Sentences with phrase «speak of the strength he gained»

Nouwen, who later in life confessed that he had known since he was six years old that he was attracted to members of his own sex, would, in lectures and books, «speak of the strength he gained from living in community, then drive to a friend's house, wake him up at two in the morning, and, sobbing, ask to be held.»

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This love, I suppose, is not benevolence but something that comes of the oneness with another of which Christ spoke (John 16: 21) Sometimes it momentarily gains Strength — Hate and the Devil do, too.

In Part I of this Build Muscle The Right Way Article Series, I spoke about the three most important keys I use for building muscle and gaining strength at the same time: Multi-joint Movements, Training for Power and Speed, and Working for Muscular Balance.

Speaking from experience, I gained 5 kg and increased my strength in 3 months without gaining a ton of body fat.

I learned to listen long enough to let him speak, and I listened long enough to hear stories of his childhood and see him gain strength from those memories.

So I'll speak about Aboriginal people as I've become more aware of the challenges they face first hand and heard their stories first hand, I've developed an incredible respect for their strength and their capacity to continue on and to keep trying to make progress and make gains and to look after themselves and their families and their children.