Sentences with phrase «telling tradition of our peoples»

The story - telling tradition of our peoples is one of the great strengths of our cultures.

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Finally, a tradition inevitably develops that tells the story of how these rules were first received, a story which roots them not in the common life of the people, but in the element of the divine.

But even that kind of story will not instill a deep Christian identity unless it is told and retold, related in innovative ways, and intertwined with the other individual and collective pasts that are part of every person's tradition.

It certainly is good to have finally found out that Christianity is nothing more than just tradition, ritual and culture and that all the things which the Bible says about God and prayer are not true — God does not speak to or lead or guide or direct anyone or put thoughts in anyone's mind or show them signs or speak to their heart or mind or tells them what to do or calls people or chooses people or has a plan for people's lives whether they are in an altered state of consciousness / transcendent state or whether they are in an unaltered cognitive state.

Who will tell our young people that comfort as a goal is unworthy of the Christian tradition and of those who built this nation?

Most significant, perhaps, such an adult is frequently able to bind this diverse group of young people together through narrative, the telling of stories from the tradition.

I can't tell you how many times I hear people say that they have adopted certain traditions in their family because it was what they saw their parents doing growing up and they always knew that they wanted the kind of love that their parents had.

«A lot of these Eastern European countries with very strong Roman Catholic churches and traditions are very concerned about the number of Muslim people [coming here]...» he told LBC.

All told, the choice to identify with ancestors from Scotland may well be linked to a clear — if sometimes slightly tenuous — ethnic identity, supported by traditions, symbols, art and a «club» of easily identified members around the world for many people (Carr and Landa 1983).

He argued when people joined they were told «very clearly» they would be able to vote in the leadership contest and «to deny them that democratic right flies against all the traditions of our party».

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, chairman of his leadership campaign, said when people joined they were told «very clearly» they would be able to vote in the contest, and «to deny them that democratic right flies against all the traditions of our party».

A show insider tells PEOPLE that... The Shiva - related tradition is a major part of Hinduism, found all over India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bali (Indonesia).

We'll never know for sure whether these fables actually were first told by Aesop himself (who is said to have lived in Greece around 600 BC), or even if Aesop existed as a person, but they do appear to have been part of the oral tradition of ancient Greece.

Told with bold wit, unflinching honesty, and a firm foot in the traditions of Appalachia, Flat Broke with Two Goats blends stories of homesteading with the journey of two people rediscovering the true meaning of home.»

Kertess said not a word about Philip Morris but jumped right into an exuberant ode to the biennial's tradition of shaking up the art world, telling the assembled reporters how important it was that the show «always gets people crazy.»

Stories are a starting point for all of Taus Makhacheva's works and they are told in local vernacular: ordinary people, everyday objects, works of applied decorative arts, landscape, traditions, family lore and institutional archives.