Sentences with phrase «rather speak to people»

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Other studies by Kross suggest that, when people use their first names, they're more likely to see stressful situations (like public speaking) as challenging, rather than threatening.

Speaking like a robot and repeating a spiel ad infinitum turns people away, but there's another way to become a more effective salesperson: focusing on purpose, rather than achieving certain metrics.

Several people Business Insider spoke to who move in hacking circles were also dismissive of «Vamp,» describing him as a «skid» — an abbreviation of the derisory term «script kid,» or someone who is reliant on scripts and pre-written code to hack, rather than using their own skill.

Always speak peer to peer rather than coming across as knowing more than the other person.

In the years leading up to last fall's boom of interest in crypto, Silver says that he used to be heckled at every conference he spoke at, but that now, «rather than being booed off the stage and being told that everything was a utility token, I was wrong, that I was killing innovation, and that I was this horrible person,» people are actually listening.

AE, Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them.

For the tradition to which Plato had been heir, paideia was as essential to the well - being of the public realm as of the political realm, by forming virtuous citizens capable of filling political roles wisely; for fourth - century Greek - speaking Christians paideia, while it aimed to shape persons» private interiority rather than their public political activity, contributed to the well - being of the public realm as a cultural realm accessible to any literate, educated person, Christian or pagan.

If it dares to speak, it will find not only that its common life is transformed beyond all recognition, but also that its teachings begin to appear to single and married people alike as a treasure to be shared rather than as a burden to be inflicted.

It may be increasingly necessary, however, to allow the concrete situation, rather than the biblical revelation, to propose the «doctrinal» loci or the organizing forms in terms of which biblical faith needs to speak, because the secularism of our time has so transformed the way people think that Christian faith is now in a cross-cultural situation.

The fundamental (excuse the pun) problems with far - right Christianity are exactly the same issues our Savior spoke about to the Pharisees: judgmentalism, hypocrisy, intolerance, and the hyper - extremity of observing the letter of the law rather than its spirit (as evidenced by statements from various preachers that people such gays and disobedient children should be killed).

My children lost their friends, people that declared that they were brothers and sisters to us crossed the road rather than speak to us, we lost everything... I saw that as the people of God and the apostle to W...... as he called himself had rejected us it seemed logical that God had also.

Rather, it is speaking the right truth to the right person at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

Those who use language to express themselves — rather than to communicate something of value to others — are not concerned with either the situation in which they speak or the persons to whom they speak.

He is, rather, a very complex structured society which sustains, among many other societies, a regnant, personally ordered, subordinate society (an enduring object) which Whitehead refers to as «the soul of which Plato spoke» (Adventures of Ideas 267 — see also pp. 263 - 264 for a clear statement of the distinction between «the ordinary meaning of the term «man,» which includes the total bodily man, and the narrow sense of «man,» where «man» is considered a person in Whitehead's technical sense, i.e., as the regnant, personally ordered society which he identifies as his equivalent of Descartes» thinking substance and Plato's soul).

The purpose rather is to call up Paul Ricoeur's reflection on why we pay attention when certain people speak and why we find what they say convincing: «The term testimony should be applied to words, works, actions, and to lives which attest to an intention, an inspiration, an idea at the heart of experience and history which nonetheless transcend experience and history.»

I am often speaking to an individual about someone they strongly dislike (even hate), and rather than refer to that other person in any way, either by their actual name or even some derogatory name (that fool, that idiot, that moron), the person I am talking to will simply say something like, «I can't stand to be around that... any longer!»

One of the biggest frustrations that I encounter when speaking with people about Jason's deconversion is that a number of people often come to me with ideas on how they can help rather than asking what would be helpful.

And maybe next time you are called to speak at a missions conference, rather than talk about everything you are doing for Jesus overseas, you could take some time to praise the people in the pews for everything they are doing for Jesus on this side of the sea.

I have sometimes been in prayer meetings where people clearly lose their train of thought, or they don't really know how to pray for the issue at hand, and so rather than pause, or stumble around for the right words, or simply pray wrongly and let God sort it out (He doesn't mind), the person instead starts to «speak in tongues,» thus trying to impress everybody with their spirituality.

Jesus spoke to Peter about feeding his sheep, and to his apostles about people who lacked the eyes to see and the ears to hear and how they will never understand his parables even if they try (and, interestingly, he said this as the reason he taught using parables rather than just stating things out explicitly).

Janet i think what you have said is quite insightful and you are right and there is another meaning to Go and sin no more and that speaks to me of repentence making a decision to Follow Christ the one who saves.The words Go and sin no more is referring to a continual ongoinging process of living for Christ rather than dying in our sins daily there is no comparison.I thought that was awesome pointing the law back to all of us for we all have sinned and the judgement is death but Jesus came that we might have life in its fullness.Many people only see the adulterer when she portrays who we are as sinners that he came to save all of us sin is sin and the punishment is death so again you are quite right people use the scriptures to judge and that was never Jesus intention.I hope that helps when someone uses that scripture incorrectly and you can you use it like Jesus did to point it back at those who judge i hope that helps.brentnz

Perhaps rather than fearing apparent contradictions, we should celebrate them, knowing that they serve as affirmation that God speaks to all kinds of people in all kinds of ways.

