Sentences with phrase «on deeper relationships»

Among the criteria used for selecting parishes: evidence of a joyful congregational spirit; innovative, thoughtful worship; scripture - based teaching and preaching; emphasis on a deep relationship with God; and attempts to boldly confront problems within the membership and the community.

I encouraged the woman to work on bringing their energy back together, working on their deeper relationship and that in time her husband would talk about having a second baby — which did happen.

Based on these deep relationships, they then work collaboratively to tailor instructional approaches and classroom learning environments designed to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities that will prepare them for college, career, and life.

It touches on the deep relationship with the human body — especially when naked.

Based on the deep relationships HFM has cultivated for almost 80 years, we offer an unparalleled depth and breadth of legal expertise and knowledge at competitive rates.

Consequently the impact of developments on Indigenous people's land is also an impact on this deeper relationship.

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Every time I hear people talk about how networking didn't work for them, I discover it's because they have never done a deep - dive on the relationship - building process relating to their networking.

Rather they thrive on building relationships and working to establish deep connections inside of a customer's organization.

If you know someone who shares a little too much about their relationship on Facebook, the reality is that there may be a deeper meaning besides wanting to show off how «happy» they are.

By agreeing not to sell his strollers at discount shops or on websites, as many of his rivals were doing, Boardman has been able to develop a deeper relationship with retailers.

I tell them not to be so entrenched in working on their start - up ideas that they don't build deep, meaningful relationships with their peer group.

We are focused on developing deep client relationships and earning our clients» trust through unparalleled execution and innovation, and strong collaboration across CIBC.»

We have deep relationships with financing sources and our consistent activity in the capital markets keep us up to date on the latest market trends.

The deeper analysis most e-commerce concerns need requires years of hands - on experience and study to understand the sophisticated relationships between analytics data sets and what they tell us about user behavior and experience.

Enterprise shippers use deep analytics from FourKites to make immediate decisions that improve on - time delivery rates, strengthen end - customer relationships and optimize supply chain operations.

Will Canadian military leaders dig deep and find resources to put some flesh on the bones of the skeletal military relationship with China (and Asia) even as they grapple with the challenges of reduced budgets and manpower.

These social gatherings will also develop deeper relationships among your workers, as well as with you, on a more personal level.

«The relationship between China and the US on tech is so deep and so interwoven, it'd be hard to pull it apart,» Lewis said.

Your church is a haven for those who want a deeper relationship with God without becoming one of «them» (Think pukey pollyanna Christians with a pasted on smile who declare with Jesus in your life everything is wonderful... sort of like the cartoon you posted today).

We are neighbors who live, work and play on the same streets with a common desire to see deep, charitable relationships, sustainable economy, mutual understanding and a celebration of diversity.

Beyond her mass acclaim for her poetry, the late Maya Angelou is remembered for her ability to openly and honestly reflect on life, relationships and faith in ways that highlight hidden meanings and deeper truths.

It is not always a dogmatic and insensitive cleric that inflicts pain and discouragement on those whose faith calls them to seek a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God than that marketed for mass (lowest common denominator) consumption by the institutional church.

No matter the style of evangelism, crusade, one on one, or whatever, non of it has much lasting value unless it points to a deeper relationship with Christ, and leads to a relationship with His body in this world, the church.

If we are as willing to go deep as we are to be transparent on the surface, perhaps we can put authenticity and intimacy to good use — and shape our relationships more in the image of Christ.

This hasn't meant that deep relationships haven't happened in the church as David points out, but it has set up in many communities for a number of these complex reasons where friendships become utilitarian — from leadership on down — the fruit becomes that the friendships exist for the church.

In my selfishness, I thought it was just between me and God.It took the situation with Alicia to wake me up to the fact that when we're not closely listening for the voice of God, we don't just miss out on the peace and joy we experience from a deeper relationship with the Lord; we don't just miss an opportunity to give honor and glory to the One who most deserves it; we don't just miss out on answered prayers God may have had in store for us — sometimes we miss the opportunity to answer someone else's prayer.»

I want you to know Amanda is a woman of valor because she bravely and willingly followed God on this most painful journey; that this valor comes through in her relationships because she calls us to dig deeper and live larger and love with abandon.

On the other hand, I did long to be married, to be in a deep relationship.

