Sentences with phrase «positive purpose in»

The future belongs to those who act with commitment, persistence and positive purpose in the present.

Sex fulfills four positive purposes in a healthy marriage.

Not exact matches

Obviously, most businesses would find it preferable for tax purposes to make a negative adjustment in the current year and spread a positive adjustment over subsequent years.

In time, you'll get more comfortable standing up for what is right, for the purpose of positive change.

Because in my experience, switching from a single spending account to two separate spending accounts with different purposes had an immediate positive effect on my family's finances.

Our purpose: Reinvigorate St. Louis — Create economic momentum and spark a positive narrative Our mission: To advance economic development in the St. Louis region by attracting and retaining innovative entrepreneurs.

On the positive side, if the Conservative Government does table its proposed legislative aid mandate, it will afford an opportunity for a more open public debate, in which we will have a chance to address the fundamental purposes of the aid program, and how those purposes may be best achieved.

«The report's purpose is to generate awareness of the gender disparity that exists in Canada's technology industry and to challenge our leaders to take action and drive positive change,» says #movethedial founder Jodi Kovitz, CEO of AceTech Ontario.

Our purpose in this chapter is twofold; first, to understand why Christianity with its positive view of the goodness of the creation has come to a crisis in its understanding of sexuality; and second, to consider a theological view of sexual existence which sees its place in life which is fulfilled by the love of God.

Nearly everything God, Jesus, Buddah, Mohammed, Chisna, etc. said about life and death was meant to be positive in favor of life and peaceful purpose, but when confronted with evil, they were quick to take up arms and defend that which was theirs.

But Christianity contains more positive attitudes as well, including biblical affirmations of the human body — evident in the creation story, the concept of the incarnation and the Roman Catholic notion of the unitive purposes of sexuality.

I see the Old Testament in its totality laying a permanent foundation for faith by its disclosure of God's moral character, sovereign rule, redemptive purpose, and covenant faithfulness and by its exhibiting of the positive dispositions of faith, praise, and obedience contrasted with the negative dispositions of mistrust and rebellion.

He makes two points: first, the raw alcohol intake from a communion cup or chalice is so very small as to be harmless; second, in the communion service the alcohol — rather than being destructive to the alcoholic — serves a positive and even redeeming purpose.

They do not in themselves give capitalism a positive moral purpose.

The understanding of historical judgment as positive in divine purpose may well be already implicit in Amos (see 4:6 - 11 and the discussion above) But still in the eighth century, it is most warmly expounded in Hosea (see especially 2:14 - 23; 5:15; 11:11) It is a pervasive if often only implicit element in the utterances of Jeremiah and makes possible that stunning declaration of a new covenant with Israel «after those days» of judgment:

Per Wikipedia, «The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists «to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick - fil - A.»»

Religion serves many purposes in a society, some in a very positive way.

Perhaps the intensity of their political views animates them in some positive way, giving them a sense of purpose.

Pope Benedict's purpose and tone as he spoke to both religious and secular leaders - overwhelmingly positive and collaborative - was the direct fruit of the landmark event that remains the most significant moment of the history of the Church in our time, the Second Vatican Council.

I can see positive value in the fact that the biblical God is not the Unmoved Mover of Greek philosophy, that God is an involved God, working God's purpose out in a real world filled with real people.

The purpose of program evaluation is to get an idea of the extent to which present programs contribute in a positive way to the faith formation and commitments of participants.

Furthermore, by approaching sexual morality from this perspective, sexual immorality is shown in the light of the positive purpose that sexuality is intended for.

We should emphasize, though, that the self - kenosis of God is not a negative occurrence in the Godhead but a positive movement whose purpose is that of bringing about relationship to God's other.

By giving the alcoholic a purpose in living, a sense that he is an important part of a God - given plan to help others, one provides a positive reason for not drinking.

As L. Thunberg notes: «As a whole the terms taksis or thesis thus confirm Maximus» belief in creation as a result of a positive act of God, including as its purpose unity without violation [of the individual person]».

If the purpose of gay marriage is in the spirit of validating family life for gays, and that includes the openness to raising children and lifelong commitment, then in my view, I don't see how this compromises the inst - itution of marriage and in fact is probably a positive thing.