Today as never before the Church is equipped to address same - sex issues in the first person, to speak of same - sex attraction in terms of «I» rather than «you.»

We are simply Christ like people led by the Holy Spirit to speak words of life so that others can choose to open there hearts to salvation rather than reject it and stay on a path of destruction.

The people who speak most often about the sanctity of human life should have been the very first to champion the right of people with AIDS to adequate healthcare rather than lobbying against government expenditure for AIDS research, as did the Moral Majority.

(So that when you read a news story, for instance, you might also get a composite assessment value that was assigned directly from other readers without them ever having to express such assessment via speaking, writing, etc. if a group of people are on the scene of some event covered by the news, then obviously there would be great value in knowing some directly transferred assessment values from their brains, rather than what today we get as a summary from a few reporters plus maybe a few witnesses that still have to express what they saw.)

This week I heard from a multitude of friends and readers who expressed frustration regarding Christian conferences that tend to speak about LGBT people as if they were an issue, removed from the Church, rather than speak with LGBT people who are in fact a part of the Church.

when it is spoken by one person, edited, to a million people at once via a book, television or radio rather than one person talking to another?

Trained to speak about culture and morality in «neutral» ways («value systems» and that sort of thing), people like me can offer ourselves as «global leaders» rather than parochial Americans.

«Even though this journey is an official visit which will reinforce the good relations existing between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Holy See, I have not come here primarily to pursue particular political or economic goals, but rather to meet people and to speak about God,» the pope said during a speech at Bellevue Castle.

Statistically speaking, if we fed those crops to people rather than farmed animals, we could feed three billion more people.

It seemed as though the books I was reading and the people I spoke to focused on that too, rather than talking much about what came afterwards.

It is much easier to deal with when you realize the person you are talking to is speaking out of ignorance or insecurity rather than outright antipathy.

The particularly extraverted child who never stops to think before speaking is actually more likely to offend people unintentionally than one who listens and sits quietly rather than rushing into everything.

Kerry spoke not of a world of humanitarianism predicated on «charity» but, rather, one of «rivals determined to create jobs and opportunities for their own people.»

«Rather than having this shouting match that you usually see between the EDL and Muslims, we thought why not approach people, invite them in for a cup of tea and have dialogue and speak to one another,» he said.

I have had the opportunity to speak to many people who have the best interests of our party at heart and sooner rather than later I will make my political future clear.

Although it offers a rather different proposition, UKIP also claims to speak to people who have been overlooked by the increasing internationalisation of their country.

Therefore, we were surprised and perplexed when on Saturday, February 18, 2017, the three chiefs, led by Awulae Agyemfi Kwame, purportedly speaking on behalf of and for the Nzema Maanle Council, stated at a press conference that the youths and people of Nzema are against Dr Ben Asante's appointment, and rather want the President to appoint Prof Kaku Sagary Nokoe, an ethnic Nzema for the Ghana Gas top position.

It's a shame that such a man will still rise to speak and people will gather to listen rather than stage a walk - out.

Former President Mahama speaking during the maiden lecture of the Ghana Institute of Social Democracy, a political training institute set up by the NDC said people are no longer interested in how they can work to better the lives of Ghanaians but, rather, that of their own.

Speaking ahead of the European parliamentary elections on the 22nd of May, Ms. Bennett said the European Union needs to become more democratic and work for the interests of its people rather than big multinational companies.

Rather than suggest the institution of a panel of inquiry to unravel the truth like most informed people are saying, you will want this man arrested for speaking for his unheard people.

Astorino acknowledged that he spoke to television crews for several moments rather than proceeding directly to a seat, and some people who attended the event said this prevented him from securing a better perch.

The gifts that were given to us were not given to us coincidentally but rather given to us to share with one another, and the reason that some of us were born with this desire to «speak», and others of us with these desires to «create», and many of others of us we just wanted to «help people» but were not really sure how and that is what this podcast is going to be all about.

Requesting to present to this board is a bit boggling and rather Nazi - like, not diplomatic, not democratic — it is apparent they speak to a higher source (Big Ag and of course Big Pharm protecting their interests by keeping people in the dark about TRUE nutrition).

So I guess my rebellious nature kicked in and rather than try to stem the tide so to speak I started to take risks with clothing and sure enough, young people in particular began to «see» me and make comments about my style.

Hi so something about myself:) well im vary open I speak my mind but most of all I like to have fun laugh meet new people rather its a friend or maybe some day my other half but that's hard to find these days but if u would like to know more just write me and ill get back at you soon thank you...

Language has not been a barrier at all when two people come to love truly each other, rather the language spoken between them in the forms of gestures and postures cement the relationship in a unique way.

One quarter of men in the study say they're too nervous to speak to a woman they find attractive, but they fare much differently approaching a person online rather than a face - to - face interaction.