2003, now scheduled to go to trial on October 30.

«Welfare needs to become an engine of mobility, changing people's lives for the better, rather than a giant cheque written by the State to compensate the poor for their predicament.»

According to him, despite his general knowledge of the country's economic predicament prior to becoming president, he was still taken aback by the severity of existing challenges.

For an up - to - the - minute glimpse of Hawaii's ecological predicament, visit www.hear.org, which is run by the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, a joint venture of the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the University of Hawaii.

«We argued then that high fat consumption was one of the most important solutions to the predicament presented by human evolution.

We wondered whether the animals that start with lots of cancerous seeds are able to overcome their predicament by eating a low - protein diet.

The importance of this predicament shouldn't be neglected; one British report found that STI diagnoses in people aged 50 - 70 had soared by a third over the last decade7.

Nightmares churning with confetti; stacks of invitation cards by the doormat... yes, fellow singletons, wedding season is here again, and we understand your predicament.

After making an amazing escape, Harold and Kumar flee to Texas by way of Florida, where they hope to convince Harold's well - connected friend (Eric Winter) to help them out of their predicament.

Cheaper by the Dozen, an update of the 1950s family film, suffers from just that predicament.

Slevin, it turns out, is the name of our hero, an ostensibly regular guy played with disarming nonchalance (given his predicament) by Josh Hartnett.

That is how our heroes, played by the under - appreciated duo of John Cho and Kal Penn, wind up in the predicament suggested by the title of «Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.»

Women (and men, but mostly women) flock to the theaters so they can cackle at the woeful predicament of Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson, still endlessly game) a woman who by all appearances has her head screwed on right and yet still keeps coming back to the affluent void that is Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan, still asleep at the wheel).

Jimmy's sure that there must be a way out of his predicament, but without knowing his ultimate fate, he can make no assumption other than he is going to be killed, perhaps by the unstable former friend who he re-establishes contact with, thinking it best to know for sure where it will be coming from.

But when James is kidnapped by jihadists, Danny is left waiting for a text message that might never come, unaware of his predicament as she prepares for her deep dive.

I was most often touched by the predicament of Ronsel Jackson, who comes home from the war a decorated hero and still has to sit in the back of the bus.

The Incredible Hulk C Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and William Hurt Directed by Louis Leterrier (Transporter 2) Rated PG - 13 for sequences of action violence, some frightening images and brief suggestive content Appropriate for ages 13 + The Story: Following up where Ang Lee's Hulk left off, mild - mannered Bruce Banner (Norton) is living in Brazil, desperately trying to find a cure to his predicament of turning into a giant green behemoth.

Crushed by the violently tragic predicament in which his would - be companion finds herself, he retreats to his existential bubble and becomes ghostly, un-readable, and almost devoid of emotion.

That way, you can fully appreciate not only the superb ending but also the appearance of numerous returning characters whose predicaments are made even more amusing by your knowledge of them from previous encounters.

When we first meet them, they're lamenting their predicament as outcasts from human society — ejected by the dog - hating authorities after an epidemic of canine flu — and tussling over a sack of maggot - infested food which drops from the sky.

The soundtrack by Cliff Martinez & Skrillex carried the movie; from the opening madness of the summer beach party, to the ambient pathos of the girls» predicament in trying to release themselves from the radicalisation of their «Alien» (James Franco) influenced lifestyle.

Gunmen pause, at times, to address the murky ethos of this predicament, but that is secondary, by a mile, to their baser instincts — when they have a shot, they take it.