Sentences with phrase «was a spiritual leader with»

The other was a spiritual leader with...

The other was a spiritual leader with a ministry spanning across the U.S. and overseas, this was a man devoted to teaching others how to live in accordance with his view of the Bible.

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The Dalai Lama is persona non grata with China's Communist Party, which considers Tibet part of China and has labeled the spiritual leader a «wolf in monk's clothing,» according to The Washington Post.

Speaking of such investors, their spiritual leader, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK - B) CEO Warren Buffett, may be on the verge of unwinding a very long - term shareholding — that with Graham Holdings (NYSE: GHC), formerly the Washington Post Co..

In ten years, more young leaders will have been nurtured - people who have been encouraged from an early age, empowered with responsibility and growing through using their spiritual gifts.»

Then when I had evidence sex emails and a 22 page psychological evaluation to share with the 6 Emergent leaders who «discerned» my family needed to break up so he could be with his «spiritual wife» not 1 of those....

Talk about the obligation of preachers and spiritual leaders to be transparent and straightforward in their dealings with those they presume to lead.

When I asked the 21 - year - old student leader of the trip what was the chief motivation behind him and his fellow undergraduates making the journey, he replied that it was primarily a spiritual motivation: «Because it is an overwhelming experience to be united with so many other young people in praying together and witnessing to the joy of being pro-life.

Debra Farrington is a retreat leader and the author of books on Christian spirituality, including Hearing with the Heart: A Gentle Guide to Discerning God's Will for Your Life and Seasons of the Restless Heart: A Spiritual Companion for Living in Transition (both from Jossey - Bass).

The teaching that men are to be the «spiritual leaders» of their homes is found nowhere in Scripture, and yet I — along with far too many young evangelical women — spent hours upon hours fretting over this in college, worrying I'd never find a guy who was more knowledgeable about the Bible than I, who was always more emotionally connected to God than I, who was better at leading in the church than I, and who consistently exhibited more faithfulness and wisdom than I. (In fact, under this paradigm, I came to see many of my gifts as liabilities, impediments to settling down with a good «spiritual leader»!)

All that writhing in guilt keeps us occupied and under control, with the added advantage to the leader that every problem in the church can safely be laid at the feet of those writhing «Jezebels» who are ruining the spiritual atmosphere for everyone.

Is it possible to have the favor of man and God poured out like crazy on a ministry - and that minister / leader still walk in total surrender and humility and be able to stay in touch with other human beings without thinking he / she / it have been lifted to some elite spiritual status?

Usually this sort of talk is just a «spiritual» way for leaders to say they want total control and don't want anyone to disagree with them.

In the not too distant past, clergy were seen as pivotal spiritual and intellectual leaders, and theological schools were seen as providing vital leadership for congregational ministry and for grappling with broader intellectual and social issues.

Do you complain privately about your secretary — who performs miracles already with the bad syntax of your dictation, but who can not quite make you sound like Winston Churchill — because, if you took trouble with your syntax, you would be like an ordinary man and not a great spiritual leader?

The devil has blinded the leaders of the churches of today when they serve carved images of the flag of any nation... In Exodus and Deuteronomy God said, not to serve or bow down to any carved image in the likeness of heaven above or in the likeness of the earth below... When you pledge your allegiance to the flag, you are pledging your allegiance to the carved images of the flag... The founding fathers made carved images in the likeness of heaven above and in the likeness of the earth below and set the carved images on a flag and the flag is high and lifted up on a flag pole... Some nations are serving the stars, the moon, and the sun, and others are serving the eagle, the bear, and the tree... The U.S. is serving the stars of heaven and the eagle of the earth... Canada is serving the leaf of a tree... Mexico is serving the eagle and the serpent... When you put your right hand to your heart or to your forehead, and pledge your allegiance to the flag, you are committing fornication with the carved images of the flag, God calls this IDOLATRY... The mark of the beast in the right hand or forehead is spiritual and identical to when you put your right hand over your heart or over your forehead... There is no way to go around God and the carved images of the flag, unless the devil has blinded the minds of the believer, like when he deceived eve and Adam in the garden of Eden.

«Clergy psychologists and others who have to deal with clergy health problems and burnout» now strongly caution pastors that to enhance their overall physical, mental and spiritual well - being and maintain effectiveness as pastoral leaders, they must learn to maintain boundaries, particularly between church work and private time.»

A spiritual growth group is a learning opportunity for individuals who are experiencing a time of unusual stress.3 The pastor or lay leader with gifts for guiding a particular group should be the organizer and initial leader of the group.

Republicans should be happy to learn this Truth that has brought America to the state of Light for Obama to pick on it.One thing good about American Democracy is it is «truly participating» and lasting with lessons for others to follow in modernity to tap blue horizons of life.Those blue horizons just do not end in economics that has many minds to tap the financial barometer of the country self educative in working of its affluent class and ordinary class both domestically and internationally relating to perfection with budgeting of money in economic plans that have been existing and are in the process to move charismatically with a tide over where bipartisan element also comes into play well integrated to test the mettle of the top leader of the country who has to stand over the continuous democratic element evolving of the country both in economic as well as inherently in spiritual terms for the good of the people at large mixing with the culture of exchange that has humanity behind it to survive??

