Sentences with phrase «upon books on»

I have been reading books upon books on fasting..

Recently, I chanced upon a book on meditation by the Vietnamese master Thich Nhat Hahn.

He said he stumbled upon my book on Amazon ebook and wants to talk to me.He says he is with Legaia Books and they represent Paperclips Magazine.

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Upon Batman's triumphant return to Gotham, where he rallied Gotham's police in a rousing attack on the League of Shadows, Bane, like many a comic book villain before him, was too proud to bow out of a battle.

His new book «Real - Time Marketing & PR» achieved the # 2 position on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list upon release in November 2010.

I had in my heart and tongue the Name of Allah when ever I had fears, troubles or depression of any kind but from Jan 05 1995 when had lost my father and second brother in a car accident, it was the time I really felt am alone at age of 33 to face all the challenges my father has left upon me to run and manage among other partners therefore had been investigating the Quran as to understanding every word of it rather than to memorize it, have been did a lot of reciting verses of prayers begging God to look upon me and give me strength... am sure through such difficult times if I had no faith in God I would have perished and lost every thing long ago... Another thing my heart always gave me signs and my mind gave me logic of what to believe although have read many books abroad in my youth of many beliefs out of curiosity but could not belief in other than that God is one and Muhammed is his last prophet in all belief of the Quran he brought upon me / us in all that it says... Should mention at times had experienced dreams seeing signs and warnings long in advance of things going to happen A year or more before losing my father in a car accident I had seen him in my dream good bye wearing white cloth and going to board a tourist ship all crew dressed in white uniform rolling a red carpet on front of him and when was on the top of the stairs weaver smiling good bye... seen in another dream how or wealth will be stolen and what I will hold... so many things like that..

The good news is that the Christian faith is not based upon trends, but is instead founded on a book — the Bible.

If they're religious they're praying they won't die and the LAST thing on their mind is wasting their last moments on earth discussing something they've never personally seen, only read books about or heard lectures upon.

There is a template that many books on science or science history follow when they touch upon the relations of science and religion: Bold Scientist Persecuted by the Church for Thinking New Thoughts.

On a far higher level, intellectually and spiritually, is that very noble philosophical poem called the Wisdom of Solomon, and that still nobler monument of ancient Hebrew thought, the Book of Job, a dramatic dialogue in splendid and sonorous verse upon the theme of suffering and its place in a providential order.

Altucher points out in his book Choose Yourself that moving out on one's own upon entering adulthood is a recent convention in America.

The present volume is really a collection of studies, and it might easily have grown to twice its size if other topics had been included: for example the miracle stories — I should have liked to examine Alan Richardson's new book on The Miracle - Stories of the Gospels (1942)-- or a fuller study of the so - called messianic consciousness of Jesus, the theory of interim ethics, the relation of eschatology and ethics in Jesus» teachings — see Professor Amos N. Wilder's book on the subject, Eschatology and Ethics in the Teaching of Jesus (1939)-- the influence of the Old Testament upon the earliest interpretation of the life of Jesus — see Professor David E. Adams» new book, Man of God (1941), and Professor E. W. K. Mould's The World - View of Jesus (1941)-- or sonic of the topics treated in the new volume of essays presented to Professor William Jackson Lowstuter, New Testament Studies (1942), edited by Professor Edwin Prince Booth.

In the same way that chapter 10 of any other book, amends and / or expands upon chapter 2... the Bible is also a literary work that evolves throughout and clarifies and extrapolates and amends as it goes on.

All this is basic to contemporary work on the theology of the synoptic evangelists and their tradition; indeed, this contemporary work is consciously built upon the foundations laid by Bultmann in this most important book.

I have read much from Rohr and Spong, and find their answers unconvincing, along with dozens upon dozens of other books on this topic.

I was reading the book reviews of a certain Christian book on Amazon yesterday, and stumbled upon the most astounding argument for the truth of Christianity I have ever read.

