Sentences with phrase «rather than a gift»

Contraception rejects that blessing and sees children as a hinderance rather than a gift from God.

I will look from the other side — at what it means to be a child who is a product rather than a gift.

(Kimel also betrays ignorance of contemporary liturgical scholarship when he uses the term «command,» harking back to Reformation understandings of the sacraments as «ordinances» we must obey rather than gifts for which we give thanks.)

As long as we live in a cultural milieu in which the unborn child is seen as something to be feared rather than welcomed, or a financial burden rather than a gift, political opinion will be secondary.

There is overwhelming biblical scholarship for the full equality of women and that the interpretation of scripture to exclude women from roles by gender (rather than gifting) has been found to be rooted in patriarchy, an ancient worldview that became intertwined in the growth and doctrine of the church.

Life becomes an achievement earned or a commodity purchased rather than a gift gratefully received and shared.

My biggest wish from my baby shower is a stroller and I was thinking about asking for gift cards rather than gifts so I can add them up for a stroller.

In these circumstances, one unanswered question concerned why Lord Levy asked for loans rather than gifts.

I love getting gifts like this, rather than gift cards, because I love seeing what other people think I should wear.

Working from an original script by Peter Morgan («The Queen,» «Frost / Nixon»), the film follows the odysseys of three individuals touched by death and in profound ways: a reluctant medium (Matt Damon) in San Francisco who can commune with the afterlife but finds it a curse rather than a gift, a French journalist (Cecile de France) who survives a near - death experience (a harrowing recreation of the 2004 tsunami) and a British schoolboy (George and Frankie McLaren) feeling adrift after the death of this twin brother.

Yet both feel like showreel turns, headline grabs rather than gifts to the audience.

The user went on to say «Another of the six reps actually berated me for not being able to use the new site, until I asked him to walk me through the order process during which he realized that, in fact, the site did incorrectly charge the credit card rather than the gift card.

@jakson Yes, rather than gifts being considered income to the recipient, there is a gift tax that the giver pays in some situations, mostly just to limit estate tax avoidance.

I told Scott I wan na donate to animal shelters this year for Xmas, rather than gifts for each other????

Planned gifts are gifts to charity from donors» assets, rather than gifts from donors» income.

You would want to have cash in your hand rather than gift card.

This worked relevantly well in the first game since Cole's powers proved to be a curse rather than a gift, however Delsin's fun - loving nature and quirky personality makes transforming him into a bio-terrorist seem a little disjointed.

Flight of an engineering model (rather than GIFTS) as a demonstration was seen as a way to save on nonrecurring engineering costs.

In these circumstances, the resulting trust operates to return the asset in question to its original owner, as equity presumes bargains rather than gifts.

@DaleM I suspect that the primary risk is that the girlfriend might claim that it was a loan of a bike rather than a gift of a bike, following a breakup, and there might be disputed testimony once a dispute arose over what the real understanding was.

It was amended by the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (ITA 1984), which essentially replaced capital transfer tax with inheritance tax (IHT), and was further amended by the Finance Act 1986, largely affecting lifetime gifts rather than gifts by wills.

If your loved one shows affection through gifts, this does not mean that he is materialistic or mercenary — he appreciates the thought and attention of the gift, rather than the gift itself.

We've focused on activities, rather than gifts.

Not exact matches

According to CNNMoney.com, in an article written by Jessica Dickler, about 60 % of consumers say that they would like to receive a gift card rather than a traditional present.

Or would you and your partner prefer to share an experience rather than buy a traditional gift?

And we now have good evidence that it's dream sleep that gifts you that type of informational wisdom rather than simply knowledge.

Overall, when you make an effort to recognize major clients and suppliers as people rather than accounts or checkbooks, you'll be giving the right gift.

Many people are buying gifts and experiences for friends, co-workers and pets rather than that special someone.

Part of setting up a trust is conferring with everyone in the family to see that any bequeathals, gifts or other transfers go to the trust rather than the disabled individual.

In sum, business gifting during the holiday season is an uphill battle, and it's more likely that gifts in December will be seen as tokens, rather than a sincere show of appreciation.

In the end, it's all the same game: Accumulating good assets that are structured intelligently and throw off fresh funds for you to spend, reinvest, save, gift, or donate, empowering you to arrange your day doing what it is you enjoy, and spending time with the people you love, rather than selling more hours of your life.

«A gift card lets the recipient not only choose what they want to buy, but it also gives them a chance to enjoy an experience, rather than figure out how to store things they probably won't even use.»

Rather than buying piles of a tat and unwanted gifts to put under the tree, I will give family and friends a crowd investment.

What if someone prefers giving regularly rather than making a single large gift to charity when he or she converts to a Roth IRA?

We'd rather charge less in fees than spend our clients» money on gifts to our clients that they wouldn't have bought for themselves.

If your holiday budget is stretched, consider buying gifts with your credit card points rather than with cash.

At each point - of - sale, ask if it can be purchased elsewhere for cheaper, if we can do without it completely, and seek to utilize cash back cards, gift cards, Amazon, credit card hacking, and Craigslist rather than paying retail.

Healy suggested that Ripple might have made the gift to DonorsChoose, in part, to ensure that the company received a valuable tax write - off rather than holding the XRP indefinitely.

Could submitting ourselves fully to God's power over us rather than relying on our own skills and perceived gifts be the key that unlocks the door to discernment?

Rather than looking at corporate work as the evil scourge of the earth (though you certainly want to make sure your personal values align with an organization's corporate values), riding the elevator to the 11th floor every day may be exactly where God needs you to develop your spiritual character, your gifts and to reach those who are broken, empty and living without knowing their Savior.

Most patristic and medieval writers preferred to talk about miracles and miracle workers rather than charismatic gifts for a number of reasons such as the dominant gift list being Isaiah 11, not 1 Corinthians 12 and Jerome's translating charismata as «graces» (gratiae).

To test the thesis of the power of prayer and the notion that learning is product «God's gifts» rather than humanity's strivings, pray for a proof, disproof or proof of the undecidability of the Riemann hypothesis.

And when the Other asks for us, it is a gift to give what we actually are rather than the image we have spent years craving and morphing ourselves into.

Rather we are meant to create gifts — like those presents into which Galadriel has woven her own character before she gives them to the Company — that serve to free their recipients rather than putting them into ourRather we are meant to create gifts — like those presents into which Galadriel has woven her own character before she gives them to the Company — that serve to free their recipients rather than putting them into ourrather than putting them into our debt.

The telephone number flashed at the bottom of the TV screen and the camera's occasional glance at three tiers of telephone operators might make you think you were watching a telethon, with the callers transmitting promises of gifts rather than the confessions of faith they are in fact making.

15I have deleted «gift of» from «uncontrollable gift of freedom» to eliminate Hick's implication that free - will is derivative rather than originative.

Sarah Bessey makes me want to get to know Jesus all over again, but this time specifically through my womanly flesh, embodied as Christ self was embodied, engaging God with the glorious gift of BEING a woman rather than in spite of it.

I know plenty of people who would describe my marriage with Dan as «unbiblical» because it functions as a partnership rather than a hierarchy, with our roles determined by gifting rather than gender.

What is left out is not the pleasure, not the togetherness, but an openness to something beyond the couple that places them on the trajectory of self - gift, rather than on the trajectory of self - indulgence.

Rather than wait and do my usual «Favourite Books» post at the end of December, I decided to do it now so that you can mine the list for gifts!