Christian thought has traditionally, of necessity, defined evil as a privation of the good, possessing no essence or nature of its own, a purely parasitic corruption of reality; hence it can have no positive role to play in God's determination of Himself or purpose for His creatures (even if by economy God can bring good from evil); it can in no way supply any imagined deficiency in God's or creation's goodness.

The man Amos, the prophet Amos, could not have spoken with such passion on behalf of Yahweh except in the faith that the very historical judgment which he proclaimed was itself ultimately positive and redemptive in divine purpose.

«The contemporary pope - hunting springs from a secularist movement which feels incapable of asserting a sense of purpose or meaning in any positive, human - centred way - as the great atheists of old such as Marx or Darwin might have done - and which instead can only assert itself negatively, in contrast to the «evil» of religion, by posturing against the alleged wickedness of institutionalised faith.

This is the Word probing for the positive human response, effecting God's purpose in interaction with the word, with the performance, with the faith and unfaith of man.

Stay positive, open - minded, and loving, and as you mentioned, this wonderful thing called the internet serves a great purpose in finding others when you need some support!

The purpose of the Februdairy hashtag was to promote a positive view of the dairy industry, which has shown signs of slowing in recent years.

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There's no doubt that it's an ongoing part of his management style, and Charlie Nicholas believes that while he does it on purpose to get a reaction out of his players, it doesn't always work in a positive way.

On a positive note, he played the run pretty well, but nobody drafts a 6» 2, 250 - pound run - stopping edge rusher in the first round (at least not on purpose).

Our stroke development program emphasizes: Efficient and Technically Sound Strokes Crisp and Quick Starts, Turns, and Underwaters Building Endurance with Focus and Purpose Educating Swimmers for Practice and Race Discipline All in a Fun, Friendly and Positive Atmosphere

Despite falling behind to a Yaya Toure goal in the first half, Paul Lambert rallied the claret and blue troops at half time and sent them back out with purpose and ambition so that they could create chances and get a positive result against the former Premier League champions.

Besides developing motor skills, this toy also has a purpose to make children learn what the challenge in life and healthy, positive competition is.

Through this process you will discover positive aspects of yourself and your child, with a greater sense of purpose in your parenting role and rediscover the joy of parenting again.

Officially, Engh founded the organization in 1981, but it was born from decades of witnessing parents and volunteer coaches physically and emotionally abusing children, validating their worth based on their child's performance and trampling the true purpose of what youth sports are really about: providing positive and safe environments for learning valuable life lessons and developing a passion for life - long physical activity.

I've pondered whether or not I spoke clearly enough that my purpose here is to cover my concerns with the text of Babywise, not to condemn, belittle, judge, or criticize those who have found it to be helpful and positive in their families.

The bill in question was proposed by Tory John Stevenson, and asked «that leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Representation of the People Act 1983 to disenfranchise all residents of Scotland eligible to vote in any United Kingdom General Election held after 18 September 2014 in the event of a positive vote in the Scottish Independence referendum; and for connected purposes.»

With respect to the phrasing within the United States Constitution, when The State is being referred to, it is spoken of in the positive because the purpose of the United States Constitution is to declare the Social space for the State to exist from an initial status of non-existence.

Laws makes quite clear that his purpose was to give an account of what he sees as the positive contribution made by the Lib Dems and the sacrifices they made to be in a Coalition government.

We support positive measures to strengthen and improve the relationship between the Party and the unions, for example by encouraging the greater democratic engagement of ordinary trade unionists in party structures and by developing the understanding of the nature and purpose of trade unionism among party members.

«This is a prime example of how intensive management of forest lands for industrial purposes can have a direct impact on bird populations in a positive way.»

While others theorize that mentalizing — interpreting human behavior in terms of intentional mental states such as needs, desires or purposes — has a positive association with belief, the researchers found none.

The scale examines six aspects of psychological well - being: autonomy, positive relations with others, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life and self - acceptance.

The researchers found that a high purpose in life score was linked to many positive health outcomes including:

You can, and should, «stop or discontinue» anything in your life that isn't serving a specific and positive purpose.