Sentences with phrase «sense of mystery for»

It's an intriguing premise, and while writer - director Joshua Marston (Maria Full Of Grace, The Forgiveness Of Blood) never quite figures out where to take it, he sustains the sense of mystery for as long as he possibly can.

I'm hearing that the remake has added a backstory on the psycho, thus killing off any sense of mystery for the audience.

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Chesterton's orthodoxy and humor, his love for the Church, and his wonderful sense of mystery is a model for lay Catholics everywhere.

Everywhere mystery was giving place to love, the aloofness of God to the nearness of Jesus, adoration to communion, repining for the Fall to that sense of Christ's victory which pervaded Gothic Christendom no less than the sense of his divinity.

In A Natural Theology for Our Time, for example, he uses the Book of Job to claim that while «apart from God nothing could make sense,» in the end we need to recognize «the mystery of cosmic power» (NTT 117ff).

Egotheism, by contrast, is awestruck wonder and thanksgiving to God for the staggering miracle of unrepeatable life, the utterly unique self - consciousness that enables one to say «I.» In a 1960 remembrance of his childhood, Updike traced his transcendent sense of self - importance to the mystery of being an incarnate ego: a self within «a speck so specifically situated amid the billions of history.

Jeremy thanks for your comments alot of this i never really thought about before until you provoked me to seek the truth in the word it is what we all should be doing finding the truth for ourselves God wants to reveal mysterys if we are open to hear.If we have been christians awhile we just take the word of whoevers preaching or whichever clip we see on god tube its knowledge but not revelation.Because the story sounds plausible we tag that on to our belief for example for many years i believed that the rich young rulers problem was money so the way to deal with that problem is to give it away and be a follower of Jesus sounds plausible.Till you realise every believers situation is different so the message has to be universal.So the reason its not about money because it excludes those that do nt have it and does nt make room for those that do have it but do nt worship it.The rich young ruler was not a bad person he lived by a good moral code but he made money his idol he put that before God.The word says we shall not have any idols thats a sin and a wicked one.In fact there wasnt any room in his heart for Jesus that is a tragedy.So when we see the message is about Idolatry we all have areas that we chose not to submit to God thats universal everyone of us whether we are rich or poor.I believe we are unaware that we have these idols what are some of them that was revealed to me our partners our children our work our church our family i can sense some of you are getting fidgetty.

Often in matters of sex this respect for life's sanctities is associated with a sense of mystery, fortunately not yet dissipated by pestilential amateurs trying to save the world by telling all they know.

There are many reasons for this, including the historical failure of any of the various theories to compel enduring universal consent, a general sense that we blaspheme against the sheer mystery of God by witnessing to the glory of God's actions with a cocksure orthodoxy, and a philosophic climate characterized by a profound skepticism about all metaphysical or theological attempts to probe rationally the truth of things.

Though some within the Church have taken seriously the kenotic character of the mystery it stands for, by and large the sense of God's self - emptying love has been obscured in its preaching, practice, and theology, as well as in its internal and external politics.

In this sense, as we can see, there is deep truth in the medieval saying tota vita Christi misterium crucis — «the entire life of Christ is the mystery of the Cross» — because, as the apostolic witness testifies, Jesus gave himself at all times and in all places and with all those who met him, as One obedient to the divine Father's purpose for him.

This realization, perhaps combined with the aboriginal human «restlessness» of which Augustine spoke in the first paragraph of the Confessions, has engendered in many a new and (even when it is packaged in tinsel) entirely earnest search for some sense of transcendence and mystery.

A renewed sense of Sunday is likewise called for because «the Church celebrates the paschal mystery every eighth day».

Moreover, he goes on to praise the ancient Latin orations for giving «an other - worldly, superhuman atmosphere through their sense of age and mystery», which rather suggests that he was neither as favourable towards a vernacular Mass, nor as opposed to the use of «archaic language», as Fr Hill so confidently declares.

As we shall see later, it is too much to expect that the biblical word of revelation will itself bring this sense of mystery along with it, as though we were encountering it there for the first time.

Is it progress for humanity when sexuality is deprived of all sense of mystery and sacredness, when sexual attraction is no longer sensed as a force directed to a life - long communion of two persons, when sexual activity is to be as promiscuous as among animals, when sexual intercourse is reduced to a meeting of two bodies which is quite compatible with a one - sided or mutual contempt for the persons involved - the very level of prostitution?

First, for worship to occur, there must be a sense of mystery and an admission of pain.

Thus, when we use Genesis as a basis for understanding history, we can make sense of evidence which would otherwise be a real mystery.

I realized that I envied the popular Catholic mass because that liturgy, for many, expressed the mystery which makes sense out of life always threatened by meaninglessness.

Others are convinced that for the most part people have at least some sense of a dimension of mystery and that therefore religion, understood broadly as a «sense of mystery,» still lives on with almost the same degree of explicitness as it has in the past.

In our present historical situation it is most urgent for the sake of preventing the shrivelling of the emerging pluralistic sense of the mystery of reality that religions resist the temptation to such retrenchment.

The Beatrix Cobb — Elisabeth Kübler - Ross sequence of pre - and «post» - death stages has been criticized for its Greek naturalism, which strips death and immortality of their rich senses of terror and mystery — meaning implicit in Hebrew - Christian thought.

It's a mystery for sure, but it can be dealt with without losing your cool or sense of self - worth.

«This bill indicates a very common sense approach to this issue by adding additional layers of scrutiny and transparency to a process that, for too long, has been shrouded in mystery,» Serrano said in a statement.

If it's a sense of mystery you're going for and you believe that less is more, then you will continue to be dateless!

