Sentences with phrase «other great acts»

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«If you believe passionately, act with integrity and take personal ownership of the impact of your decisions, have the ability to look at yourself in the eyes and admit when you are wrong, the rewards are that much greater than if you never had the courage to make bold moves, affect transformation, or ultimately strive to have a positive impact on your life as well as the life of others.

«To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.»

I've seen other articles describing the Affordable Care Act as a great benefit to those retiring early!

Those following SeedInvest and other crowdfunding platforms will have witnessed great progress in the world of crowdfunding, not only in the form of the historic JOBS Act but also the amount of outreach that has been done to get more and more people on board.

This is not surprising since the HCIT subsector is capital intensive and was spurred by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that, among other things, calls for greater interoperability among providers.

China has recognized this truth and is acting on it with greater seriousness than any other nation.

After various struggles with the unromantic face of persecution and martyrdom, Garrpe dies trying to save apostate Christians from death, and Rodrigues chooses to apostatize to save others from torture and death, urged on by the apostate Ferreira to this «greatest act of love.»

In other words, the earthly, matter - bound origin of human nature calls forth God's greatest act of loving care and humility — the Incarnation of God the Word through which humanity is united to Godhead in a union more intimate than with any other creature and gradually raised to immortality.

Peace prizes have gone to people associated with horrible acts, economics is all theory and is proven accurate one year and inaccurate the next, and literature is of dubious contribution to advancement — ignoring of course the fact that what some consider to be great literature, others feel is dull and uninsightful.

Others believe that the social and cultural fruits of religious awakening will appear gradually if we are patient, arguing that once individual Christians are spiritually reborn in great numbers, they will inevitably act as salt and leaven within the society.

According to the Hartshornean understanding of perfect love, we might interpret the scriptural command — «Be ye perfect» — to mean that we are commanded to act from a social awareness that is perfectly responsive to the interests of all others, and for the purpose of promoting the greatest liberty for all.

God does not become more divine, of course; but God has other and more varied opportunity to adapt the divine Loving to the creatures, so that in any and every circumstance there is the renewed possibility of novelty, with the emergence of a greater capacity to act instrumentally for God's intentions in the world.

1) We're highly evolved primates 2) We have overactive imaginations 3) Our greatest evolutionary asset, our large and highly-folded brains, are also responsible for an insatiable curiosity 4) As a species, and a survival tactic, we make things up to comfort ourselves in difficult times 5) As a complex societal species, we create commonalities and «traditions» with others in our clan / tribe / community 6) These «traditions» result in security, trust, and strong relationships that make the collective more able to survive than the individual 7) These common beliefs also act as a means of numbing the brain to questions and concerns without legitimate or tangible answers 8) Religion is simply a survival mechanism 9) When we die, we simple «are not alive» anymore.

Jesus is indignant that the scribes and Pharisees (1) will not enter the kingdom of heaven themselves and stand in the way of others entering it as well; (2) will do almost anything to win a proselyte only to make that proselyte twice as much a child of hell as they are; (3) confuse people by senseless oaths, telling them that if they swear by the Temple, their oath is not binding, but if they swear by the gold of the Temple, it is binding - the fools ought to realize, Jesus says, that the Temple includes all that is in it; (4) tithe some of their money but neglect justice and mercy and faith, which are weightier moral matters, when they ought both to tithe and perform these greater acts of righteousness as well; (5) are careful about outward cleanliness but careless about the inward disposition, so that they are filled with extortion and greed; (6) appear righteous but really are hypocrites, because their appearance hides all manner of iniquity inside; (7) pretend to revere the prophets of history whom their parents killed but continue to practice the evil of their parents by rejecting those whom God sends to them now (Matt.

Others find them in nature or in great acts like climbing mountains.

I've known Jesus for as long as I've known my name, and still I use other people like capital to advance my own interest, still I gossip to make myself feel important, still I curse my brothers and sisters in one breath and sing praise songs in the next, still I sit in church with arms folded and cynicism coursing through my bloodstream, still I talk a big game about caring for the poor without doing much to change my own habits, still I indulge in food I'm not hungry for and jewelry I don't need, still I obsess over what people say about me on the internet, still I forget my own privilege, still I talk more than I listen and complain more than I thank, still I commit acts of evil, still I make a great commenter on Christianity and a lousy practitioner of it.

And according to Paul, even the greatest, most dramatic acts of charity will leave me feeling empty if I do them out of self - interest (easing my conscience) rather than out of love (easing other people's burdens).

For instead of learning from this terror that he is not capable of performing the great deed and then plainly admitting it (an act which I can not but approve, because it is what I do) the manikin thinks that by uniting with several other manikins he will be able to do it.

He treats in a similarly dismissive manner the Church's teaching on contraception, the morally disordered nature of homosexual acts, and other matters of great moment.

On the other hand, we find it unlikely that the strength of beauty of the experience of a flea is nearly as great as that of a dog, and we act accordingly to kill fleas for the sake of the dog.

They monologue to Barry and each other about how great acting comes from using your own unique experiences to authentically communicate, so those in the audience might have a genuine reaction to your performance.

The good message was so revolutionary that the simple act of telling it to others caused great joy and brought great freedom to all who heard it.

This is a great mistake as the Haredim and the crazies committing recent outrages acts are two separate groups and should not be confused with each other.

