Sentences with phrase «rich a story as»

This is as original and rich a story as they come.

Local farmers and miners have become the protagonists of rags - to - riches stories as regional and city governments have built the dream city.

Not exact matches

Barbara Corcoran was a dynamo on stage — sharing her rags to riches story starting out as a waitress in pigtails.

For me about half the book felt fairly useless since I didn't intend to go into real estate (and he focuses on that heavily, not just on the one chapter but throughout the whole book), and I also am turned off by stories that are purported to be true but you're not sure if they are (ie, as mentioned the whole «rich dad» scenario).

Whether you're putting a fresh take and analysis upon data collected from sources such as the ONS for the UK or Data.gov for the US, or are drilling down into anything from social media following statistics to the earnings of celebrities as published in the Forbes Rich List, there are many ways which you can pull stories through data analysis.

Buyer personas, derived from a rich and robust process of getting to know customers and buyers experientially, can serve as the media for executives to tell the story about their buyers and how their company will help to continue the story.

Democrats will be telling it as a story of Republicans rewarding their rich friends.

As if that's not enough, consider what Jesus said to the rich young ruler, and consider the story of the rich man and Lazarus.

As you read the story, we pray that God will touch your heart and open up places where you might be stuck, and help you see the way he loves you in richer and deeper tones and colors and sounds.

The scriptures are rich with stories of new or renewed life, In the passages for this Sunday, we encounter several people who were «as good as dead» — one was dead — but with whom God was not yet finished.

Both drinks, however, come from the same cup, the one we share with the Bridegroom who takes us as his own for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, and in whose arms we shall rest when death comes to close off all our other stories.

The greed of man for property and profit is here shown to be as absurd as in the story of the rich farmer.

Perhaps he intended the story of the rich ruler and the camel to be understood in the light of his teaching as a whole: It is what is in one's heart, rather than the external trappings of one's life, that makes one clean or unclean.

Hauerwas and the other essayists are on firmer ground when they write of the importance of holding on to the Christian story, which gives meaning to individual stories and provides «rich resources to make possible friendship between the elderly and, perhaps most important, becoming and remaining friends with ourselves as we age.»

At this point Nathan, the trusted prophet, appears on the scene and tells David a story about two men, one a poor man who loves a special ewe — it ate with the man's children and was «unto him as a daughter» — and the other a rich man with many flocks and herds.

His edition contains the complete Hebrew text of the story, as well as English translation, and the words are interwoven with rich and riotous images of Persia once upon a time.

This is a happy and inspiring story — the only sad thing is that the Riches are unable to recount that the various battles — for example to ensure that marriage is once again established as the foundation of community life, or to ensure protection for unborn babies from abortion — had been won.

Timpson follows Pope John Paul II in using the story of Tobit as a biblical base for his argument, but does not discuss the Pope's theology of the body with its rich idea of sexuality as a gift.

I also think it's funny how relatively rich western believers read the story of the rich man and Lazarus as teaching primarily about a literal hell and eternal torment.

Once we take into account the capacity of the ancient Jewish mind to create a story as a way of expounding and showing the relevance of a Biblical text (this practice will be described in Chapter 9), it is not at all difficult to see how the story of Joseph of Arimathea could have been partly shaped by Isaiah 53:9, «And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death,» found in the famous chapter on the suffering servant, which was certainly interpreted by the early Christians as a prophecy of the death of Jesus.

He points us to the story of the Emmaus Road as epitomising the way the Christian should read Scripture «Only by walking with Christ, by re-interpreting all things in his light, with him, crucified and risen, do we enter into the riches and beauty of sacredScripture» (p. 82).

As social scientists assist pastor and people in developing a rich fund of the stories, traditions, world views, character, symbols, and rituals of a congregation, chances for God's Word impacting the congregation in profound ways are greatly enhanced.

In his conversation with Bill, the man quoted from the Gospel story of Jesus and the rich young man as a rationale for his actions.

Besides, as David Hill gently reminds us (p. 283), in commenting on the story of Jesus and the rich young man, «Poverty is not a rule of universal application.»

If we take this story of the Rich Young Man as our paradigm, it yields this: We must be prepared at any moment to share what we have, even to the last penny, with others who are in need.

As this story in National Geographic explains, throughout recent decades, researchers have debated the Bible's descriptions of King Solomon and King David's riches and power, as well as the timeline presented in scripturAs this story in National Geographic explains, throughout recent decades, researchers have debated the Bible's descriptions of King Solomon and King David's riches and power, as well as the timeline presented in scripturas well as the timeline presented in scripturas the timeline presented in scripture.