For many people, the world of dating is one of mystery, frustration, and anxiety, but with these common sense dating tips it is easy to keep your head and enjoy building new relationships.

Sure, it may seem as though bisexuality offers more potential lovers because one would be open to both genders, however given the complexities of the gender binary, the stigma of homophobia and biphobia and the many myths and stereotypes that shroud bisexuality into a crowd of mystery and awe, it can be difficult for bisexual people to make sense of it all AND also find the perfect mate among all the smoke and mirrors.

Here, the sad sounds aren't quite so soothing, but that human element of Portishead gives them a sense of comfort, just as it intensifies their sense of mystery, for it is the flaws — often quite intentional — that give this an unknowable soul and make Third utterly riveting and endlessly absorbing.

I will admit I had some trepidation when I first heard they were making another season of Stranger Things, and this is exactly why: it doesn't make sense that this same town keeps getting attacked over and over by horrors from beyond, plus now all the mystery of the first season is drained away and it is nearly impossible to create believable drama for the characters that can compare with

Michael Ritchie's 1985 mystery comedy has the pleasant, modest feel of a Fox B picture from the 30s — a Charlie Chan with a sense of humor... It does make for a decent evening's entertainment.

The final turn abandons the story's mystery and its compassion for a straightforward horror tale that neither makes much sense nor fulfills the promise of its first two acts.

Gray's sky - high ambitions, however admirable, preclude any sense of nuance or ambiguity, a problem shared by Cahill's film, which treats its characters as placeholders for philosophical arguments and spends the majority of its running time trying to «solve» existential mysteries without adequately exploring them.

Rivaling The Anchorage, the best of the above listed works, in its combination of utter precision of detail and overwhelming sense of mystery, Côté's film makes for instructive comparison with the movie it most superficially resembles, Lanthimos's celebrated tale of overprotective parenting gone bonkers.

Movies, best seen in a big dark room full of strangers, are uniquely suited for creating and sustaining a sense of captivating mystery, and few films have done it better this year than Midnight Special, the latest from writer - director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud).

In other words, it tries to keep things a tantalizing mystery for as long as possible, and then some rules are hastily provided in the heat of the moment, and they don't really make sense.

They go through the motions of complying with their elder sisters» wishes, though whether they're doing so out of a misplaced sense of duty or for the sake of finding their own happiness is a mystery.

But I hope y» all take it in the vein it was intended: to celebrate the glories and mysteries of Oscar stats and the breadth of talented people, male and female, from fresh faces (in both senses of the word with JLaw) to accomplished veterans that show up for Oscar honors.

With a haunting theme that's often accompanied by female voice, Del Mar's flowing orchestral melody captures a lyricism that's worthy of Debussy's «La Mer» in communicating the literally transformative effect of nature on man, his lovely themes for aching violin capturing despair and acceptance, playful pizzicatos embodying a renewed sense of hope (as well as endearingly comic crabs) and exotic percussion hearing the mystery of an island and its outlying sea.

The creeping paranoia and the excellent setups that make you suspect various players, until the true story starts to unfold, creates an unsettling feeling of dread absent from American horror cinema which shifted quite a bit to gore and body horror for a good couple of decades until, probably, THE SIXTH SENSE... but even thereafter, what most filmmakers took from Shyamalan's film was not the buildup of dread, but rather the mystery box and the twist, diminishing the emphasis on narrative and suspense.

The creeping paranoia and the excellent setups that make you suspect various players until the true story starts to unfold creates an unsettling feeling of dread, absent from American horror cinema which shifted quite a bit to gore and body horror for a good couple of decades until, probably, THE SIXTH SENSE... but even thereafter, what most filmmakers took from Shyamalan's film was not the buildup of dread, but rather the mystery box and the twist, weakening the emphasis on narrative and suspense.

The main theme, for piano, is effective at creating a sense of mystery accompanied by a hint of romance, though it would be a bit of a stretch to say it's especially original or indeed memorable.

What we have is gobs of scientific technospeak and a predictable plot that leaves no room for character development, introspection, or any sense of the mystery and wonder of exploring a new planet.

And because it's hardly a mystery that the heroes will end up united and facing off with Doom, there's a sense of killing time in the early going that's not adequately compensated for by the fate - of - the - world - in - the - balance action sequence that finally ensues.

A beguiling mystery, a dazzling treat for the senses, and a fascinating tour of the streets and alleyways of Rome, Nic Costa's relentlessly suspenseful debut is a masterpiece of suspense fiction.?

Underlying the suspense, adventure, and mystery in this tale is a strong sense of hope for mankind and the world, drawn from a deep well of mythological and centuries - old religious wisdom.

For example, imported and translated Scandinavian mysteries — around since Peter Hoeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow — became wildly trendy after The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson became a runaway bestseller.

Now don't mis - understand me, co-op I guess could be done in any genre / game but outside of shooters it doesn't automatically make sense, Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller, set in an open world game where YOU play as a writer who's trying to discover the mystery of what seems to be your latest horror story which you can't even remember for some reason is now coming to life, in a small isolated town; oh and your wife has vanished too = Alan Wake himself IS the story, co-op in this case would be redundant for a story driven type game like Alan Wake since at its core its all about YOU deciding where to go an «unlocking» the plot for YOURSELF.

- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing

All this, driven by a sense of impending doom through the slow unravelling of the mystery surrounding the Collectors, and one of the best hooks in RPG history: prepping for a suicide mission.

For example, the opening theme delivers soft, ominous tones which capture the mystery behind the game's time travel elements, while the bombastic beat of drums later on helps convey a sense of adventure and danger.