Not exact matches
NCFA Guest Post September 13, 2017 How to Get Your Message
Out There Sometimes when you or someone you
love is going through a difficult time, it can be a frustrating time you and the rest
of the
family.
I would
love to move to a state with enough land and a warmer climate for my sons to ride their race bikes, my daughter to have the horse she dreams
of and me to finally be at peace, I also believe that there should be someone home with the kids no matter what their ages are and as a single Mom with no
family support or father involvement being at home for me is even more important, especially now that they are teenagers, There are no more nap times or time
outs and the things you worry about during this age are so much more dangerous than falling down and hitting their heads as toddlers.
«This is a sad day and our hearts go
out to the
family and
loved ones
of the deceased customer please join us in offering our thoughts and prayers and support to all those affected by today's tragedy.»
My heart and
love goes
out to all
of the
families affected by the tragic incident in Connecticut this week.
And while the show set
out to reveal the human side
of such
families - not one sexed - up by Hollywood (think HBO's «Big
Love») or sullied by allegations
of under - aged brides (think the trial
of Warren Jeffs)- it kept details about faith
out of episodes.
Think
of your own
family, surely you don't all see eye to eye or agree completely with each other's way
of living
out your life... but you
love and accept each other because you are
family.
He was simply a devoted husband and father, a sincere believer, a humble man who put his gifts at the service
of the royal
family out of love of God and Russia.
The Bible is ALL about
love and
family, how we were created
out of an act
of love by God and are called to
love Him and
love each other as part
of God's
family.
Jesus hung
out with the lowest in society and found a
loving family of disciples that kings» would have killed for.
Welcome to REAL
family values, not just the political kind spat
out by the GOP as a result
of the latest focus group, but the real kind, with people connecting and
loving and forgiving and bonding with one another to make it through life in a positive way.
Reaching
out may involve giving financially to a reputable charity, volunteering in a clean - up effort, praying for the
families who've lost
loved ones or maybe a combination
of all three.
Because
of this, many have called you a representative
of postmodern Christianity — postmodern in the sense that while holding to the traditional doctrines
of Christianity, you embrace a view
of God's
love and grace that extends beyond the parameters evangelicals tend to establish about who is «in» and who is «
out» in God's
family.
If your closest
family member were addicted or had deep psychological issues, and had to be committed, an outsider might only see you locking your
loved one away - but you know you do it
out of love and a desire to help them.
The apostolate
of dialogue takes place par excellence in the
family and enlivens its sense
of mission, which for parents is the divine mandate to carry
out the ministry
of love, the «
love that casts
out fear» (1 Cor 13:7).5
And I have felt the many ways Jesus reaches
out his hand to catch me — in the
love of family and friends, the sustenance
of spiritual practice, the bonds
of community and the moments
of unexplainable peace in the midst
of the struggle and the failure.
That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands
of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy
love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode
of fear I live in a rough area
of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my
family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act
out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his
love which I used to feel the presence
of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling
of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart
of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots
of good information to be plundered loll
An idolatrous
love of family is often behind the lack
of courage in many Christians to speak
out against abuse and unethical practices in the workplace.
She came
out at 30 and has been nothing but happy since then with a full life and plenty
of friends and
family that
love her and
love who she is.
What they need is sympathy, compassion,
love, and the reassurance that while we do not know why certain things happen, God is not angry, is not punishing them, and God is not
out to destroy their life or that
of their
family members.
Hopes, dreams, successes,
loves, losses, unfinished business, hidden violence, secrets, mysteries, lies: all these and more filter down through the history
of a
family, playing themselves
out in the present and beyond.
Grace is a powerful thing but to live a life
of non-repentance only to use the «get
out of jail free card» in one's dying breath is a twisted concept that has been theologically exploited by Evangelicals in order to «get the numbers up» and provide
family members
of those who have died with a warm feeling that their
loved one made the right choice at the end.
My wife pointed
out,
of course, that the «homeless»
family members had hats covering their faces and other such things, so it is not really their fault for not seeing their
loved ones, but still, the point
of the video is as you say, we often ignore or miss the homeless people around us.
so we can all stop judging eachother and start encouraging others starting with our own
family, the word does say that you and your household will be saved, but thats to much like work its easier to play christian around your church you belong to and play follow the leader and go around telling people that God
loves them tell them all about how they are sinners you know the bit, an thats it go home and freak
out on your famliy members because their not save like you maybe they are and you cant even tell because they do nt measure up to your churches standards even though God says we have all fallen short and that our rightousness is filthy rags, we need to stop useing the word
of God as though we think we know what were doing, do you really think that when God said I will give you all authority He ment you?
I highly doubt a
loving God would have wiped
out all
of mankind, man, woman, child, and unborn fetus, and just started over with Noah's incestuous
family, especially when he dedicated multiple chapters explicitly detailing the wrongs
of incest.