Needless to say, the relationship was highly exploitative, and the horrors inflicted on the colonized have left deep scars in much of the world.

The antithesis of either God objective and apart from us or else God subjective and a part of us needs to be overcome in the higher and deeper synthesis towards which Professor Buber points with his emphasis on the I - Thou relationship of meeting.

But as I have continued to read about the period, I have become convinced that it's deepest impact was not on our theory of truth and its relationship to rationality, but rather on our concept of our relationship to nature.

Actually, my hope is far deeper than to find agreement on how to deal with gay relationships and to decide if gay sex is «sin» or not.

Beginning with Genesis 1:1, I plan on taking you verse by verse through the Bible to explain it from a historical - cultural perspective, and in a way that exposes how religion has forced Scripture to become its errand boy, when in reality, Scripture should be leading us away from religion and into a deeper and more intimate relationship with God.

On a deeper level, there exists a web of relationships wherein individual listeners respond to the nonverbal communication of their fellow listeners and the minister is influenced by the response of his congregation.

no, its no more a sin than eating buggers, just stop beating up on oneself, if you are in love with YHWH, and do His law, the 10 commandments, just as David did, plenty of wrong in his life, but he prayed, and he prayed, he also loved YHWH so much, he was loyal, and loving to YHWH, so YHWH chose him, and his seed, do the law of righteousness, the commandments, and pray, and pray, love YHWH with all of you heart, and no other man made of flesh, and blood can judge anyone else, only YHWH can, He has the complete authority, and as long as you have a relationship deep with Him, He knows.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

I am saying that we should use those close relationships to spur each other on towards a much deeper dependence on Christ, not human perfection.»

On the contrary, it means that those events and occasions have so much entered into and so much become part of Deity in his consequent aspect — providing new possibilities for relationship, new opportunities for creative advance, new chances for the bringing into actuality of genuine and richer good --- that they are in some deep and real sense integral to the divine life itself.

Rather than using fear as a fence to keep us safe, perhaps we can center our friendships on a deep love that keeps us in the center of God's will for those relationships, which means that we will do what we can to protect our relationship, not abandon it.

All theology implies a systematic reflection on the content of religious experience, aiming at a deeper and clearer understanding of the relationships between God - Creator and man - creature.

Whether a neighbor, a barista at your favorite coffee shop, or a fellow commuter on the train to work, instead of averting eye contact and keeping necessary interaction efficient, consider who you might engage in a deeper relationship.

So when Christians don't feel close to God and want more out of their relationship with Him the answer is a «deeper» sermon on Sundays?

In this deeply introspective novel, Strout explores a writer's tenuous relationship with her mother, and on a deeper level about how we must inevitably wrestle with the histories of family and place that have formed us.

But the idea that human beings are created by God purposefully, with a special relationship to God, and with special privileges in relation to other creatures, took deep hold on the consciousness of Christendom.

«The deep relationship between ONE and our customers keeps us focused on delivering extraordinary products.»

When a brand is open about what goes on behind the scenes — in a tone that is both honest and humble — it creates a deeper relationship with customers.

Lily takes you through her upbringing on the island of Maui and her deep relationship with all things natural.

And it is the encounter on hallowed wild ground under these powerful and natural life and death relationships that truly inspires a respect for all life, for to witness the death of one's own food will stay with you always and reside deep in your heart, and you will know intuitively that this food - gathering is serious business.»

Once I really started refining my diet, routine, relationship to my energy, my intuition, etc... I started to really be able to notice those subtle changes and messages my body was sending me, and as time goes on I keep going deeper and deeper.

Minus some flashes from both Sead and Iwobi, and a workingman - like effort from Elneny, we learned very little... so here are a few of my observations from today's game, which highlight my concerns about this team moving forward... the fact that Mertz started this game, regardless of our injuries or those being «rested», should be a serious red flag for any true Arsenal fan... if Wenger is preparing to use Mertz with any regularity then the whole thing is a moot point because we are in deep shit... the fact is no quality team would ever have this tin soldier anywhere near there starting eleven except to groom their youthful players, who in turn should be playing in this type of game instead... I can only hope he was simply throwing him a bone for the FA appearance and for agreeing to stay on following the season, but I think the most likely answer is that Wenger's fragile relationship with the fan - base can't be ignored so he felt his experience was a safer bet... unfortunately not a positive choice for a team trying to move forward (same old, same old)