Not exact matches
Successful people don't see money solely
as a personal reward; they see money
as a
way to grow a business, reward and develop employees, give back to the community... in short, not just to make their own
lives better but to improve the
lives of other people, too.
Dorsey and his team have been looking at the streaming
of live sports, business, and political events
as a
way to draw in new users and give them valuable content they can immediately tweet about and use to connect with
others.
If there are instances in your
life or career when you find yourself wondering what someone else would do in your situation or constantly seeking advice and input from
others, you may be using this stalling technique
as a
way of devising a brilliant strategy while delaying taking action.
Instead
of giving toys or clothes for birthdays, holidays, or
other occasions, ask loved ones to make a gift this
way,
as it can make a more lasting impact on a child's
life.
As this excellent and informative book details, even the idea
of live television from the Moon was a matter
of heated debate, and there were moments when it might've gone the
other way.
There are some
other nice features
as well, some
of which are
live and
others on the
way.
It's the excitement
of execution that gets his blood going — and when that's not enough, he puts his
life in danger some
other way, such
as his balloon rides.
Or the discovery
of more and more planets being found in the Milky
Way that are possible Earth like planets that could host
life as we know it or some
other forms
of life.
But until we come to the end
of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even
as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even
as I was, but a whole
other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired
of being sick and tired
of our own
lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even
as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His
ways which has been established in the Word
of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even
as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be,
as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even
as Christ wars against the man
of sin within: For out
of the abundance
of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words
of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead
of Christ, one has become a teacher
of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man
of sin: Many who have come out
of religion has done this,
as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right»
of self exaltation (Religion) to the
other mountain top «to the extreme left»
of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the
other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down
of all who we are before exalting us to be just
as He, even
as the Christ in us overcomes that man
of sin (Adam) through theses valleys
of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word
of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even
as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria
Travel can help us appreciate different
ways of living and
other cultures and not automatically view them
as threats or a reason to divide.
because he and many
others believe that this
way of life, a way which denies the Preeminence of the One True God and of Jesus Christ as the One and Only True Way of Life, is a way of man's righteousness and peace.
way of life, a way which denies the Preeminence of the One True God and of Jesus Christ as the One and Only True Way of Life, is a way of man's righteousness and peace
life, a
way which denies the Preeminence of the One True God and of Jesus Christ as the One and Only True Way of Life, is a way of man's righteousness and peace.
way which denies the Preeminence
of the One True God and
of Jesus Christ
as the One and Only True
Way of Life, is a way of man's righteousness and peace.
Way of Life, is a way of man's righteousness and peace
Life, is a
way of man's righteousness and peace.
way of man's righteousness and peace....
This a staggeringly unhealthy narrative to promote to our children about the
way sexuality works, and plays directly into the hands
of a rape culture such
as the one in which we
live: If you are a woman and ever get catcalled, abused, molested, raped or any number
of other sexual advances, you are probably at least partially to blame.
Twain was a bad man, yes, in some
ways, but he was the same mixture
of good and bad
as the rest
of us, and every
other artist and writer who ever
lived, including the saintly ones.
Extremists in any religion may interpret their holy doctrines to produce the suffering, torture and murder
of others as a mechanism to coerce them into adopting their
ways of life and their beliefs.
Those people who were in the Klan or any
other religious organization claimed to be closer to God and felt they had the right to proclaim
others way of life as wrong.
Now
as a Christian I follow the new testament, and so striving to be Christ like
as a Christian I accept everyone for who they are, I love them and do not presume to know the right
way for them to
live their
life, instead I simply open my arms to
others and know that all people
of all faiths are just fine it doesn't matter to me what you do with your
life all that matters is the
way that you do it... that was my understanding
of christs teachings anyways
My
life was once much more difficult, and I wasn't the happy, comfortable, and respected person I am now, and I managed to get that
way without religion,
as millions
of others have.
