Sentences with phrase «talking about their faith with»

«I miss that evangelical fire - in - the - belly that makes people talk about their faith with passion and conviction.»

It takes guts to talk about your faith with people who are not Christians.

Not exact matches

When Sparrow Records in Nashville caught wind of Kendall's little - talked - about faith, they decided to partner with their mainstream big brother and sent her out with big named Christian acts such as Third Day, Nichole Nordeman and Delirious.

What does that have to do with a legitimate chaplain that comes in at your request to pray and talk about God and faith?

I talk with people almost every day about their faith.

I do think that maintaining the normativity of Scripture entails giving it a higher priority than worship, if we are talking about our means of knowing the shape the Christian faith ought to take in the world, even if our primary encounter with Scripture is within the context of worship.

So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.

I'm talking about what happens after we've been made right with God through faith in Jesus Christ.

They laugh at Christians with scorn for our «hope» and «faith» and talk about how no one needs a savior because we're all basically good... also based on no evidence.

He confesses to feeling that, since 1984, by no longer talking about what happened in a distant jungle, he has broken faith with his promise to the memory of Maria.

Before we can talk to others about our faith, before we can dialogue about what is theologically «right or wrong» with someone else, we must first understand how our beliefs about God have been informed by these four areas.

I talk about how the evangelical obsession with sex can make Christian living seem like little more than sticking to a list of rules, and how millennials long for faith communities in which they are safe asking tough questions and wrestling with doubt.

But I would encourage church leaders eager to win millennials back to sit down and really talk with them about what they're looking for and what they would like to contribute to a faith community.

The FAITH Movement has never shied away from recognising problems: a look through the back editions of this magazine reveals plenty of blunt talk about challenges within the Church and in Western society, occasionally with a note of gloomy relish.

Now 15 years later, you have Chance the Rapper doing stuff with Kirk Franklin; you have Kendrick talking extremely openly about his faith; Ty Dolla $ ign is on Lecrae's album; Kesha's doing a prayer song.

The truth is — whether we're talking about a movie with casual attitudes about sex, a song that uses profane language or a talking head who belittles Christian faith — there is no easy answer to that question.

The apostle Paul talks about this in Romans 14 when he explains that we must regard one another with kindness and without judgment for the decisions we make that keep us from stumbling in our faith.

In talking about these books with some friends, I was reminded that books that challenge us at one stage of life or faith may not seem so challenging as we continue to mature.

Shane did a fantastic job responding to your questions, and I enjoyed talking with him about faith, community, marriage, and non-violence.

I've always been unconventional about attending church regularly, or becoming a member of anything, but, more recently, I join when the church is gathering, because when I need healing, I need real people with faith to pray for me for healing; when I am confused, I need real people to talk to and pray with me.

It occurred to me yesterday (as I was skillfully avoiding an encounter with a certain someone at the grocery store) that the most frustrating thing about being seen as an «outsider» is knowing that when people talk to you about faith, they approach the conversation with the assumption that you have nothing to contribute to it.

But Vine is certainly happy to talk about it to me, and admits that, despite growing up in a strongly Christian background, his adult relationship with faith was an on - off affair for a long time.

Im not talking about religion, or being religious, but believing in His word and applying it to your daily life, living it truly not by man's principle, but by God's Word, putting faith in Him just as a mother would to a babysitter who is going to look after her child, or just as you would trust someone with your money, or yet with your own life.

This only proves how much failed you are from challenging the contents of the Quran and all you managed to do is making accusations with out a slightest idea of what you are talking about never even cared to take the beauty and leave out what you think of as beast rather than letting out all... but what the use of me talking to a brick of wall that has no religion faith that we can consider as a candle light to guide you to the straight paths to God..?

«Obama has repeatedly talked about his Christian faith, and his relationship with his controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright...» — reading comprehension is not a big thing with Republicans its seems

With more and more attention necessarily riveted on matters of morality and ethics, it is hardly a surprise that we ask about moral content as a measure of the meaning of any God - talk, and test the potency of faith claims by the difference they make for human well - being and the well - being of the wider creation.

I can travel to places and I can see the long - term effect of Christians who never talk about their faith, yet they're reaching out with acts of mercy.

The so called religious talk about their god's existence with certainty, then harp on about faith is all that's needed.

Graham Tomlin, principal of St Mellitus, a training college for Anglicans, also highlights the importance of connecting personal faith with theology: «Doing theology without prayer means that you end up talking about God.