The greatest obstacle to maturing in the American churches in our time comes from our division into parties, one of which practices witness and charity to the exclusion of acts of justice, while the other practices justice and charity to the exclusion of witness.

This highly ambiguous notion has done a great deal of harm, and has all too often been used to pour scorn on anything that can be labelled simplistic, overly dependent on authority, or — that other great bogey of today's Church — «fundamentalist,» which is usually a code word for anyone who believes the Gospel might actually be worth believing and acting on, especially if they belong to one of the new ecclesial movements.

Once you have rationalised away your own evil acts by convincing yourself God will approve, then of course you have a greater sense of well being than others.

He supposes that the minima do act on each other, and not only act but react, in such a way that their composite acting is greater than each or than the acting of each.

In fact, he wrote, the Virgin «had acted as the greatest force the western world ever felt, and had drawn man's activities to herself more strongly than any other power, natural or supernatural, had ever done.»

To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these — to be fierce and to show mercy toward others, both, are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity.

... when these dangers have reached their height and there is no possibility of flight, do we not realize how great a gathering there usually is in the church of both sexes and of every age, some clamoring for baptism, others for reconciliation, still others for acts of penance: all of them seeking consolation and the administration and distribution of the sacraments?

They have a light, nutty flavour and blend easily into smoothies or act as a great sprinkle for salad and other cereals.

It's infuriating to come on here and see you act like a great believer in the team because of Ramsey, but then relentlessly slag others who have actually been playing really well.

Yes there has been problems with Alexis of late and I hope it's not on purpose to force a transfer with one season remaining, he's in a great position move and contract wise so I'd hate to think a player of his talents would act anything other than professional.

You had the culmination of the blood feud with a really hot crowd to the point that they were acting marky rather than smarky, a fantastic ladder spotfest, an amazing NXT title match which would be MOTN on any other PPV, a great tag match with a shocking swerve and a decent women's title match showing the improvement in Shayna Baszler.

back in the day we had a double act up front that worked in tandem perfectly in berkamp and henry one couldn't really function without the other properly almost the perfect combo for a strike pair graceful speedy winger converted c / f and the perfect no 10 with perfect all round vision and goalscoring ability what do we have now that is that equivalence we have a wordly no 10 but no great gracefully speedy henry type c / f and there are none like that out there atm maybe a few potential wannabes remy lacaztte and the likes but really ozil needs a double act with someone and maybe we will see it click into place with sanchez maybe he has the ability to be an henry winger converted c / f has similar traits pace skill strength can score ace goals just needs to find his feet at c / f and he will form a deadly partnership with ozil i think maybe the old time wenger classic 4411 the ox on the left and walcott on the right Ramsey and new d / m in the middle would work a treat for me this formation never dies out just gets reinvented to suit the players available

I don't see how any true fan can be happy about the situation we are in The club goes backwards each year but still fans on here and other social media outlets think that the club are doing great, how can you be happy when we see the same thing year in year out, scrabble for 4th, get champions league place, scrabble out the group then get turned over by the next big team For me this is not how a big club should be run (7th richest club in world football) Why don't we act like it.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Students would buy the attention - deficit drugs from other students with an ADHD diagnosis before AP Exams, research papers or SAT / ACT tests, in hope of increased concentration and a greater ability to stay awake during studying.

as a full time working mom, it's great to see how other moms are doing the balancing act.

The greatest part of keeping track of my green acts and pledging to do things that save me money and reduce my carbon footprint I am able to see the difference I am making and what others are doing!

While some parents have found that placing the chair in the bathroom helps their child associate it more quickly with the act of elimination, others have met with greater success by keeping the potty in their child's bedroom, where it is easily accessible after a nap, or in the kitchen for use after meals.

* Assembling the cards and chocolates is a great craft project for the kids and gives parents the opportunity to talk to kids about Fair Trade, the cocoa industry, and how even the simple act of buying Fair Trade Certified ™ chocolate can greatly benefit others halfway around the world.

There are also other uses for the sling, such as placing in the seat of your grocery cart to pad and provide comfort, it is a great privacy drape when nursing in public, it can protect your baby from sun and in the cold weather, it keeps baby warm, acts as a changing pad, and it also works as a great safety harness for a walking toddler; holding on to the tail will prevent baby from getting away from parents.

Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens; or if such a common motive exists, it will be more difficult for all who feel it to discover their own strength, and to act in unison with each other.

But I think it is a great shame that so many other parents and children in the future will not receive this simple act of affirmation.

He then seemed to suggest that this and other Russian efforts were an act of war - a comment which carries greater repercussions than he appeared aware of.

«The greatest pressure we can put to bear on Iran to change the behavior is a collective pressure,» a goal which was to be achieved by continuing to work in conjunction with other nations, as opposed to adopting the Trump idiosyncrasy of acting unilaterally.

The Acting Deputy Director of Public health for the Greater Accra region, Dr. John Yabina speaking to Citi News said «we had five cases and one tested positive to meningococcal meningitis and then the other four we heard on Monday morning that they were all negative to the disease.»

Even though counsel is to some degree «independent» and free from Executive Branch supervision to a greater extent than other federal prosecutors, the Act gives the Executive Branch sufficient control over the independent counsel to ensure that the President is able to perform his constitutionally assigned duties.

Other important historic documents include a record of the trial of Mary Queen of Scots, a copy of the American Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Rights 1689 and the Great Reform Act of 1832.