In 167 B.C. Antiochus precipitated a full - scale revolt when, having already forbidden the practice of Judaism on pain of death, he set up in the Jewish temple an altar to Zeus and offered swine's flesh upon it (which the Book of Daniel refers to as the «abomination of desolation») Antiochus was an apostle of Hellenism and meant to bring his entire realm under the influence of Greek ways.

Upon his fluke of an elction, he called 7 historians to a dinner at the whitehouse on how they would write books and portray him.

Like Yale's Stephen Carter in The Culture of Disbelief (a book Clinton has promoted on several occasions), Clinton sometimes seems to suggest that it is fine for religiously based views to be aired in the public square, so long as they don't seriously impinge upon the business of governing.

Upon realizing that you may have not only killed a new laptop but also lost nearly three months of work on your book and about 15,000 words exactly one month before your deadline, (but will not know for sure for another 48 - hours), prepare to proceed through the five stages of grief: 1) During the Denial phase, you will find it perfectly reasonable to make a second cup of chai to drink.

Heavy dependence upon the labors of specialists in several religious fields is necessary in writing a book on so many different religions.

One of the epigraphs in Paul Mariani's book is from Flannery O'Connor:»... if the writer believes that our life is and will remain essentially mysterious, if he looks upon us as beings existing in a created order to whose laws we freely respond, then what he sees on the surface will be of interest to him only as he can go through it into an experience of mystery itself.

My book was called When God Pled Guilty, and I was basically arguing that just as Jesus took the sins of the world upon Himself on the cross, so also, somehow, the violent portrayals of God in the Old Testament is God taking the sins of Israel upon Himself through the testimony of inspired Scripture.

That which is an abomination unto me, I shall not eat, (nay) I shall live upon cakes (made) of white grain, and my ale shall be (made) of the red grain of Hapi.10 In a clean place I shall sit on the ground beneath the foliage of the date palm of the goddess Hathor, who dwelleth in the spacious Disk as it advanceth to Annu (Heliopolis), having the books of the divine words of the writings of the god Thoth.

So long as the educational system remains objective with no religious influence upon the schools» curriculum and books, and the cross continues on not speaking or trying to convert her children to Christianity, then the cross symbol in schools seems to be not a problem.

Books upon books, complex explanation on top of complex explanation, lies upon lies, when the simpler and much more elegant solution is that there are no gods, and none are needed — it's all just science we do not fully undrestand —Books upon books, complex explanation on top of complex explanation, lies upon lies, when the simpler and much more elegant solution is that there are no gods, and none are needed — it's all just science we do not fully undrestand —books, complex explanation on top of complex explanation, lies upon lies, when the simpler and much more elegant solution is that there are no gods, and none are needed — it's all just science we do not fully undrestand — yet!

One of the key characters in the book is disgraced «faith healer» Holy Wayne (played by British actor Paterson Joseph); a once - average man, bereaved on October 14th, who realises he can take other people's pain upon himself, like a kind of emotional sponge.

The most interesting part of the book for myself was the discussion on the different types of love, as based upon the Greek model.

Your Cutting Edge comment on Father Jack Mahoney seems to run counter to St Paul's exegesis of the Book of Genesis: «Wherefore as by one man sin entered into this world, and by sin death, and no death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned.»

John Cavadini's criticism of George Weigel's thesis in Evangelical Catholicism («Church as Sacrament,» August / September) refuses to engage the book on the grounds upon which it seeks to engage.

Bertram, in the chapter significantly called «Socrates» of his beautiful book on Nietzsche, also explores this problem with reference to his hero; he discusses the final silence which is laid upon the existence of the master; indeed he goes further and speaks of the deception involved.

Since the priests were the law givers in their theocracy this was a book of laws and traditions based on the Hebrew God's commands as deciphered or decided upon by Moses.

We shall draw upon much of this process theology later on in this book.

