Sentences with phrase «spiritual place with»

Not exact matches

Employees loyal to Newman viewed Hollender with suspicion — leading Hollender to hire a New Age consultant to come in and take a «spiritual inventory» of the place.

While many entrepreneurs still come out of an ayahuasca experience with old habits and patterns intact, the entheogen is providing spiritual guidance to a group of capable individuals seeking to make the world a better place rather than focusing solely on profits.

But I'm always striving to place my greatest priorities outside of the professional sphere — to spend time with my wife and children, for example, and to satisfy my spiritual need.

I am passionate about providing a place where people are free to explore their own faith, discover their own spiritual path, and to do that with the benefit of community without fear of judgment, both locally and online.

After the devastating losses of the Civil War, people were searching for comfort and found it in a book called «The Gates Ajar,» which depicted Heaven as a place where people led normal lives in their «spiritual bodies,» with houses, families, and regular activities.

One place to see easily the variety of theological norms coming into play is in Wesley's Plain Account of Christian Perfection, perhaps both the key text for those who wished to sustain continuity with the spiritual experience of classical Wesleyanism and a source of much controversy with outsiders who found the key doctrine of the Wesleyan tradition offensive.

We are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1: 3) Some of these blessing include:

Of course, the great new dispensation will occur in that fabulous place imaged in the spiritual songs as «heaven» where God reigns supremely and with justice.

We can see there is a coherence between the idea that the religiosity of mankind is a function of our mental architecture, and the idea that the human mind with its spiritual soul is made for union with God in the first place.

Nothing but such madness will do battle with malignant power and «spiritual wickedness in high places.»

Pentecostals combine a Wesleyan optimism of grace, grounded in spiritual encounters, with a premillennial perspective that places the consummation of the kingdom fully in the hands of God.

Dreams, for example, were given a high place as media of divine revelation; (Genesis 20:3; 26:24 - 25; 28:10 - 16; 31:24; 37:5; 41:1; 46:1 - 4; Judges 7:13 - 15; I Kings 3:5 - 15 etc.) omens were trusted, such as the first word to be uttered at an expected meeting, (I Samuel 14:8 - 15) or a chance action regarded as a sign, (Genesis 24:12 - 14) or wind in the mulberry - trees taken as Yahweh's command to join battle; (II Samuel 5:22 - 24) and, in general, dealing with the superhuman world suggested nothing so simple and spiritual as private communion in prayer, but rather a whole array of magical techniques and, from the modern point of view, incredible superstitions.

We all feel the holiness of the place and feel a genuine spiritual link with the priests and scholars who have lived and worked here before us.

The general meaning is plain: to get rid of evil influences — physical, mental, or spiritual — is not enough if their place is not filled with good influences.

The revelers in Plato's Symposium insist on placing their drinking squarely in a moral framework; they regard drinking as a personal decision made with regard for physical, moral and spiritual welfare.

While the deafening voice of the market place drives us to get rich, get smart, get beautiful, advance, achieve, buy, the still small voice of a spiritual life delights in long walks in the woods, regular periods of silence, and hearty meals with friends.

Now we do not have to «contend with spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places», 10 but with the dark side of the human condition.

We can become disoriented because we have no settled place of authority and power, with all the accompanying benefits, financial, social, emotional, and spiritual.

The question mark that is placed beside Buddhism has to do with its capacity to survive in a world in which the cultural forces will work so strongly to produce the personal or spiritual selfhood which it negates.

Nothing but such madness will do battle with the malignant power and «spiritual wickedness in high places,» The illusion is dangerous because it encourages terrible fanaticisms.

If God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ something happens within us that, it will renew our thinking and by that the way we react to things, the way we interact with people.

Generally, when viewed from the perspective of Whitehead's vision, any therapy which assigns creativity, in all its various forms and with all its various names, a central place in its self - understanding and in the conduct of its work is approaching an understanding of the centrality of the spiritual dimension.

Sure, sometimes fear has its place, but it can also cause people to question whether God is really with them as they navigate relationships, finances and their spiritual lives.

Gehenna was thus always associated with a place of bodily and spiritual punishment, not only for the Jews, but for all evil people.