The lectionary is rich this time of year, and as I get back to blogging through the Scripture readings each week, our focus will be on paying attention to the witness of the prophets, connecting them to the Christmas story and to our present longing for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Since I am not a scientist, I am not always sure what I am looking at, nor do I have the theoretical background to discern all the implications of a particular phenomenon, but as a preacher — that is, someone who lives on stories — I find the stories rolling in from the frontiers of the new science as rich in meaning as any stories I know.

As I walked the footsteps of Jesus through the land, I was reminded of a story Jesus told about a wealthy man who built a wall and locked the poor outside of it, a story often known as «the rich man and Lazarus.&raquAs I walked the footsteps of Jesus through the land, I was reminded of a story Jesus told about a wealthy man who built a wall and locked the poor outside of it, a story often known as «the rich man and Lazarus.&raquas «the rich man and Lazarus.»

Sadly, as rich as the story might be, it only takes life off the pages of the bible insofar as something we read in church on Sunday to internalize in a fleeting moment.

An accessible book on hearing God today, with lots of powerful stories as well as rich biblical insight.

Jeremy, Herb Montgomery over at http://www.renewedheartministries.com has the perspective about the Lazarus and the Rich Man story that it is actually a common story from Egypt, Cannan, all over the area, each with its own distinct flavor, but a common tale known by people of the day, which is why Jesus used it as an illustration, but not to expound on some kind of theological truth about hell or the afterlife.

The story is ever so much richer and more varied than that, as luminously demonstrated by Thomas Kidd, a historian at Baylor University.

From his days as a butcher in a shack all those years ago to his 15 grocery stores today, Lovsin has become a true rags - to - riches story.

Rebecca Rather, Hill Country reine de patisserie, is all of these things, as will be immediately apparent to anyone who dives into this delicious book — a rich, good - looking, sweet and savory masterpiece, full of baking lore, kitchen tips, charming stories, and (above all) irresistibly indulgent recipes.»

The Cabrach distillery will celebrate this rich birth right, telling the as - yet untold story of the early days of farm distilling and the smuggling which was rife in the area, while the historical distillery will reflect production methods that were used in the Cabrach at the dawn of the modern distilling era in the early 1800's.

Our heritage is long and rich, filled with moments of success and of challenge, and as the pace of change continues to accelerate, we see each day as another opportunity to write the next chapter in the Amatil story.

Eaton is also included in this article as a reminder that Rich Hill was roughly as random of a comeback story.

That there have been ten (plus caretakers) in the twenty eight years since, though, tells another story as the clubs make - do - and - mend muddle through strategy has failed to adapt to the cash rich era of modern football.

As your child creates increasingly complex story lines, her play becomes rich with fantasy — often including good guys versus bad guys.

Thats the sad story in «Cover UP» Cuomo's New York as applied to the «PENSIONGATE» Scandal if your are a Rich, powerful, and a «GREEDY PROGRESSIVE».

Ms. Astor's story will endure as yet another example of what befalls the rich.»

The magazine - style website has a clean uncluttered design, improved functionality and enhanced rich content that showcases Eli Kharis's diverse talents and career, but that is also a place for her to blog and share the content that she creates.It is easy to spend a great deal of time on her website as it covers a wide range of subjects from fashion, life style, entertainment and inspiring stories.

This finding is consistent with the strategies used by the world's top memory champions, who create stories rich with meaning to remember random information, such as the order of a deck of cards.

«The fundamental story of rocks that were laid down in liquid water and that are rich in sulfate salts has remained the same as we have worked our way down through this stack of layered sediments,» Squyres says.

Some of the choice quotes from stories about a study interpreted as suggesting meat - eaters have higher sperm counts read, «Vegans may be harming their chance of having children,» «A diet rich in fruits and vegetables may harm fertility,» and «It is likely to play a factor in conception, particularly for couples who are trying to conceive naturally, the old - fashioned way.»

The story as commonly told is, roughly, that unsaturated fat - rich LDL are inherently unstable and prone to oxidative damage, so eating a lot of unsaturated fats will mean vulnerable LDL and eating lots of saturated fats will mean stable LDL.

The story takes place in New York City and centers around Holly Golightly, a southern girl who makes a living as company to rich men (kind of).

This well - loved rags - to - riches story of a prostitute falling for a business man has been voted by our members as their all time favourite rom - com!

The life of Jennifer Lopez can be summed up as true rags to riches story.