Sentences with phrase «surprised when»

Ah that's such a shame, I'm really sorry you didn't enjoy them, I'm always surprised when they're not to people's taste as they are just one of the most popular things I've ever put on the blog!

«But we made an offer and were really surprised when they accepted it.»

As I have written elsewhere, when we seek to follow Jesus, we must not be surprised when we follow Him to the gates of hell.

In my own experience, students asked to make a list of moral virtues never list «courage,» to give one example, and are extremely puzzled and surprised when asked why courage might be a moral virtue.

Jesus told his disciples what to expect from society, so that they would not be surprised when disaster befell them.

Just don't be surprised when he tells you he's serious about not murdering the unborn and only men and women should marry.

I was only mildly surprised when I logged onto CNN.com today and found a column on the front page by Roland Martin titled... I was only mildly surprised when I...

Pastor Stan Weatherford told WLBT TV in Jackson he was surprised when a small number of church members opposed holding the wedding at the church.

If your motivation is tied up in making a name for yourself, don't be surprised when it's of no help when you are at the end of yourself, and wanting to bail on the whole revolutionary leader thing.

I was surprised when they asked me if they could release the «Pie Jesu» as a single, and I said, «Fine, if you want to, but I must give my own royalties to a charity,» which I did.

We are surprised when a psychologist enters a Sunday school room and instantly explains that the teachers» exasperating discipline problems can be solved by painting the walls a different color.

Act surprised when parents notice that you're just in time for «The Bachelorette.»

I'm always a little surprised when folks ask me if I've sold out to the so - called «social gospel.»

Whenever a theologian or preacher says, «You're going to be surprised when you get to Heaven», I often wonder if they think that about themselves.

But they were not surprised when his first words broke from papal tradition.

The following morning on this long train journey the diplomat was surprised when the young man suddenly opened his bundle, took out his prayer shawl, and started to pray.

If G - d is all knowing and knows the future why does G - d seem surprised when Eve sins, when Cain kills Able, why destroy humanity in the flood with Noah and start over again if he already knew this would happen?

This past December, many were surprised when worship director and BLM activist Michelle Higgins took the stage at Urbana.

I think we should declare this day «National Talk to Your Imaginary Friend Day,» for those of us who don't have an imaginary friend to talk to, beg for his / her / its assistance, then act surprised when that imaginary friend does absolutely NOTHING to help... then we can act just as delusional as you «believers» when you pray... which is really just talking to your imaginary friend who «lives in the sky» or wherever you imagine him / her / it / them to live.

Won't you be surprised when you die and find there's nothing there?

Again, I don't know much about her so I don't want to sound judgy — but I just don't understand why the bruhaha — should you be surprised when you break tradition that the tradition rejects you?

Surprised when looking back at my own limitations that I lacked honesty while I was part of the church.

Why then should Christians be surprised when the very words mission and conversion provoke so much anxiety, suspicion, and fear?

And then everyone is surprised when somebody dies.

I'm always very surprised when Christians refer to «God's law» as though we were not under His grace.

No one was surprised when, in speaking of the moral tests of future judgment, he took for granted the familiar thought patterns of his race and time.

So why are we surprised when non-Christians get offended when Christians tell them to obey the commands of the Bible?

Given these considered assumptions, readers should not be surprised when in these pages they come across articles and arguments that are not ostensibly «religious» in the conventional use of the term.

So don't be surprised when it happens, or think it can't happen.

So Muslims are often surprised when these spiritually superior dimensions of Catholicism are patiently explained.

And even though a Christian community may give lip service to the idea that sin dwells in all humans, it always seems to be surprised when it shows up, often more severely, in its own members.

the supporters of the center should not be surprised when there is a «holy man» in there preaching death to America.

I think we all need to be ready to be surprised when we wake up after death to see where we are and who is also there.

I'm not sure what it means to «serve Marx,» but if what you mean by that is «understand the inherent weaknesses of unfettered capitalism in economic terms and not be surprised when economies come violently crashing to a halt when capital and risk is valued too highly relative to labor and thus produces an unsustainable state of economic affairs,» then yes — in that case a Christian can certainly «serve Marx.»

In the novel, Mack, the main character, goes to the shack and sees three individuals and immediately assumes that they represent the Trinity, but is surprised when he asks for God and all three of them answer.

Why should we be surprised when the natural consequences of what we or even others have done visit themselves upon us?

I think those people who are surprised when people leave the Ivory Tower, are that way because they don't understand.

There may be many people surprised when they arrive at the pearly gates to find more than just caucasians!

You will be surprised when you type the word «terrorist» on google as you will discover pages upon pages of news stories from all over the world describing numerous terrorists» attacks that occurred over decades.

We will all stand before God for any judgement that he may have for us for our actions in this life, but he is the only judge and I believe that we may all be surprised when we meet him personally.

A friend of mine went shopping with me one day and was surprised when I struggled with an armload of groceries rather than take a paper bag from the store.

In this climate, no one should be surprised when white supremacists feel comfortable stepping further into the public light.

I was not surprised when he finally came to see me.

Downing also calls attention to the images that had been incubating for years in Lewis's fertile imagination and that suddenly came to life in the Narnia stories, and Jacobs suggests that we should hardly be surprised when a writer with a long record of concern for moral education turns to writing stories for children.

As John B. Cobb has suggested, we should not be surprised when bad things happen.

Those committed to following this track should not be surprised when they come up against a hostile cultural majority.

When one's enemies are repeatedly depicted as animalistic and demonic, one can hardly be surprised when they are treated accordingly.

Raymond, since the Christian instruction manual (bible) is as loaded with hate and unjustified violence as it is, you shouldn't really be surprised when people surmise that Christians hate.

A lot of them will be surprised when they stand before God.

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