There are four affirmations about Jesus Christ that historically have been stressed in Christian faith: (1) Jesus is truly human, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, living a human life under the same human conditions any one of us faces — thus Christology, statement of the significance of Jesus, must start «from below,» as many contemporary theologians are insisting; (2) Jesus is that one in whom God energizes in a supreme degree, with a decisive intensity; in traditional language he has been styled «the Incarnate Word of God»; (3) for our sake, to secure human wholeness of life as it moves onward toward fulfillment, Jesus not only lived among us but also was crucified for us — this is the point of talk about atonement wrought in and by him; (4) death was not the end for him, so it is not as if he never existed at all; in some way he triumphed over death, or was given victory over it, so that now and forever he is a reality in the life of God and effective among humankind.

But if we begin with faith in the Living God, we may talk quite intelligibly about his relations with the world.

I've talked with some who have given up on faith altogether, others who have shifted allegiance to another religious tradition, and a lot who (like me) are still a little uncertain about which road to take next.

Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state as a governing rule all those people were government leaders all of them suffered in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world as in our strength we can do nothing.In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.

Instead, McConnell suggested those who want to share their faith talk about how their relationship with Jesus affects them in day - to - day life and discuss the benefits of being part of a church.

As I have conversed with my Mormon co-workers about their faith, every time I bring up a question they don't seem to be able to answer, they revert to talking about their experience (vision, dream, inner feeling, etc.) which proved to them the truth of what they believe, and then they tell me that if I really want to know the truth, I should pray for wisdom and ask God to give me a similar experience to reveal the truth to me.

The second he talks about the «worldly» folk being more «authentic» — my word, not his - and in the first quote he reveals his own anger at overhearing his father's prayers that sound both authentic and all about the inner experience as he wrestled with his faith.

«Not just in one country but in numerous Muslim countries, I have been able to walk in, head held high, no covert cover story and not only identify passively as a Christian but identify openly, work openly and hold serious talks about faith between Muslims and Christians, and not just at the grassroots level of poverty — people who needed my help — but also with the powerful and influential people who could have, in that moment, had me arrested and had me taken out back.»

To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need of any partners but we the creation is in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....

From Jeanette: Jason - what were your thoughts / feelings / fears (if any) when it came to the point of talking about your change of faith with Alise?

My hope is that the students will come away from the talk with an appreciation for how their worldview class is preparing them to think critically about their faith and become familiar with Christian theology and practice, but also how their worldview is bound to change over the next few years — and how that's okay.

«Part of what we've been seeing during the course of this campaign is some scurrilous e-mails that have been sent out, denying my faith, talking about me being a Muslim, suggesting that I got sworn in at the U.S. Senate with a Qur «an in my hand or that I don't pledge allegiance to the flag,» said Obama.

This week, we talk with NCAA soccer legend and best - selling author Mo Isom about overcoming challenges, recent sexual abuse scandals and how to grow in your faith.

What really makes people show disrespectful and not used to civilized / scholarly discussion is when they go into news forums talking about the catholic faith, christianity, judaism etc. and start insulting with a very proud and selfish tone, and in obvious bad faith.

This week, we talk with black - ish star and co-creator Anthony Anderson about his faith and how the hit show is able to tackle social issues with humor — and poignancy.

They talk about the Queen's Christian faith, why evangelists are giving out free hugs on the UK's streets, when God takes over your church meeting, the global phenomenon of Muslims turning to Christ and Christian apologist Larry Taunton's unlikely friendship with atheist Christopher Hitchens.

«We wish to talk with specificity to Donald Trump about issues of faith and the role of faith in the civic arena,» Yates said of the meeting.

This week on The Faith Angle podcast, hosts Jonathan Merritt and Kirsten Powers talk with author and speaker Rachel Held Evans about misogyny in the Church, how the Bible is often misinterpreted, what Jesus thought about women and a lot more.

I recently talked with Florida senator and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio about his faith journey.

As he prepares for the release of new album Carrie & Lowell, singer, songwriter and sometimes - filmmaker Sufjan Stevens sat down with Pitchfork to discuss the stories behind his new record Carrie & Lowell (it's named after his mother and stepfather), but he also talked about the faith that has been a theme of his music since the beginning.

Watch Laura Sobiech talk about faith, family and life after her son's death with CNN's Bill Weir at 9 p.m. ET on Friday.