As an atheist who believes in «Choice» (I dislike the idea of abortion but see the need for people to be able to opt for it) and polygamy (marriage should be for any number of consenting adults regardless of gender) and believes that the idea of draconian anti-gun measures is anathema as it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alon
As an atheist who believes in «Choice» (I dislike the idea
of abortion but see the need for people to be able to opt for it) and polygamy (marriage should be for any number
of consenting adults regardless
of gender) and believes that the idea
of draconian anti-gun measures is anathema
as it takes away an individual's right to live the way he wants to live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alon
as it takes away an individual's right to
live the
way he wants to
live, I think that if believing in a deity makes a person treat
other people nicer then we should leave that person and his beliefs alone.
it reminds me the
way Michael Frost (and many
others in
other words, like NT Wright, Bonhoeffer, and even Ellul) explain the kingdom
of God
as being some kind
of a «trailer» for the Kingdom that is coming, and christians would be already
living the the Kingdom reality right here in this world, where it seems to the eye that there is no kingdom
of God at all.
Atheism isn't a big part
of my
life in most
ways — but in
others — I don't want to be «just like a Christian» — I want us all to be accepted
as just people.
The Universe is never ending,
as well
as the possibility for
life on
other planets outside
of the Milky
Way.
If you feel like God is telling you to leave, before doing that, there are always opportunities to,
as you said, to do things like «personally loving our neighbors, hanging out with «sinners,» spending time with societal rejects, defending the cause
of the weak, and a variety
of other ways of living that look just like Jesus.»
Every year, millions
of people abandon the institutional
way of doing church, not because they are abandoning God, Jesus, or the Church, but because they find that intimate relationships with
others and loving service in the community apart from the systematized and scheduled meetings on Sunday morning is a more natural
way of following Jesus and
living life as His disciples.
[4] «cf. Meilaender, Gilbert, The Giving and Taking
of Organs, First Things, March 2008, where he emphasises that humans are called to
live their bodily
life as a personal gift to
others and that «presumed consent... does go a long
way toward treating persons
as handy repositories
of interchangeable parts to
others.»
To surrender one's
life in this
way as a spiritual offering for
others takes a heroism that is beyond most
of us.
I spoke about giving and sharing, how
living with
other people means that we can not always have our own
way and how in marriage,
as in our families and churches, we must place the interests and needs
of others above our own.
As we look for these signs in the
lives of others, we will inspire them to
live in these
ways, and in so doing, expand the rule and reign
of God on earth.
Rabbi Neuberger asserted that «it's really important that one accepts that... new scientific research has taught us... that the human embryo is not
as unique
as we thought before... We do have to think differently about the «unique quality
of human embryos» in the
way that Peter Saunders is saying... The miracle
of creation... may have to be explained somewhat differently... Our human brains are given to us by God... to better the
life of other human beings... and if this technology can do it..., and I don't believe that anybody is going to research beyond fourteen days, then so be it, lets do it.»
Although all
of them were members
of churches, they found my description
of the Christian
life as centered on giving and sharing strange — it is not a doctrine or a feeling but a
way of living together with
others.
(I apologize to those that dislike metaphors, but I almost can't communicate if I don't get to use them, and
as insufficient
as they at times are, they are very close to the language
of what I believe, because you can't really explain or define someone into believing... you can only
live out your beliefs in a
way that you share with
others, and when given the opportunity shine a light, or point a direction, or walk along with someone for a bit).
A remarkable «grandparent» generation
of theologians such
as Cornelius Ernst, OP., Herbert McCabe, OP., Fergus Kerr, OP., and Nicholas Lash, together with
others in history, philosophy and literature, have led the
way into widespread participation in university
life.
Jacquie, your story is familiar... And I agree with Douglas —
living with gratitude and empathy for
others can be, itself, an act
of worship — for those who believe in a literal god, I think that is a much more meaningful
way to honor the divine than a once a week meeting or
other activities commonly referred to
as worship.
In a
way,
as Professor A.H. Johnson has suggested, it is nothing
other than a generalization from that event, a generalization applied to the rest
of experience and to the world where we
live.
Some
of these pioneers in changing the church find that the best
way to function
as the Body
of Christ is to leave the institutional church behind, and
live and love like Jesus with
other people in their community and their neighborhood.
This self love is sin.God never forced chaos on us.we gave in to satan's lies about evil being an inherent necessity.Jesus said he was the
way, the truth and
life.He was the
life (love) that everyone craves for, he is the truth which meant that his love was our only need and he exposed the lies
of satan that we could attain bliss on subordinating people to our cravings.Sinning people don't accept a God who requires us to renounce ourselves because they are not convinced
of God's love being enough for them and they are afraid to destroy their identity and
live for the Glory
of God.So, upon death, these souls realize that the physical world was just a shadow
of God's love (the nature, food etc) and their own lies (violence, self love etc) and realize that love is their only need.They pursue it from
other soul beings but are hurt that there's only hate and self love.They are afraid to approach the light because they don't want to renounce their identity
as they have not recognized God's love before.
i don't think someone who would lay down his own
life for us (in a horrible
way as one
of the worst criminals at that) would take pleasure in
other's suffering.