Among these are: A Season for Nonviolence; [29] the Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and progressive multi-faith leaders from around the world; an annual Awakened World conference bringing together scientists, futurists, and spiritual activists; participation in the 1998 UNESCO Seminar on Religion and Peace, and the 1999 and 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions.

I'm amazed at how many prominent pastors and spiritual leaders are obviously living in comfort... no problem with that... but without actually providing the help people need these days to grow and progress spiritually...

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

In South India, where I teach as often as possible, the racks at the front of the bookstores are no longer filled, as they were a scant decade ago, with volumes dedicated to the preservation of village life, or to the intellectual, cultural or social history of South Asia, or to the writings of spiritual and political leaders calling the people to overcome imperialism and colonialism.

But the very nature of the division of spiritual formation of Christians between lay leaders in the Sunday School and pastoral leaders in the church leaves people with the idea that Christian faith can be learned by attending classes.

The priest who first did my instruction in the faith was once a missionary in Africa, and told me terrifying stories of having to do spiritual battle as an exorcist with the same sort of «religious leaders» the pontiff was now welcoming as his honored guests.

As a deeply spiritual act, it's important for people to understand what the Bible teaches (and doesn't teach) about sex, to be able to speak openly and honestly with their ministry leaders regarding sex, and to find solid, biblical teaching on sex.

While at a conference in Rome to honor previous Nobel Peace Prize winners, Jody Williams was dismayed to learn that Pope Francis had refused a meeting with her fellow Nobel laureate, the Dalai Lama — the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, a region which is now under Chinese domination.

It appears that some of these «super spiritual» leaders were speaking with ecstatic utterances and in the process, saying things like «Jesus is accursed.»

They all said she was their Judge and Spiritual Leader with all the same Authority that Moses had and in fact to this day her song is sung in the Temple only second to Moses.

Mothers also are called to be spiritual leaders to their children, to other women, to neighbors and the people they interact with on a daily basis.

With some 70 million followers, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar is the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslim population.

What a blessing it is then to have spiritual leaders with the conviction and power to lead us towards our saving God.

The pope is not my spiritual leader or advisor and I have nothing to do with him or his beliefs.

Sometimes, it can be better to approach the spiritual leaders over you before doing something to make sure it works with what the church as a whole is doing.

The orange - robed spiritual leader with a puff of dark hair is considered a living god by his followers in India and overseas.

Martine and Philippa, the spiritual leaders of the little congregation, never marry, for «earthly love, and marriage with it, were trivial matters, in themselves nothing but illusions.»

With Thomas Berry, I believe that we need spiritual leaders who will assume the global human heritage as [their] own individual heritage,» who through contact with other traditions will come to know their own traditions very deeply, and through whose «own self - integration a healing comes to all [humankind]... and the human community is brought into the divine presence.&raWith Thomas Berry, I believe that we need spiritual leaders who will assume the global human heritage as [their] own individual heritage,» who through contact with other traditions will come to know their own traditions very deeply, and through whose «own self - integration a healing comes to all [humankind]... and the human community is brought into the divine presence.&rawith other traditions will come to know their own traditions very deeply, and through whose «own self - integration a healing comes to all [humankind]... and the human community is brought into the divine presence.»

The pastor and spiritual leaders of the church are to deal gently with them, hoping that they repent of their sin, and return to the truth, and return to living right with God.

It is a very positive environment for the children, and the leaders are wonderful role models for the children as they are positive, cheerful and in touch with God and their spiritual side.

Qatada's release has been the source of enormous controversy in recent days; with the government emphasising they are doing all they can deport the man once described as «al Qaida's spiritual leader in Europe».

The Tibetan spiritual leader is due to meet the prime minister on Friday, but the talks with take place at Lambeth Palace with the Archbishop of Canterbury and not Downing Street.

The Dalai Lama has been condemned by China for his «splittist» agenda, and the prime minister's decision to hold talks with the spiritual leader at Lambeth Palace is understood to have been made amid Chinese pressure not to receive him at No 10.

Directed by a spiritual leader named Baba Sheikh, Yezidism is mostly an oral tradition, with few, if any, texts.

In fact, the dominant images associated with yoga today are not images of spiritual leaders in India meditating (a more accurate image of yoga's long history).

As a committed Christian, I'm looking for a «spiritual leader» who views relationship with God not merely as an aspect of life, but as life itself, and sees God and His Truth as the ultimate source of emotional wholeness, healthy relating, wise decisions, etc..

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The film opens with Rav Krushka, the beloved leader of an Orthodox Jewish congregation in London, delivering a sermon about the tricky place human beings occupy in the world, torn between the forces of spiritual good and darkness, but provided by HaShem (God) with free will — i.e., «the power to disobey.»

Jack's newest prospect is a New Age spiritual leader named Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis), who apparently has written a book, so Jack goes to Sinja's headquarters, mocks the meditative chanting, and feigns a moment of enlightenment to get some alone time with Sinja.

He's assigned to a top - secret military satellite launch in Hawaii, and sets out with an uptight military liaison to get a blessing from local spiritual leaders who believe a prophecy involving the gods Lomo and Pele is about to come to pass.

Her uncle, Zulfiqar Ali Shah, had been jailed by then - Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, (the father of future Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto), for his association with Pir Pagara, a spiritual leader of the Sunni Muslim order of the Hurs.