I bought their first book and loved it, and it seems like the sisters took a lot of the comments on the first book (the chief complaint being that there was no recipe list) and improved upon their second book.

On finding great recipes in the unlikeliest of places and a recipe for extra chewy extra chocolatey chocochip cookies, that I stumbled upon by accident in a kids» fantasy book.

With rates starting at $ 199 per night, Surfcomber's Miami Heat Package is available October 5 through April 30, 2013 for booking and travel, and offers guests the following: 20 percent off best available rate Bucket of beers upon arrival Complimentary appetizer at Lantao Kitchen + Cocktails with purchase of entrée (pre - or post-game) Inclusive perks with complimentary access to the hotel's fitness center, WiFi when guests sign up to become a Kimpton InTouch member and nightly hosted wine hour in the living room Social Club at Surfcomber is giving fans a reason to cheer with the «Feels like a Home Game» cocktail on game days made with Nolet gin, Cynar and Branca on the rocks.

The booking is then activated upon arrival at the entrance to the hotel, allowing seamless access to the property and the bar on the 27th floor.

The 25 - year - old has signed on a three year deal from Honduran side Olimpia in his home country — the same club that once upon a time had former Wigan players Maynor Figueroa, Wilson Palacios and Hendry Thomas on its books.

Anna Krien's award - winning book, Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of Sport, details the sinister side of sport — centring upon the rape trial of a young Australian Rules footballer, and went on to win the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year awbook, Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of Sport, details the sinister side of sport — centring upon the rape trial of a young Australian Rules footballer, and went on to win the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year awBook of the Year award.

Some of you may be familiar with his work (he illustrated Graham Hunter's recent book about the club for example), but I was browsing the net when I stumbled upon Dan Leydon's blog and this fabulous comic on Xavi.

I thought about that when I stumbled upon an article in the Washington Post that culled GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments on women, sex, marriage and feminism taken straight from his books.

With health returning to our house, and a fresh new year upon us, it feels so good to be «back at it» a bit - back at the work of writing and making things (we're working on the third book!).

Most of my breastfeeding books (such as Le Leche Leagues, Womanly Art of Breastfeeding) briefly touch upon nursing aversion, and even fewer talk about the role of pregnancy in your breastfeeding relationship (rumour has it Adventures in Tandem Nursing by Hilary Flower might expand more on the topic, but good luck getting your hands on a copy).

In the early days he cheered with me upon obtaining each new client, he listens when I need to talk about a rough day and he still wants to know when I am writing my book (that is on the bucket list).

Shari Guess is the author of Once Upon A Baby, A Tale of Adoption, a new children's book released through Higher Ground Press, LLC, with a focus on Latter - Day - Saint adoption.

One article on the subject pointed out that because parenting is a relatively new science, the advice given in parenting books is all considered subject to change upon further investigation.

ONCE UPON A POTTY VIDEO Adorable cartoon video, based on the Once Upon a Potty book, helps children to better visualize what going to the potty is all abUPON A POTTY VIDEO Adorable cartoon video, based on the Once Upon a Potty book, helps children to better visualize what going to the potty is all abUpon a Potty book, helps children to better visualize what going to the potty is all about.

Although in this study information on breastfeeding practice was reliant upon maternal recall at 9 months, breastfeeding figures are in agreement with data collected prospectively in the UK Infant Feeding Survey conducted in 2000.32 Likewise, the validity of maternal recall of the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery has been shown to be accurate.33 We were unable to adjust for maternal intention to breastfeed at antenatal booking, a factor shown to be important in previous studies34 as this information was not collected in the survey.

If I have a big decision to make or a new experience on the horizon, I consider all angles, call upon the experts and read the books; when I feel like I'm equipped with all the information, I make a plan.

(This is first in part of a new series on the blog called «Author Interview» where I speak with authors of children's books — books that reflect upon Muslim values, fosters family relations, talk against racism, inclusivity of all racial / ethnic groups and overall gives a positive message to our young -LSB-...]