I speak throughout Canada and internationally to churches, conferences, women's groups, universities, and workshops on topics ranging from spiritual formation, a sacramental view
of living, being a Christian feminist, the
ways that we can navigate change throughout our faith journey, the embrace
of ancient church practices
as a charismatic Christian, writing, social justice, and many
other topics.
We already found that Jesus being there for
others means that the transcendent is met in the concern for
others as given to us in the
life and
way of Jesus and our faith is nothing but «participation in this being
of Jesus».
Nothing is new, not even the cultural shifts that,
as Auden quipped, «hunt us out
of life to play / at
living in some
other way.»
As Selvaggi writes, «the nature
of consecrated virginity [is] holiness
of body and soul, the one inseparable from the
other, both for the glory
of God in humble service and modest
living in a stable
way of life.»
In
other words, the transcendent is met in the concern for
others as given to us in the
life and
way of Jesus.
The Law society, in
other words, has given «guidance» to its members
as to how to draft wills in a
way which circumvents English legal principles
as they have always been accepted: and it envisages that this might even mean taking on the English law in court to see if their wily little legal tricks have been successful: a perfect example
of an attempt to make the letter
of the law prevail over its spirit: Christians will remember that, according to St Paul (2 Corinthians 3:6), «the letter killeth but the spirit giveth
life».
However, if we are humbly though critically ready to put up with the fellowship in its particular local manifestation, where and
as we find it, we shall help to renew and strengthen it, at the same time discovering for ourselves the deepening
of Christian discipleship and finding that we are enriched by
other men and women who, like ourselves, are seeking to
live in the Christian
way, informed by the Christian faith, and supported by Christian worship.
At the
other end
of the spectrum, Orthodoxy's revival is at least partly indicative
of the same trend, namely the stress it places on Judaism
as a religion and a
way of life.
For
as well
as theoretical reflection on the moral significance
of a decision, there are
other ways and means by which a human being can either become clear about the rightness and conformity to God's will
of a decision, or at least improve the conditions for its correct formation: the general cultivation
of courage, unselfishness, self - denial, the practice
of the art
of making vital particular decisions which can not be deduced by purely theoretical consideration
as this art is taught by the masters
of the spiritual
life.
most
of what is in the bible God could not care one
way or the
other about, if people would put
as much work into helping
others that are in need then the world would be a much better place to
live for everyone.
Hi my name is Lindsey and I'm recovering heroin addict and my mother is a very devoted rightous Christian her favorite saying is I am the head and not the tail meaning she is the head is far better than me and I am the tail and because the
way Christians have treated me recently through my struggle I have felt that I should convert to Hinduism when I brought this up to my mother she told me I will go to hell because Jesus is the only God which I do believe to an extent but I also believe in having peace within your own
life and treating
others equally fairly with love respect and dignity which my mother and my sister do not do the act
as though they are better than anyone they do not sin they do not make mistakes and they are perfect in every
way another one
of her favorite sayings I'm not perfect but I'm going to try to be BC Jesus loves me that much.
For
others, it's a nagging thought —
as you work out your faith on your own, you keep coming back to this Jesus, and you can't make sense
of him all the
way, but you also can't accept everything he says because it seems somehow too hard to
live that
way, or too complex, or too simple, or merely out
of your grid
of experience.
In considering the Easter story, for instance, Cox describes the biblical accounts
of Jesus» bodily resurrection
as the confused ramblings
of disciples who knew no
other way to express their feeling that their rabbi remained somehow present in their
lives.
One
way of viewing the religious crisis
of our time is to see it not in the first instance
as a challenge to the intellectual cogency
of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, or
other traditions, but
as the gradual erosion, in an ever more complex and technological society,
of the feeling
of reciprocity with nature, organic interrelatedness with the human community, and sensitive attention to the processes
of lived experience where the realities designated by religious symbols and assertions are actually to be found, if they are found at all.