Roman flags didn't stand next to Christian flags in first - century house churches, and followers of Jesus viewed themselves as citizens of One: One Lord, One baptism, One kingdom
of sojourners scattered across the earth as colonies of heaven.
But that's not optional for me — and I long for white
sojourners who will say, «I'm going to choose to not let that be optional for me either.»
They live in countries of their own, but simply
as sojourners; they share the life of the citizens, they endure the lot of foreigners; every foreign land is to them a fatherland, and every fatherland is a foreign land.
See the birds of the air, the lilies of the field... we are born naked, with death return to earth naked; so why be attached to things; we are all pilgrims,
sojourners on earth; no mine and thine.
I especially like that you are a
fellow sojourner of Christ - I identify readily with your values and your gracious outlook on life - and love following the stories of your wonderful little Stevenson!
The space pulsated with the after - work crowd intermingled
with sojourners seeking a spin on classic spirits and sumptuous sustenance, including fresh flatbreads from the open brick - fire oven uniquely built right into the bar area.
And I am sorry, and humbly repent, for all that I have done and all that I have left undone as my sisters and fellow
sojourners seek equality while I glide through denominational structures, powers, hierarchies and institutions with an ease that I truly should not.»
The Law including the Ten Commandments was given to Israel and the
alien sojourners attatched to them; there was one standard.
Lucky
sojourners there take away memories that last far beyond their stays — the brilliant blues of the Pacific; the soothing, mesmerizing sounds of surf; the taste of tart and creamy guri guri; wafts of a sizzling luau.
Many other passages and stories about how God used migration and how He ordered Israel to respond to
sojourners exist in the Old Testament.
France, Spain, Russia, England, America, and other countries were represented, poignant evidence of the
many sojourners who had died so far from home.
The Spirit is like wind, earth's
oldest sojourner, which in one place readies a sail, in another whittles a rock, in another commands the trees to bow, in another gently lifts a bridal veil.
Often, there are tears in the person's eyes, and I know I've found a fellow traveller, a
sister sojourner traversing the dark and difficult road of doubt.
In the meantime, I hope you will join me in welcoming Don's words with the love and goodwill of fellow
sojourners called into the much grander story of God's redeeming work in the world.
The wooden doors of ThornCrown chapel swing open to this unexpected cathedral of glass, and what is this space that's a wide open invitation to
weary sojourners to come and lay the brokenness down?
But, finally, the maturing
sojourner lives in hope, for none of the great projects of justice worth attempting in faith and love ever comes to completion in this world.
For various reasons, taking a pilgrimage of that kind is not an option for many modern -
day sojourners.
His company All Bhutan Travel focuses mainly on bringing people to Bhutan, a tiny country in South Asia,
where sojourners «almost inevitably have a profound transformative experience... due to the uniqueness of the Himalayan mountains and the nature in Bhutan,» he says.
The letter which we call I Peter is addressed by the apostle Peter to «the
elect sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia» (1:1).
1 Paroikia was originally the community of strangers or
immigrant sojourners in any city, a term which was appropriated by Christians in view of their primary citizenship in heaven.
At Yoga Travel Tree, we bring the two together to offer travel adventures for the young and the young at heart, for the advanced yogi and those just getting started, for the world traveler and the
novice sojourner.
expresses again how lucky these
jolly sojourners were in undertaking this grand quest into the dark heart of relational dynamics.
But as for certain other
cinematic sojourners from other worlds, life on Earth brings unforeseen challenges, and the film saves its most terrifying moments for the end.
Through the MIDIA InkPhone, you will be able to share what you think about a particular passage with your fellow
reading sojourners and hopefully, they will be able to chip in with their two cents as well.
I think city - dwellers worldwide should compile a list of free things to do for thrifty travelers,
unemployed sojourners and especially for their very own penny - saving urbanites.
Hope this post was useful, or at least, that I spare some
sincere sojourner the hours of googling i went through.
TOMEE SOJOURNER v. CONSEIL DE LA JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE et al Judicial Bias based on Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Nature: Hearing on a Rental Board Judge's application to quash a Superior Court decision rendered in favor of an English - speaking Black lesbian, who had applied for judicial review of an earlier Administrative Judicial Council decision regarding her complaint against the Judge.
In the reading from Exodus 6:2 - 8, God speaks to Moses his prophet and renews for another generation the promise first made to Abraham, that God would «give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they dwelt
as sojourners.»
They are outsiders, strangers and
sojourners on the earth, as even the nation of Israel is when they come to the promised land, which the Bible insists is God's property, not theirs.
Thank you for posting this reminder that we are but
sojourners here to make the world a better place for others.
We are called to aid the stranger and
sojourner in our midst.
God continually commands Israel to welcome
the sojourner while also reminding them that they were once aliens.
It is in this context of Binx's wonder that the momentary encounter with
the sojourner on the church steps reveals both Binx's hunger and the inadequacy of the food his hunger finds.
Lev 25:40 «As a hired servant [and]
a sojourner he shall be with you, [and] shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or
your sojourner who stays with you.