Sentences with phrase «promises of future life»

There is a common saying that Japanese live Shinto and die Buddhist — that is, in daily life they take comfort from Shinto belief in hundreds of spirits, and in death they take comfort in Buddhist promises of future life.

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As tax revenues have shrunk, the city's financial obligations have grown — mainly to an ever - expanding pool of 30,000 retirees, promised life - time pensions and health benefits by short - sighted government officials over decades who consistently failed to fund those future obligations.

Beer - maker Anheuser - Busch InBev (BUD) is hedging its bets for the future by recruiting promising leaders straight out of college, including foreign nationals while they are living outside their home countries.

Without God, we are torn in two directions: universities praise diversity, but students still form cliques; politicians promise a bright future, but our news programmes are distressing; people are obsessed with scientific explanations of everything, and equally obsessed with the sentimental love expressed in pop songs; sexual abuse with a minor is the most shameful of all crimes, but everyone has a right to complete sexual liberation once they reach the age of consent; we relocate all over the world, preferring to live anywhere but home, yet we still agonise over our local sports club; we own many things, and still feel we don't have enough; we believe in discipline at school or at work, but we all have a right to «let ourselves go» at the weekend; we tolerate everything, except people that don't agree with us.

But the self's vision of the promise of life is surrounded by an awareness of the many ways in which the future is being shaped by forces and circumstances that can neither be predicted nor controlled.

Instead, a primary emphasis falls upon the present: «Unmediated presence is always the characteristic of Jesus» words, appearance and action, within a world which... had lost the present, since it lived... between past and future, between traditions and promises or threats» (58).

Abraham, Moses, Isaiah and Jeremiah, and all other Old Testament prophets and saints lived with a vision of God's promised future.

Dart, John, «Buddhist Selflessness Called Christian Goal: Philosopher Hartshorne Cites Promise of Living for Future «Greater than Self.»»

The deposit of revelation is said to be finished or fixed, but this can be a salvific teaching only if it means that there is sufficient evidence in our past history to convince us that we live within the horizon of a promise which by its nature always looks to the future for fulfillment.

The content of revelation is a promise which, because it has never yet been completely fulfilled, can never be fixed or finished, but remains incalculable and to some extent mysteriously incomprehensible And the reception of this revelation means that we experience a gracious, extravagant, and surprising future dawning at the frontiers of our own lives here and now.

We're a culture that loves to carry on about innovation, progress and the «promise of the future,» but doesn't seem to grasp the powerful role hope plays in the lives of individuals.

God's acceptance of us in the future, his being pleased with us, means that we may be pleased with ourselves in the here and now as we live our daily Christian lives; or, more precisely, we may be pleased that we are pleasing to God... According to Lewis, the promise of a future accolade from God means we can be satisfied with our work — our lives, our imperfect efforts to serve and love God — now.»

The world needs Spirit - inspired celebrators who can rejoice with every evidence of the coming of the expected kingdom, never ceasing to live in the faith that God loves and never finally loses, always loving the life that God has given, and always hoping for the good future he has promised.

Where hope is born in the expectation of a good future, of a consummation of life in which its promise is fulfilled, the Spirit is the source.

Human hope rests upon the promise of God to consummate the past in a future in which the potentialities of life are fully realized.

Religious conservatism is the rejection of life, with its challenges in the present and its hopeful promise of a better future.

It is not only the future course of life which holds the risk and promise of the unknown.

Nor do I wish to reject the truth of Bonhoeffer's insight about the gospel being concerned with life, right here and right now, rather than with some «future life» which is promised to those who are «saved».

This is evidenced in such things as Barth's eschatologically oriented framework of creation, reconciliation and redemption; his focus on promise and hope rather than the present possession of God's reign; the reconfiguration of experience as a determination toward the future; the placing of the divine summons to action — the ethical life — at the summit of each volume of his doctrinal work; and, above all, his refusal to make his theology an apology for Christendom or to give priority to the established church.

Not only so, there was, in many countries, no other available centre for a community - life independent of perverted «ideologies», and having promise for the future; and this corporate life expressed itself in common action.

Cain's murder of Abel gets us started toward politics, the life of the polis, of kingdoms, laws, and armies, where only divine grace can promise a future of blessing and life rather than murder and death.

Without God, we are torn in two directions: universities praise diversity, but students still form cliques; politicians promise a bright future, but all our news programs are distressing; people are obsessed with scientific explanations of everything, and equally obsessed with sentimental love in every pop song; sexual abuse with a minor is the most shameful of all crimes, but everyone has a right to complete sexual liberation once they reach the age of consent; we relocate all over the world, preferring to live anywhere but home, yet we still agonize over our local sports team; we own many things, and still feel like we don't have enough; we believe in discipline at school or at work, but we all have a right to «let ourselves go» on the weekend; we tolerate everything, except people that don't agree with us.

Lacking any corroborative evidence, it is at best uncertain that the promise to the penitent robber represents Jesus» conception of the future life.

«As I promised you last year, I'll continue to be a voice for progress by speaking out on issues that effect our daily lives and the future of our nation.

1) seeking or demanding money, free labour or any valuable consideration as a condition of participation in worship, or the acquisition of religious or spiritual status in this life or any future life, or with the promise or threat of any form of supernatural intervention or judgement in this life or any future life;

While alluding to the fact that the State has lived up to its reputation as a land of possibilities, Governor Ambode also expressed confidence that the future prospects of the State was promising and that the journey of the next fifty years has commenced on a very sound and solid footing.

