Sentences with phrase «what passes these days»

The films» rampaging innocence and invention seem worlds apart in quality from most of what passes these days as family entertainment.
Sad that this is what passes these days as entertainment.

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Facebook's COO shares what she's learned about mourning, grieving and human connection since her husband passed away 30 days ago.
What's noteworthy here is that T - Mobile is pitching the One Plus plan as providing «unlimited HD Day Passes,» instead of just unlimited HD video streaming.
Ross added nuance to that remark, speaking on a panel at Davos later in the day: «Nobody is trying to ignite what Smoot - Hawley did during the Depression,» Ross said, referring to legislation passed in 1930 that slapped tariffs on nations that shipped goods to the U.S. and arguably made the era's financial downturn even worse.
That's what passes for common wisdom these days.
It is just the opposite of what America needs, and Republicans will rue the day they pass this,» he said in a statement.
When you die, I promise you: I will not make the decision to not embalm you I will not make the decision to not show you off to a room full of people surrounded by flowers for 2 days I will not make the decision to not parade you through town with traffic stopping pomp I won't bury you within 24 hours I WILL allow YOUR family to make those decisions for you in respect to what you wish for in your passing.
In 1 Corinthians 15:3 - 8 it says «For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.
how a budet is passed, what our taxes actually pay for, what percentage of the debt is due to the unemployeed or poor folks, trickle down economics... in fact I can only think of one thing he get's right day after day.
What kind of sabbath had she passed the day before?
What availed as the common wisdom of mankind until the day before yesterday — for example, that man, woman, mother, and father name natural realities as well as social roles, that children issue naturally from their union, that the marital union of man and woman is the foundation of human society and provides the optimal home for the flourishing of children — all this is now regarded by many as obsolete and even hopelessly bigoted, as court after court, demonstrating that this revolution has profoundly transformed even the meaning of reason itself, has declared that this bygone wisdom now fails even to pass the minimum legal threshold of rational cogency.
Sometimes a discipline can catch so much of what is passing that the day seems momentarily to stand still, and we get drunk on the flow of God's gracious time.
what will those people do on the day after May 21, when their hopes don't come to pass?
I am sorry to say this, but as Mr.Limbaugh gets older and closer to passing from this life, now in his 60s, when he stands before the creator on Judgement day and asks what has he done that has been so great to get into heaven, it will be hard to explain because with all his money he will have worshipped the one idol, money.
A good sermon never leaves one dry (unless he is still dead), but what passes for sermons these days certainly can leave us bone dry.
We even use these principles when it comes to doing research that involves manipulating cellular organisms to evolve into what we want them to (since generations can pass in days instead of 100s of years for cellular organisms).
I know not if the voice of man can reach to the sky; I know not if the mighty one will hear as I pray; I know not if the gifts I ask will all granted be; I know not if the word of old we truly can hear; I know not what will come to pass in our future days; I hope that only good will come, my children, to you.
What I did not learn then, was Luther's suggested evening prayer, which also draws our attention to the cleaning up of the day that is just passed through the grace of God.
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance [a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, [b] and then to the Twelve.
What help is it indeed to the condemned one, if the day of punishment is put off throughout his whole life; how does this help him, if indeed the judgment that was passed on him is the judgment of eternity and shall be carried out in eternity!
What I am hearing these days more and more is that folks are giving their celebrities passes because they feel that since so many have done the same thing so theirs should not be held accountable.
What he presupposed was (a) the truth of the ancient revelation, (b) the final arrival of that stage in the accomplishment of the divine will which the prophets had predicted as coming to pass in «the latter days,» and (c) the validity of his own insight into and declaration of the divine purpose and commandment.
They want to honor women on Mother's Day, so they turn to the biblical passage most associated with femininity, the one that culminates with what may be the most cross-stitched Bible verse of all time: «Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.»
Hitting bottom usually takes us down enough pegs to realize we actually have problems with drinking (you'd be surprised how many drunken days and nights can pass before an alcoholic actually starts to even consider there just might be a problem, the rationalizations are amazingly strong and persistent), but then there's actually asking for help and doing what is suggested.
The Bride of Christ grows lovelier to me with each passing day, I keep finding our brothers and sisters in the strangest of places, quietly doing the work of the Kingdom, not because anybody «deserves» it but because this is what we do.
I think you are right that much of what passes for Christianity today is quite similar to what Jesus faced in His day with the Sadduccees and Pharisees.
Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz
These doomsdayers should all be sterilized so they can't reproduce.The brainwashing starts at an early age, passed down from generation to generation.It is programed into childrens psych and nurtured throught childhood.If the Bible is correct - noone will know the day or hour this will happen, It also says you can not add or take out of the scripture as well.It is totally laughable when you hear these nuts running around going against what their own textbook says.This (should) be a huge lesson for these zealots to keep their mouth shut, and stop trying to shove their doctorine down peoples throats - It's why most normal sane people laugh and think what a bunch of BS.
I agree it is sad what passes for knowledge these days.
Sometimes he felt a decline in energy and output; in 1534 he wrote to a friend Schlaginhaufen: «I do not know how the days pass without me achieving what I would like and want to do.
We were not wealthy, and insofar as my parents held much of what passed for advanced ideas in those days, they believed in that vague kind of middle - American progressivism that expressed itself in Scandinavian furniture, subscriptions to the New Yorker, and «educational playthings.»
I planned from days of old what now I bring to pass, that you should turn fortified cities into heaps of ruins, 26 while their inhabitants, shorn of strength, are dismayed and confounded, and have become like plants of the field, and like tender grass, like grass on the housetops; blighted before it is grown?
The «form of this world» was passing away, the new age was about to dawn; and it was a serious question what would happen to the bodies of those who had not yet died when the last day came, and so could hardly be resurrected (1 Cor 15:51).
(28) Hast thou not seen how Allah causeth the night to pass into the day and causeth the day to pass into the night, and hath subdued the sun and the moon (to do their work), each running unto an appointed term; and that Allah is aware of what ye do?
In his preface to the Philosophy of Right, Hegel famously remarks that the owl of Minerva takes flight only as dusk is falling, which is to say that philosophy comes only at the end of an age, far too late in the day to tell us how the world ought to be; it can at most merely ponder what already has come to pass and so begun to pass away.
Kids learn more in a commercial break than any censor would allow during the entire 50's to 70's generations, and a store mannequin is so anatomically correct that I blush in the intimates section, and I have to wonder about what underwear passes for fashion these days.
In Nanking, or the Southern capital, halls are said to stand even yet, where candidates spent days in what was probably as formidable a set of examinations as students anywhere have had to pass.
At the end of the day it's up to your interpretation of what a caveman would have eaten, and whether or not they would have sought out beans, chickpeas, and peanuts, or if they would have taken a pass on them.
What I do is this... I try to keep my personal tastes and values at the forefront of my mind while browsing (e.g., I'm a dietitian, so even if something looks super awesome in the picture, if it's deep - fried and uses 2 cups of butter, I try to give it a pass)... I also keep lots of different boards, so that I can keep all the stuff I pin well - organized (e.g., I don't have a «Dessert» board — I have a «Cookie» board, a «Biscotti» board, a «Cake» board, etc.)... and finally — when something truly catches my eye on Pinterest, I print the recipe out right off and try it as soon as possible — within the next few days, if I can!
I've had that day on my mind lately (we will be celebrating seven years together next week) and can't believe how quickly the time has passed and what an incredible amount of living has gone on since that warm October day seven years ago.
I was mentioning something to Adam in passing and didn't realize what i said when he suddenly was like ``... you eat chocolate every day
What happened to Xhaka's quick precision passes, he was excellent on fist day.
What jumped out to me when I was trying to grade Harrison's play was how accurate the overwhelming majority of Manning's passes were that day.
The report that he was getting IV fluids early in the day led me to believe he would play, as once the cramps and other unpleasantness passes, getting back the fluids and eliminating dehydration is what is needed to return to competition.
Ozil needs passing outlets played well again Sanchez not his best day offensively, but tracked back amazingly Giroud what can i say, not starting quality.
Just consider what passes for novelty these days.
Of course Ballard hosted Nelson for dinner after Nelsons pro day... You have no idea what you are talking about with regards to his pass blocking, so no need to address that.Other than here is what Ballard himself said about him:
He lies to the fans with high hopes He bottles things up when the chance presents itself He later comes out to say we can't win the premier league That's what happens every season still some fans haven't realised this agony His time is up to leave but he won't He favours some players than others He later blames the fans as if the fans select the players He has never blamed himself For some unknown reasons, fans continue to show their loyalty by fully attending matches while they come out on social media to vent their frustrations Wenger is taking the love of football from people Hardly a day passes than Wenger not being insulted For how long will these sufferings continue?
In the end, until I see more of Fury at what passes for «world» level these days I won't predict him beating either at this time.
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