Sentences with phrase «what good character»

I think you'll find this can be a powerful character - building experience... and that's what all good character educators look for!

What good character traits do your kids already show that makes you feel proud to be their parent?

Not exact matches

Character is what will tell you if someone is a good cultural fit or not.

Well, what you choose to do next is what we call in the movies the «character - defining moment.»

How this applies to corporate life: So much of what we are able to achieve comes from our ability to carry forward good character traits and strength of mind.

What it's good for An outstanding demo and easy navigation featuring «Scout,» a canine character that retrieves users» bills.

That's fine, though, because what the movie does so well is zero in on its core group of characters while also highlighting that there is a larger world than just them.

What I tried to do was come up with common characters we face at work — like the «manterrupter» who interrupts you in a meeting, or the office mom who ends up taking on the mother lode of menial tasks — as well as some of the internal barriers, like the feeling of being an imposter, and then digging through the research to find out how you can push back against these things.

DEHAAN: Well, it «s a lack of the typical spring characters which refinery maintenance in the switch to summer gasoline are usually what dominate our discussion this time of year.

The aliens are clearly bad, but it's the characters, themes of good and evil, the manipulation of the media and what humanity really is that you'll want to return to.

Regardless of what people believe good morale character is found in those who believe in something.

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

Sam, you wrote, «Do we know his character best by what we read or by knowing him?»

Do we know his character best by what we read or by knowing him?

But still: It's hard to diss a movie that displays so much of what's undeniably good about Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence — two attractive and fascinating characters.

If you cant be a good person without some fairy tale character telling you what to do... then there's little hope for you either way.

Or does what I read about you better better inform me about your character than my relationship with you?

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

Anyway, we have come to the conclusion that YES, God is God and he can do whatever HE wants, but He can never act outside of HIs character, and when we understand God's character is good and loving and compassionate and so on, then we are not threatened by Him doing what he wills, because we know His will is always good.

In The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) a man's life is changed by his vision of a flying saucer; a key episode in The Good Apprentice turns on what appears to be the effects of a love potion; a young girl in The Green Knight exerts an involuntary telekinesis over the stones that she has collected in her room; in the same novel the goodness of a man named Peter Mir (Mir meaning, in Russian, both «world» and «peace,» as several characters note) seems to be contagious, bringing sweet dreams and love to those with whom he comes in contact.

«Whenever... preachers, instead of a lesson in religion, put [their congregation] off with a discourse on the Copernican system, on chemical affinities, on the construction of government, or the characters or conduct of those administering it, it is a breach of contract, depriving their audience of the kind of service for which they are salaried, and giving them, instead of it, what they did not want, or, if wanted, would rather seek from better sources in that particular art of science.»

What the finale tells us, with striking wisdom, is that the Good Place should never have been the goal for the characters.

I have seen a lot of bad behavior from christians, (or those claiming to be) I was also incredibly surprised to find so many nonchristians, whether they be from varying religions, or agnostics and atheists, to have good behavior, and even exhibit «fruit of the spirit», what I once considered to be a way to test the faith, or rather character of a christian, (they will know them by their fruit).

Indeed, this dual character is precisely the nature of life in its basic organic sense as well as in its religious dimension: an appetitive urge toward what might be, and an inertial contentment with what is: freedom paired with conformity, novelty with repetition.

I think that Paul is appealing to the character of God, that He is good and just and fair, and loving, and that when things do not seem that way from our point of view, we need to try to understand what God is doing in light of His character.

Just what this attitude toward the education of character means in practice is best shown by Buber's own application of it to adult education.

And what's so bad about having multiple spouses — it was good enough for many of characters in The Babble.

But we can have faith in the character of God and the love of Jesus, and can pray for healing knowing that He will do what is best for us.

Generally, do atheist believe that mankind is naturally good or naturally bad; another way to ask; how do atheist explain the good and evil natures of mankind?That is: what is the driving force behind mankind's character?

When government and churches (or FBOs) engage in a direct financial contract, smooth navigation between Charitable Choice's front and back ends seems best achieved when the FBO remains true to its religious character — offering clients what it regards as a holistic ministry — yet agrees to compartmentalize its programming.

Thank you for laying bare what your god really is: a manifestation of all HUMAN traits, good and bad, rolled up into one big fictional character.

I try to identify which of the characters best describes me, or what my attitude is in regard to what Jesus is saying, or what my actions have been recently.

