Sentences with phrase «say about the church»

It's kind of like the old saying about churches: Cities with more churches tend to have more alcoholics.
But — caution is wise: Be careful a blog does not become a theraputic enviroment for one to say what they want to say about the church — even God — Jesus or whatever.
What would Jesus say about the church institution?
David, you are pretty fluid about what you say about churches, the Bible or Jesus.
The ABC was kind enough to send transcripts of the programs it did on these giants of modern Catholicism, so I was able to read what others had to say about the Church's two newest saints.
I think some of what you have to say about the church today is good and needful, but I also think some goes too far.
«Thinking Catholics, who knew what had happened in Rome before the encyclical, who had absorbed all that Vatican II had to say about the Church as the People of God, had assumed that their concerns would be listened to and change in the Church's stance on birth control was inevitable.»
Hello, I really like what you have to say about the church.
What can I possibly say about the church in the presence of these two groups?
That is an odd thing to say about a Church that donates millions of dollars in medical and relief supplies to several different areas of the world for assistance after natural disasters, and that puts so much emphasis on strong marriage, dedicated parenting, forgiveness, and striving to be like Christ.
They had only good things to say about the church.
If you have questions or concerns about what church is, how to function as the church, or what the Bible says about church, I recommend you read the following books.
Everything I have just said about the church applies also to the Petrine ministry.
In conclusion we can say this about the church's confession: saving faith, which is confidence in God through the perception of a parent - like goodwill in all the events of one's life, is the gift of God given in the presentation of the New Testament picture of Jesus Christ.
What might a woman say about the church as body and bride?
Here is what Amsterdam says about the Church: «The church is the people of God, the body and the bride of Christ, and a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Whatever else can be said about the Church may be of only little relevance.
What we need to do is look to what God has to say about His church - His opinion is the one that matters.
Doug, your comment reminds me of something a wise person said about the church I used to go to: it should have a sign out the front saying «Sinners Anonymous».

Not exact matches

«I got some scholarships and a grant from my church,» he said, which still left him about $ 9,000 short.
Kennedy's campaign said Romney should be asked about the Mormon Church's past policy of excluding blacks from the priesthood.
He said the board worried about complacency with the church, «thinking that 10 years of action is enough and that programs and vigilance can be taken for granted or, worse, watered down.»
For one to say that building a Mosque near ground zero is wrong is no different than someone saying they don't want a Christian church being built somewhere because someone close to them died in a Christian cult bombing or suicide like Jim Jones or Timothy McVeigh, or to say they don't want a Catholic church to be built because they or someone they care about was molested by a priest.
Why are you listening to black clerics over this issue, Blacks are having more kids out of wed lock than whites, they are also like white, living in sin, but the church's say nothing about having babies without a husband or sitting in church and living in sin, talk about glass houses, and besides the marriages are Cival marriage not religious marriage, what a bunch of hipocrites..
«When I go (to church) tomorrow and sing a hymn, I'm singing about that very fact that I have hated God this past week in my actions,» she said.
If anyone had asked me what I thought about Eastern Orthodoxy before I converted, I would have said it was basically a popeless Catholic Church, except that its priests can marry.
«The Christian Church has started to realize that we're sexual, too, and we are just as visually stimulated as men and we look at porn,» said Crystal Renaud, author of the recent book «Dirty Girls Come Clean,» a memoir about her own addiction to porn.
A comment was made that most churches don't preach Jesus... I find that frustrating because in most churches we hear all day long about Paul, what he has to say about «Christ», all feeling one step removed from Jesus by name, preferring to speak of Him by His title.
That said, I'm always hopeful that people know that my novels are about questions from me, not from New Life Church.
They founded themselves as the successors of peter, and say they are following the church, the one true church that Jesus talked about!
A polemicist might well have salty things to say about this abdication of moral principles that Christians have held since the earliest days of the faith, but in Wilcox's mild and irenic diction the mainline churches are simply «accommodationist,» espousing what he calls a «Golden Rule Christianity» that honors tolerance, kindness, and social justice as paramount virtues.
Think about it, and I think you'll understand what many churches are trying to say.
Wail away all you like, about the const - itution and how it is being mis - read, the true meaning of the separation of / from church and state, but it all does not matter — the law as currently interpreted and enforced says events of this nature are not legal!
CNN: Convention's Mormon speakers expected to shed light on Romney's faith life Mitt Romney is famously quiet about his Mormon faith, but his campaign has said that some of Thursday's speakers at the Republican National Convention will shed light on the candidate's role in the church — and that Romney may open about his faith, too.
To round out this contemporary portrait of the United Methodist Church, something needs to be said about conservative or classical Methodists.
I'm speaking about my own faith only: To become a Christian, it must be your own choice.No else can decide this life style for you.I know many in the past and present have thought raising a child under the Christian label will save them for hell but in actual reality, the choice is their own not their parents etc.This life (being Christian) goes deeper than just believing.You have to consider this yourself.Many today do not even consider Christ as their savior because they just believe what their church or family says.
In fact, let me quote the NP::» The issue of being gay in the church is a very real issue today, one I wish to address and deal with,» ---- And so, when you say to me::: «you have a big thing about gays...,» David's words say it all ------»... being gay in the church is a very real issue today.»
The Youngs say the church has been silent about the issue of sex for too long and that they believe the issue should not be so taboo.
I'm sure if you asked the members of the westboro baptist church they would say the exact same thing about their god.
No, the truly sad part is that there are still billions of people who care what the Catholic church has to say about anything.
An ex-friend went online and ranted about me yesterday saying that i need JESUS in my life and she is a better person then me cause she attends church, but this article truly states that God can not be found in churches but within our families and this is such a beautiful article.
I never said anything about money, what if I'm a Jew or a Buddhist what if I'm a member of the There is no universe, there is a dream within a dream within a dream church of give me all your money.
When I was religious, I was more worried about pleasing a god, following rituals, doing what the church said to do.
I'm curious to see what you have to say because you almost seem like a cath defending computer bot that randomly logs in here just to say nice things about the gay peds running your church.
But, to be specific about your question, only a bishop of the Church can excommunicate her, or say that she is not a Catholic.
Do a Google search and read what normal people in his church are saying about him.
«I wouldn't agree with everything I saw [in the Catholic church] theologically, but God broadened my horizons about the cultures and how they related to God,» he said.
Rachael Pogois, vice-chairwoman on the council of St Andrew's International Church in Athens, said she was «very, very concerned» about the upcoming levels of austerity which would come with the financial deal.
Me personally would like to believe so and I do.If there is not god life is pretty pathetic if your think deeply about it.Theres always going to be someone who says no this is how something is or this happened exactly like this I know for sure (ha ok)... On another note instead of acting like you really do know everything maybe broaden your horizon and try church or read the bible and give God a chance.
During this time, he has not said a word about the heavy political engagement of the churches on the other side of the conflict.
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