Sentences with phrase «sobering reminder»

Some of the deepest divides within Christiandom regarding war, peace, politics, and Biblical interpretation were brought to light last night, and they served as sober reminder of both my own sin and the challenge facing the modern Church.

Recent events across the world — in places as far away as Japan and as close to home as Tennessee and Alabama — are serving as sobering reminders that often, the home insurance coverage we think will protect our homes from just about any threat under the sun is simply not enough.

It not only reflects a mainstream recognition of this unfortunate trend, but is also sobering reminder of today's economic reality: homeowners» equity has been halved since 2005, leaving more than 15 million consumers underwater on their mortgages, and more than 6.5 million of those 30 % or more underwater.

It was a universally sobering reminder of the fleeting passions of partisanship that consume those in elected politics.

it's a really sobering reminder of the social implications of the food — especially the trendy food.

It's a beautiful, but sobering reminder of how human activity is changing the world for other creatures.

It's a sobering reminder that in business, like baseball, you will constantly be faced with difficult decisions that demand difficult answers.

This is a sobering reminder not to be easily seduced by claims and assumptions, whether positive or negative.

And to be sure, the sad Theranos saga is a sobering reminder of how essential a healthy skepticism and due diligence are when it comes to evaluating companies — particularly those that are secretive or excessively cryptic about the technologies they're hawking.

One need look back only a few years for a sobering reminder.

In the ongoing battle to get more drivers to put down their phones while they're behind the wheel, a new report from State Farm insurance company is a sobering reminder that there's still a long road ahead.

A sobering reminder for B.C.'s New Democrats, no doubt.

The Equifax data breach has been a sobering reminder for consumers to be more vigilant than ever about protecting their...

«This tragic accident is a sobering reminder that while automated vehicle technology has come a long way, it still has a long way to go,» Montoya said.

Bush emerged from a tour of the Yad Vashem memorial calling it a «sobering reminder» that evil must be resisted, and praising victims for not losing their faith.

The past few months have been a sobering reminder that it foolish to underestimate the staying power of Alberta's 43 - year long governing Progressive Conservatives.

For those tempted to overestimate the significance of the joint declaration, this book will be a sobering reminder of unfinished Reformation business» simul iustus et peccator» that can not be effectively managed by church officialdom.

The review ends by saying the book is a «sobering reminder that a temperate and honest occupant in the Oval Office can go a long way in serving the American political system while holding serious and distinctive religious beliefs.»

«This year's Statistics for Mission provide a sobering reminder of the long - term challenge we face.

The list could go on, but there is enough here to serve as a sobering reminder of the capacity of religious authorities to think themselves right when in fact they are promulgating what is cruel and unjust.

My beloved Magnolia State is dotted with bed and breakfasts in stately homes and annual Pilgrimages to revisit the past; Faulkner's Bundrens are a sobering reminder that these visions are but a vapor, to some extent, like the happy dream of heaven that seems to vanish in the harsh light of dawn's reality, at least for the cynic.

Saturday's blowout loss to the Warriors was a sobering reminder of the gap between OKC and Golden State.

And here are my answers to Joshua's questions, which serve as a sobering reminder how little many soccer - loving people in the USA know about MLS:

Stories like this are sobering reminder of the obesity problem in this country.

This was a sober reminder of a harsh reality: The West is finally quitting Afghanistan in spite of their failure to militarily win the war; a war that has been expensive in both human and material terms.

Secondly, however, Ban Ki - moon's overview of the UN's human protection activities was a sober reminder that the UN is only as good as its member states.

Scientific instruments showed that the gas had reached an average daily level above 400 parts per million — just an odometer moment in one sense, but also a sobering reminder that decades of efforts to bring human - produced emissions under control are faltering....)

The knowledge that so many meet these guidelines, and so many are children, is a sobering reminder of how much poverty exists in Erie County.

«Today's action by Moody's to put America's debt rating «on notice» is a sobering reminder of the consequences of failed leadership.

Matt Bevin's victory in the Kentucky governor's race is yet another sobering reminder that polling is a risky business.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — During a week meant to honor EMS members in this country, a sobering reminder on the other side of the Atlantic about the types of situations they could one day face.

Once again, we have a sobering reminder of the need for gun reform, mental health awareness, and improved community and police relations in our country.

For thousands of law enforcement officers who gathered on Fort Drum for Davis's funeral this afternoon, it was a sobering reminder: nearly any officer could have been on that call.

«It's a reflection of how people behave in various other settings, and so I think it's a sobering reminder of the limits of social media, especially from people who try to bet a lot on it, whether it's in political campaigns or various other ways that people try to spread messages.»

Washburn offers a series of well - researched cases that, at the very least, are sobering reminders that things can and will go wrong unless universities pay more than lip service to their values and their distinct role in society.

Not enough to run all those other things but that was kind of a sobering reminder of how the planning for the reconstruction of the electrical sector just didn't take into account harsh realities.

The shifting coastline is a sobering reminder that Greenland's ice sheet is changing, as well, in ways that could have dramatic consequences throughout the rest of the world.

The results were a sobering reminder of the nature of working on cutting edge science.

But a viral photo shared by an Australian woman is a sobering reminder that there are other breast cancer symptoms to look out for as well.

Given that many naturopathic doctors and alternative health care practitioners regularly recommend these products, this is a sobering reminder to us all that «natural» is not necessarily «safe.»

After listening to eco-warrior Paul Hawken share how we can affect climate change; actor, activist, and best - seller Hill Harper make an important statement about political divisiveness; best - seller Kate Fagan discuss suicide in athletes; and Lisa Merkle give a sobering reminder that yogis get cancer too in the first studio session of the day, I was ready to process all that I'd taken in — and, of course, refuel my body for the afternoon.

«This is a sobering reminder that our digital footprint is out there.

Recent Incident in Maine a Sober Reminder That Interracial Couples are Still a Target.

For the most part, the personalities seem flawed and comical but Don Cheadle's chillingly psychotic Snoopy Miller, in particular, is a sobering reminder of what's at stake and what some of these career criminals are capable of.

This steam - driven military weapon of an enterprise is a sobering reminder of just how tinny a musical Les Misérables was in the first place.

By bringing in perspectives from the media, activists, historians and the refugees themselves, Belzberg presents a view of modern challenges in combating genocide that, while not entirely thorough, is a sobering reminder of the difficulty of those efforts.

It's a sobering reminder that we've stepped out of the satirical campus of Winchester and back into the real world where none of this stuff is funny.