Instead of the four divisions of Shed that we met earlier in Enoch, Sheol is now regarded (though not always consistently) as the place of eternal torment, and the spirits of the righteous enter with joy into a spiritual heaven.

«Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

Now for the actual facts: According to Newsweek, this is a place that takes Catholicism seriously, but to the author of the Salon piece, the closest we get is a reference to, «We rocked out to Christian music with our hands in the air, watched people convulse in spiritual conversions as they were «saved» or «born again» and heard priests speak in tongues.»

I am blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1: 3)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

He says, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.

The church seems to believe that the eschatological hope of which Paul speaks in I Thessalonians 4:13 - 18 and in other places will be realized by steeping itself in spiritual exercises that have nothing to do with justice and righteousness in the world.

Every since mankind has been as the Apostle described us in his epistle (Again, 2 nd Timothy 3:1 - 5; see also what Jesus said in Mark 7:20 - 23), the only thing that has «advanced «at our hands is our architecture, our technology, and our search for medicinal cures for what ails us.No one is denying that we've done tremendous good with these various advances, but we've also done awful, vicious, horrendous atrocities and brutalities as well.I've heard it quoted that out of all the centuries, millennia that we've considered ourselves «civilized», we've had only a few hundred years where something approximating peace has held sway among us.So again, I'm all world seeking to «make the world a better place», as it were; I just believe that mankind in his present moral, ethical, and spiritual configuration is capable of doing so.We can always enhance out technological prowess, improve our architechural designs, and make our drugs more powerful, but what about our hearts?

She tries to say something along the lines of people have some innate desire for spiritual fulfillment (which I could buy into, if one clearly defines what they mean), but never provides any supporting information as to how this is true and, particularly, how does this have to do with her god in the first place.

«Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,» says the writer to the Ephesians, «who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:... Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved» (Eph.

Confining the «death» of Gen 2:19 to the realm of the spiritual avoids a possible conflict with evolution; namely that if the «death» of Genesis 2:19 is a physical death how did we ever evolve in the first place?

We don't demand or expect change, yet this often takes place as a gradual unseen process and looks different for every individual once a significant spiritual walk with Christ begins to take root.

Ephesians 1:3 «Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,»

Scene after scene ends with Merrick silently placing another piece on the model of St. Philip's as he struggles to realize spiritual being.

I did so, and was surprised to feel the palms of my hands growing warm, even hot, with the spiritual energy in that place.

Staying up there on the mountain with Jesus and those sacred sources was for Peter like attending some spiritual retreat for the modern Christian: the quiet time, the holy place, the aids to worship: stained glass windows, helpful spiritual directors, rich meditations, prayers and songs, celebrating with thanksgiving the gifts of forgiveness, acceptance and freedom.

This is why I started The Lasting Supper... to provide such people with a safe place to process this as well as become spiritual strong, free and independent.

Far from being wholly a postponed expectation of Christ's return, as extreme eschatologists affirm, the glory of the early Christians lay in their appropriation and exploration of the experiences already opened to them by the great deed of God in Christ — «Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.»

With poems such as this Verlaine claims his glorious place among the adepts of spiritual pain, and perhaps of something like hope.

«Praise the Lord,» I witnessed, «who hath blessed us with all spiritual [and material] blessings in the heavenly palaces» (note: Paul had it «places» — but never mind).

To complete this picture of the maturing of Islamic society a few words must be said about three strands woven into the fabric of the community of Muslims: the Mu «tazilites, with their emphasis on reason; the Sufis, who are the mystics and ecstatics of Islam; and the Shi`ites, who have placed special emphasis on Ali and his descendants as spiritual guides.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

items of spiritual significance, such as prayer cards or rosary beads (again, to place near the bedside, not in bed with baby)

I have read so many books about how to live and parent in a more positive and spiritual way, and while I have been able to glean once concept here and extract another idea there, Jill's 11 Parenting Principles trims all of the fat and clearly and concisely lays out 11 great principles with easy to follow examples — all in one place.

«I enter into this new endeavor praying and hoping: that God will provide me with health and fortitude; that the residents of the 18th City Council District will place their trust in me; and that my friends and followers both inside and outside of the 18th City Council District will give me their support and contributions, not only spiritual, but physical, emotional, political and financial,» Diaz said.