Yes, He wanted social change; but for Him, that changed started when He upended how people
thought about their neighbors, not just their rulers.
Not exact matches
With Snap's IPO drawing closer each day,
neighbors of the Los Angeles company are already
thinking about how to cash in.
If you have a friend, co-worker,
neighbor, parent, sibling or cousin who is
thinking about Pure Barre, and is not sure if they can join in — share this blog with them!
Worship, to him, entails obeying the great commandments to love God and your
neighbor, something that he
thinks any sincere person could do, whatever erroneous views they hold
about God's nature.
The stuff I've written on topics like getting to know
neighbors and being the church in the community doesn't seem to connect with church people, who usually
think church is
about sermons, a belief system, music, political causes to be for or against and so on.
In one way or another they ask: How can we
think about the devout faith of our Muslim or Hindu
neighbor?
The confusion on the Assembly floor in Vancouver reflected the fact that Christians have not been enabled to
think theologically
about the religious faith of their
neighbors, as believing and praying (or meditating) people with a spiritual history and tradition of their own.
It is difficult indeed to know when and how in the midst of our anxieties and fears we can
think truly
about the meaning of God and our relationship to our
neighbor.
= > You know darn well that Jesus said love your
neighbor, to even
think wrong
about another in your heart is the equivalent to murder.
Thinking that you are always right and everyone else is wrong will indeed hurt your ability to interact with and love on your
neighbors — but don't blame a wrong spirit on theology; there is precious little possibility that you could
think and feel like that
about yourself when it comes to theology and NOT
think and feel like that in pretty much all situations with other folks.
They call them peddlers of religion, and they do not mean that in a positive way, but rather are referring to people they believe are trying to push their own agenda of a psuedo - religious toxic mix of some sort of religious something, politics, power, control, personal profit (
think $ $ $) and efforts to feel good
about ones self while at the same time looking down on
neighbors (condescension) rather than loving
neighbors.
I
think the voodoo maven cast an evil spell on my
neighbor, you
think he suffered through imaginative autosuggestion when he learned
about the doll with its pin.
Challenged to say what they
thought about loving their
neighbors, well over three quarters of those interviewed said they
thought they obeyed the law of love regarding their business competitors and those of other races and religions.
My
neighbor told me I must NEVER even
think about these animals or they would come and eat me.
I can also look and
think about ideas within a loving community that carries out ideals to help the poor and support our
neighbors, especially those that are different from us.
They can try to make their
neighbors and acquaintances
think that they are sufficient unto themselves and, hence, reject advances from or toward others round
about.
and we
think we are capable of rightousness that is of any worth, let alone caring
about our
neighbors our children?
I hadn't spent much time
thinking about what it's like for gay kids to overhear their parents talking
about gay
neighbors with derision and fear, for example, or how narratives
about judgment and hell can be processed by kids in some pretty destructive ways.
Think about it — your religious uncle and irreligious
neighbor could both call themselves Christians, but mean different things.
You might have noticed that I did not mention anything
about sharing the gospel with your
neighbors, inviting them to church, or asking them what they
think of Jesus.
We
think this is what Jesus is talking
about in «love your
neighbor as yourself» and in the story we call the «Parable of the Good Samaritan.»
Paul shows me, I
think, what the prophet has in mind
about «seeking the Lord while he is near,» for the interests of my
neighbor are always near: But like the prophet and parable, he also reveals how far these
thoughts are from being mine.
And as a committed African - American Pentecostal, I never
thought I could become such dear friends with so many in the faith community - Christians and Muslims, Hindus and Jews, conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats - who care first
about God, and second
about their
neighbors, and seek to live this care out into the world.
I used to
think that a «true» follower of Jesus, an «on - fire» Christian, a passionate disciple, would be out volunteering at the soup - kitchen, chatting with the
neighbors about tomato - growing tips, and learning the names of the children down at the local park.
So if your church is in the process of making such a decision, I encourage you
think about it, pray
about it, talk with your fellow church members
about it, and talk with your gay friends,
neighbors, and relatives
about it.
Then there's the awkwardness of public masturbation and groping the
neighbor in the dining room,
about which Dr. Philip Sloane says, «A lot of time, the activity we
think of as sexually deviant behavior is just reaching out for intimacy.»
It's that whole «what will the
neighbors think» mentality that results in too much time spent keeping up appearances, doing good works just so that you can be seen doing them, and worrying
about how fabric choices in the new parish hall parlor will reflect on us as a congregation.
He was afraid of what his
neighbors would
think of him when he returned and he was insecure
about his wife and family when he was there.
I
think one way to sum up what Jeremy is saying is what Jesus said
about the greatest commandment, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and love your
neighbor as yourself.
I have to
think about myself and family first, then my
neighbors, and then God (again — who is self sufficent).
But seriously, I've been
thinking about suggesting my my nearest
neighbors about getting on a meal plan, making a Humongous bowl of a stew such as this one and sharing with them all.
I don't give a RIP what my parents, or the
neighbors, or «society»
thinks about my choices!
Maybe some beer company can do a series
about how parenting sucks and we just have kids so that our
neighbors will
think we look cool, but at least we can drink beer to forget
about it!
After Witnessing One of the Aforementioned Moments, Your Toddler Decides to Tell His Nanny / Teacher /
Neighbor All
About It While it is embarrassing that your child just outed you, don't get hung up on what the other person
thinks.
Don't worry
about what your
neighbors will
think if your baby is crying.
We were told at that storm by our
neighbors that our street looses power several times a winter and are the last to get it back ~ week each... last winter was mild and it didn't happen again and we are
thinking about a new little one..
You may have to deal with nosy
neighbors and relatives, who know nothing
about home schooling and who
think you are hurting your children by home schooling them.
Make a decision that's right for you and don't worry
about what strangers, your
neighbor or your mother - in - law
think.
Have you
thought about partnering with a colleague from a
neighboring district to team up and run a much bigger school nutrition program nearby?
Even if we can't exclusively breastfeed, I
think we need to make a point to not just worry
about moms but to worry
about dad and grandma and the
neighbors because you can have a mom that is determined to breast feed but gets home and has no support and then she crumbles.
If you are
thinking about becoming a postpartum doula, Kimberly provides doula trainings through CAPPA both in Portland and in
neighboring states.
Think about it — their pediatrician is a stranger, their teacher is a stranger, the new
neighbor is a stranger — the person next to them in church or synagogue is a stranger.etc!!
«When you are proud of your surroundings, you
think, «Okay, the city, they must care
about us because we have this nice playground,» you know — now you have respect for your neighborhood, you have respect for yourself, and I
think you have respect for your
neighbors.
He heard
about meteorites being found in
neighboring Algeria and
thought it would be worth looking around Mauritania as well.
In 2006, word got around that one of Rottstock's
neighbors was
thinking about planting a dozen acres of transgenic corn.
If you want to understand how crystals begin to form on a flat surface, just
think about adding oranges to a cardboard box: each packed side by side with its
neighbors.
I started messing around with what became this insanely easy and delicious new dessert that you have to try... and I
think my new
neighbors are pretty stoked
about it too
I started messing around with what became this insanely easy and delicious new dessert that you have to try... and I
think my new
neighbors are pretty stoked
about it too:) I didn't have peanut butter in the house, but I did have some walnut butter - you could use any... [Read more...]
And he lived there for 2 or 3 years and he noticed
about 2 — I
think it's 2 1/2 years he told me — that 6 out of 8 of his
neighbors came down with cancer.
I'm moving to the second floor apt of my building and have been
thinking about ways to workout at home without driving my downstairs
neighbor crazy - great ideas!