Not a promise of a perfect country, just an achievable future - of a life more fulfilling for everyone

You can view videos of some past Perimeter physics lectures below: Strange, Dense Matter: The Power of Neutron Stars [Video] How Radioactivity Can Benefit Your Health [Video] The Promise of Optical Atomic Clocks: Watch Live Wednesday [Video] The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything [Video] The Man Who Explained the Atom [Video] The Future of Cosmology [Video] The Upgraded LHC and the Search for the Higgs Boson [Video] String Theory LEGOs for Black Holes [Video]

«The in vivo tests using a live rabbit... provided the substantial promise of future smart contact lenses for noninvasive health care monitoring using human eyes and tears,» says the research team.

This exhibition explores the basic biology of stem cells and what promise they hold for future treatments and includes live animals and specimes for exploration.

I promise you, new discoveries about the importance of inulin will continue well into the future as science learns more about the billions of beneficial bacteria that live in our intestines and without which we can't thrive!

I'm happy to live in a future where studios pay big money for sexy - violent meditations on the slippery state of humanity — and there's a real promise for far - out further seasons — but right now Altered Carbon is all sleeve and no stack.

But Sally's marriage to Roy (Josh Brolin) is in its own trouble; he's a novelist who hasn't been able to live up to the promise of his first book, and isn't doing much in the way of providing for their future, so she ends up going back into the workforce as the assistant to Greg (Antonio Banderas), a handsome gallery owner.

After a slow start, this film - about a former boy genius (George Clooney) and a current girl genius (Britt Robertson) traveling to a city outside time and space - becomes a delightful and thoughtful exploration of the ways in which the future, the concept and promise of it, function in human life.

It effectively shows the allure of the porn business to someone with Linda's background, with her stifling home life among her generally disconnected parents, especially her tough and emotionally stingy mother (Stone, Bobby), and her attraction to the excitement of all of the things the big - thinking, fast - talking Traynor initially promised for her future.

(In French, English and Russian with subtitles) Jean - Michel Basquait: The Radiant Child (Unrated) «Better to Flameout Than to Fade Away» bio-pic recounting the meteoric rise and untimely demise of Basquait (1960 - 1988), the Brooklyn - born, black graffiti scofflawt - turned - legit fine art phenom whose promise future was consumed by the heroin overdose which claimed his life at the age of 27.

20th Century Fox has released two found - footage style promos for Ridley Scott's hotly - anticipated sci - fi horror Alien: Covenant featuring crew messages from Katherine Waterston's Daniels and Billy Crudup's Christopher Oram; take a look below... SEE ALSO: Alien: Covenant «will scare the living shit out of people», promises Ridley Scott in new featurette SEE ALSO: Future Alien prequels could feature -LSB-...]

Operationalizing the goal and the promise of a 21st Century education must lead to higher quality of life outcomes for students of Future Is Now Preparatory.

In this rapidly changing environment of a global and digital world — a world filled with promise for improving human lives, a world in which talent recognizes no boundaries, a world in which creativity and curiosity will fuel the future — now, more than ever, Linked Learning is necessary and relevant.

What Marian knows is that life comes with no guarantees, no promises of lasting happiness, and although she finds herself unsettled by this persistent, compelling man, she's unwilling to trade her hard - won, quotidian existence for an indefinite future.

Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she's worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fiancé she adores, and the promise of a picture - perfect life just around the corner.

Margaret Jacobson has a bright future ahead of her, with a fiancé and a promising career, until an accident on what should be one of the happiest days of her life takes it all away.

Unfortunately, this has an even larger downside in that we may live our lives never being satisfied, never being fulfilled, always reaching for the promise of «more» in the future, while being blind to the fullness of what is right in front of us in this moment.

If a permanent life insurance policy doesn't make sense for your personal financial situation, don't be tempted by promises of growth in the future or the ability to borrow against the value — often, other types of investments are smarter in the long run.

AVSEC's practitioners convey compassion and tenderness for those they serve with the intention of promoting healthy living, the end of suffering and pain, and the promise of a new day and future healing to come.

Sony promises to continually update this service as well as «deliver a wide variety of interactive content and channels to living rooms through network connected PS3s...» So, expect more interactive channels in the future.

- vehicles can be rebuilt into three different styles - you have the ability to recode vehicle chips so it appears that way in the game - the piece that contains the RFID chip pops right off if you want to use it somewhere else - levels on display at E3 were Oz, Scooby - Doo and Portal 2 - Batman wants to arrest Dorothy's Scarecrow in a case of mistaken identity - GLaDOS promises a naïve Gandalf cake - Scooby - Doo's Fred doesn't understand why it's weird his aunt lives in the scariest looking house on the block - Scooby - Doo's world has a different type of shading and texture to it to match the old 60's cartoons - other worlds include Back to the Future, The Simpsons, Doctor Who, Lego Chima, and mor - game comes with the portal, the Batmobile, Gandalf, Batman, and Wildstyle

How the game survives will be another question, but with promised live ops including the ability to play real - life match - ups after the event, and new wrestlers to be added in the future, there should be plenty of fun times ahead for those who stick around.

Nintendo, publisher of upcoming game Tomodachi Life, released a new statement today promising to make any future games in the series inclusive of same - sex relationships.

As Erica's life begins to collide with that of a killer a powerful dynamic is promised to emerge and provided this «game» is of an appropriate, accessible length, I must say that I'm intrigued by it and would happily consider the future investment based on what Sony showed me here Matt: Look, FMV games haven't got the greatest history when it comes to gameplay.