Craig i agree totally church should be a slice
of heaven on earth that is where corporately as believers come into the prescence
of God.Its good when worshiping the Lord to feel his prescence and to feel connected to others because
of Jesus.We had our carol service yesterday i was involved in the choir we combined with other churchs in the area it was a good turnout and alot
of fun singing as we celebrated the birth
of Jesus.It really makes christmas for me.If we
love Jesus that should spill
out into every area
of our lives.He is the one that impacts others through us as we rely on him daily.Merry Christmas to you and your
family regards brentnz
I really feel for those who are struggling with adultery and it seems the reoccuring question is the same.Will God forgive me if i have committed adultery and the answer is yes we all are sinners and we all have sinned no sin is worse than the other to God.If you are feeling bad because for what you have done then it is the holy spirit drawing you to him repent and turn from your sin.God wants all
of us to draw near to him to get our hearts right to stop making the same mistakes over and over again.If you feel weak he gives the strength to deal with it rather than trying sort it
out on our own.He forgives us because he
loves us but we may have to bear the consequence
of our sin like David and his
family suffered for his choices regarding his affair with bathsheba but God forgave him for his sin.
It's
out total lack
of love in the world that condems us all to lives
of fear in every aspect, land, food, shelter, money, health, relationships, security, employment, education, freedom
of speach, travel, leisure,
family, freedom to live ones life without prejudice.
I'm so sad to see friends who believe that the
love they pour
out on their
families / children is not enough — not high enough — and that they have to be doing a lot
of other «good works» to really rate, count, qualify, whatever.
Under a presumed content scheme,
families of people who opt -
out would not be consulted over their
loved ones» organs.
They used to charge
families who had lost a
loved one, for saying prayers each year for the souls
of the dear departed who were in the place they called purgatory to make sure they would get
out and while they were in there they would be comforted.
As John Snow, a professor
of pastoral theology, points
out, the Christian
family was seen in the New Testament as an agent
of the coming community
of love and justice, a new kind
of «kingdom»: «Its goal was not to make a house a home for a
family but to make the world a home for humankind.»
Perhaps by demonstrating greater
love and care to those around us, particularly those within our own
family and especially those who are unwell or marginalised within society; by reaching
out to those who are struggling in life, in need
of comfort or support — and by valuing them all as human beings — then we can all indeed be true disciples
of Christ on earth.
``... any educative activity, related to education for
love and carried
out by persons outside the
family, must be subject to the parents» acceptance
of it and must not be seen not as a substitute but as a support for their work.
Shout
out to @taylorswift13 and her friends: With their help, we approached this more perfect
love during one blessed hour at the World Meeting
of Families, when Randy, Anna, Mira, Olive, Ever, and Imogen were as one in thought, word, and deed.
She points
out that while an older generation might have been enamoured
of sex without consequences, their younger counterparts often associate such an outlook with dysfunctional relationships, broken
families and personal unhappiness and by extension see the Christian vision
of love as fulfilling and ultimately liberating.
Certainly children draw parents
out of themselves in sacrifice and thus contribute to an increase
of love in the
family.
It is a story
of what marriage is; the public forging
of family to
family out of the carnal longings
of bride and bridegroom and also
out of their regard, respect, and, ultimately,
love for one another.
Only so can the priest challenge more intimately, and
love with a depth not subject to the veto
of family jealousies those who, to speak in an analogy with Christ, are born through baptism «not
out of human stock, or urge
of the flesh, or will
of man, but
of God himself».
As the years passed, and his sense
of isolation deepened» even amid a
loving family» he promised to strike
out on his own the first chance he got.
As a Jew raised by a Turkish Jewish father, with an agnostic / atheist American mom who shared in all the religious practices
out of respect and
love I see immense beauty in this
family and their tolerance, acceptance, and embracing
of their heritages.
The men on death row also reached
out in
love to their own
families, in the process struggling heroically to deal with their overwhelming sense
of shame.
Boy meets girl; boy kisses girl; boy and girl eventually (with a huge assist from Leah) create a
family of tribes, the children
of Israel, that's the way a
love story is supposed turn
out.
Our strength is this fidelity to this one person, a fidelity upon which the
love of our
family life is built and indeed the
loving that goes
out beyond our
family into the world around us.
Of course the ways that we live out our love stories is going to be unique to our histories, our families, our context, let alone the ways that we can embody the hope of glory and the mystery of power - eschewing, self - sacrificing, you - first - darling sort of lov
Of course the ways that we live
out our
love stories is going to be unique to our histories, our
families, our context, let alone the ways that we can embody the hope
of glory and the mystery of power - eschewing, self - sacrificing, you - first - darling sort of lov
of glory and the mystery
of power - eschewing, self - sacrificing, you - first - darling sort of lov
of power - eschewing, self - sacrificing, you - first - darling sort
of lov
of love.
If you take everything you spend on eating
out, going to movies, taking trips, and «enjoying life» and it comes to more than 10 %
of your annual income, you might actually want to cut back on the amount
of money you are «tithing» to your
family, and spend more on
loving and serving others, helping the poor, taking care
of orphans and widows, and showing others the
love of Jesus.
«This momentous time is a celebration
of that
love, and our promise to all
families and foodies
out there, and our amazing customers.
My husband is one
of those people who doesn't
love eggnog, and he's eaten the most
of this cake
out of everyone in our
family!
Our
family loves any excuse to grill
out, and my boys get so excited when I make special drinks to enjoy on the side
of a yummy meal.
For the
love of all things
family, print
out this recipe and go make a pumpkin roll.
In the month
of February we set
out a mailbox for each member
of the
family, and Jim and I make sure to put a
love note or Valentine in the kids» boxes every day leading up to Valentine's Day.