Given that the Bible describes a god character that does, in fact, order the murder of children, on what basis could you possibly determine whether this man is a good and genuine servant of that god, or just a murderer?

This is natural, since the tradition had undergone considerable development before it was embodied in our canonical Gospels, and during this time it had been exposed to the influence of what we may call the «futurist eschatology,» as distinct from the» realized eschatology» which gives its character to the earliest preaching, as well as to the earliest tradition of the teaching of Jesus.

The best insight we have into Skimpole's character comes from his encounters with creditors and their agents — what would for another man be called «financial embarrassment» — but of course Skimpole has no capacity to blush for any reason.

You will find as many of her villans are «businessmen» as heros — rather it is the type of businessman \ businesswoman that you are that matters — the world would be a better place if we had more business people mirrored after her characters than what we have today.

But, in it's second season, creator Vince Gilligian did what he does best: Explored slippery slope of moral compromises through the eyes of emotionally rich characters who want to see if they are capable of changing their lives.

To stand up for what's good and right in the face of overwhelming political backlash shows his true character.

I marvel because this is not what I would have imagined for my life but it's so much better and I marvel because I hold almost all of it loosely in my hand now, all of it but this: the nature and character of God is love love lovelovelovelovelove.

It is interesting to note that, well before now, certain notable characters who were part of the rebellion against Christian ethics began to see the downside of what they had set in motion.

What we discover in any good literature, and I will include the Bible, are characters that cause us to reflect on ourselves.

Yet Crump may really be the better Crump, for his inner discords and second birth; and your once - born «regal» character, though indeed always better than poor Crump, may fall far short of what he individually might be had he only some Crump - like capacity for compunction over his own peculiar diabolisms, graceful and pleasant and invariably gentlemanly as these may be.)

Though most people would not think a church would make a good house, some of the older churches have a lot of style and historical character which is what some homeowners are looking for.

Phrygian to me i sense that you are struggling with issues in your mind that you cant reconcile and these issues are affecting what you believe in your heart and therefore your faith in God.I had something similar happen to me recently regarding the story of the demon possessed man at one point the demons begged Jesus to cast them into the pigs does that mean that Jesus was implicated with the work of satan.It cast my mind into doubt and then i began to question who God is.I prayed and sort the holy spirit for an answer the answer i got was that Gods character never changes he is always holy righteous and sovereign why else would satan ask for his permission.So the answer was that he allowed satans purpose to prevail so that we can see that satans intention is always to destroy it may well have been that the pigs were his anyway.As they were for the gentile nations who offered the pigs to their demon Gods.Just as satan can not change who he is the destroyer the thief the liar God can not change who he is when we realise that despite what we see going on in the world God is still the same yesterday today and forever.The time is coming when those that have hurt others will be judged for there wickedness as we serve a holy and just God.Just as it was in the times of Noah so it is with this this generation that as the wickedness reachs its zenith then the Lord will return to judge the nations.He is coming again and we need to be ready it is not a time to be caught sleeping.brentnz

What the comparisons of creativity with Aristotle (and even with Plato) as well as with Spinoza try to elucidate is (a) that creativity is without specific character of its own, (b) that it is always ontologically related to the concrete actualities, 16 yet (c) transcending all of them, in the sense of: never being limited to them, but in principle, though potentially, infinite.

He clearly adopted what Sloan and others call the «two spheres» idea — that faculty hiring should be blind to religion in order to hire the best - trained people, and that the religious character of the school would be developed in the private and nonacademic realms of chapel and personal piety.

Fishon raises a good point of the pilfering treasurer (sounds similar to a biblical character who hung himself) and what should be done.

I could easily show you these regions if I had here a picture of the brain.1 Moreover, the diminished or exaggerated associations of what this author calls the Köperfühlshäre with the other regions, accounts, according to him, for the complexion of our emotional life, and eventually decides whether one shall be a callous brute or criminal, an unbalanced sentimentalist, or a character accessible to feeling, and yet well poised.

(Professor Gilkey has listed five marks of the death of God tradition, and they should perhaps be set down: (1) the problematic character of God and of man's relation to him today, (2) the acceptance of the secular world as normative intellectually and ethically good, (3) the restriction of theological statements to what one can actually affirm oneself, and with this the rejection of certain traditional ideas of tradition and authority, (4) the centrality of Jesus as one who calls us into the world to serve him there, (5) uneasiness with mythological, super-historical, eschatological, supernatural entities or categories.

God's good character gives us an abiding standard for seeing what good is and for measuring what comes short of it (Romans 3:23).