Sentences with phrase «whether as a church»

Second, each casts doubt on whether we as church people have anything fundamental to say.

Please browse the many options available, whether as a church or individual.

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Whether they're churches, sports teams, unions or other local groups, they all share important roles as social infrastructure for our communities.

«As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

He continued: «As my colleagues go to sleep tonight, they need to think about whether the political support of the gun industry is worth the blood that flows endlessly onto the floors of American churches, elementary schools, movie theaters, and city streets.

WHY do they believe that their God is so concerned about whether or not they listen to musical instruments in church on Sunday, get dunked or sprinkled in ceremonial water, speak in a tongue as some kind of sign... to whom ever, read from the correct translation of some long lost ancient books, etc, etc?

The question is whether churches abroad, such as in the United States, Western Europe, and Australasia — comprised of Orthodox immigrants and converts long established in their new homelands, miles away and cultures apart from the «mother Churches, where they originated — have reached the maturity or acquired the single - mindedness and commitment to minister to their people and manage their affairs ichurches abroad, such as in the United States, Western Europe, and Australasia — comprised of Orthodox immigrants and converts long established in their new homelands, miles away and cultures apart from the «mother Churches, where they originated — have reached the maturity or acquired the single - mindedness and commitment to minister to their people and manage their affairs iChurches, where they originated — have reached the maturity or acquired the single - mindedness and commitment to minister to their people and manage their affairs in unity.

The question of women's ordination is regarded as church - dividing, at least from the Orthodox angle... Consequently I think we on the Lutheran side have to think about whether progress in dialogue is to be expected at all.»

i beleive there is good out there, and as a Mom i want to make sure i live me life in a way that will make my daughter proud of me so i will introduce Church to her and i will teach her the commandments because whether or not Moses came down from the mountain with two tablets in his hands they are a good starting point to instill good morals.

I feel I can comment on the effect of the naked pastor's blog on me, and whether pastors can and should say these things in general, but as for whether or not it beneficial for the church members of his church, surely it is only for them to say, and perhaps not online..?

In other words, any alteration to who we are as a people, whether individually or corporately, is not experienced by us â $ œon a consistent basisâ $, but merely in those times when we remember it is not achieved through some attempt to â $ œreformâ $ the Church or, for that matter, ourselves, and sit down beside the oasis for awhile with Him.

I didn't know it mattered whether you were a republican or democrat as far as going to a church.

As an outsider, I can't help but wonder whether the pope and the USCCB were particularly provoked by Weinandy's suggestion that Jesus had allowed this controversy in order «to manifest just how weak is the faith of many within the Church, even among too many of her bishops.»

Happily, tax - exempt organizations under section 501 (c)(3) of the tax code» whether they be churches or humane societies» are free to be as public as they want to be about whatever concerns them, no matter how controversial or «political» the subject.

As to whether the television guide is a good guide to the Times, the ten pounds of newsprint that Sunday had no other reference to religion other than a business story about selling palms to churches and an article in the Sunday magazine about a Catholic who has decided to become a Jew.

The Free Methodist Church USA issued a press statement confirming that the 71 - year - old — who has spent decades as a missionary — had been released, though it did not say whether or not a ransom was paid.

That the pope is such a distinguished scholar is a great gift to the Church, but in this, as in the first encyclical, one has to wonder whether the right balance has been struck between the professor and the pastor.

I'm not a member of the Southern Baptist Church, but if I were, my opinion would be as to whether a black man should be elected to the presidency is: does he / she have the qualifications: that is the most important question.

As a Catholic and a conservative I find it important to give to the poor on a regular basis, whether giving directly to my church, to Goodwill, or other non-profit agencies.

The ones that are really understand this don't worry about church membership because - surprise - when thy are faithful to do as God wants, they always find that God pays the bills whether people are faithful to give or not.

I think this is the problem with the modern church today... we should not be in «circles» Also, saying that you will acknowledge someone as your brother or sister in Christ based on YOUR perception of whether they are actually saved or not IS sanctimonious.

«Regarding homosexuals, it went so far as to pose the question whether the church could accept and value their sexual orientation without compromising Catholic doctrine,» said John Thavis, a former Rome bureau chief for Catholic News Service.

Whether we believe in divine beings or destiny or heavenly callings or not, I believe the church began as a model of what healthy community could be.

That's part of what makes communal singing so amazing whether it's at a concert in Manchester or a church service or a kitchen party: our hearts are literally beating as one.

Whether he met her at our church or elsewhere is beyond me (as I said, we were preoccupied by other issues at the time).

As a white, privileged male, I especially have questions about whether the church would be better off without me.

But that pit - of - the - stomach worry stayed, as I wondered whether I would leave the church and go through another shunning.

I don't mean just being a safe haven to run to when their churches and homes are destroyed by violence, but whether we as a nation are pursuing the policies and diplomacy that give them the greatest chance of surviving and flourishing where they are — so they don't have to flee their homeland.

Following the review's publication, Bishop Peter Hancock, the Church of England's lead safeguarding bishop, said: «At the heart of this case was a judgment, on the balance of probabilities, as to whether, in the event that her claim for compensation reached trial, a court would have concluded that Carol was abused by Bishop Bell.

Our praying, whether in word or thought, whether in church or at home, whether at ordinary services in church or at the Lord's Supper, should be grounded in two matters of supreme importance: the reality of God as Love and the concrete place where we happen to be as human beings.

Whether as a pastor or chairperson of a church board.

The crucial issue is identified in «the question as to the continuity of the gospel in the discontinuity of the times and the variation of the kerygma», i.e. whether the proclamation of the exalted Lord through the Church is in some kind of recognizable continuity with the preaching of the historical Jesus, and consequently whether the exalted Lord is in continuity with Jesus of Nazareth.

That experience helped us decide that as followers of Jesus we should be the first ones to welcome new people, whether it be to our neighborhood, our church, our workplace or even social groups to which we belong.

It matters not whether we be conservative or liberal, traditionalist or modernist; in whatever category we may be placed, or place ourselves, the fact remains that insofar as we are Christian ministers, ordained by Christ in his Church to be his ministering agents, our preaching can be nothing other than the proclamation of God's Word for the wholeness of men.

To all this, I say too bad; churches have to play by the rules — all of them — whether they like them or not, and as long as they're being subsidized, they don't get a vote about it.

I sometimes wonder whether God instituted «church» as we know it, at all!

Indeed, those who belong to the same religious group can be fierce in their disagreements, even though they have a great deal in common, as has been shown by the recent arguments in the churches about whether women should be ordained.

For this historical question of the continuity of the proclamation from Jesus to the Church is recognized as the theological question as to whether the Church's Lord is a myth.

To cite a present - day example: Many people were not at all surprised at the report (in January, 1968; whether the report was correct I do not know) that so noted a theologian as Helmut Thielicke had called on a number of officer - candidates to prevent leftist students from disrupting the worship service at a Hamburg church by their demonstrations.

@Luke: Admire the intention, but I reserve some skepticism, at least for now, on whether # 1 and # 2 can really be done independently of the already present spoken and unspoken expectations in the congregation, denomination and religion, as well as people's preconceived ideas of what church is (as opposed to what it would or should be).

As one who doesn't «attend» church, I sometimes find myself doubting whether I should or not.

God addresses to the Church the question whether it has the courage to undertake an apostolic offensive into such a future and consequently the necessary courage to show itself to the world sincerely, in such a form that no one can have the impression that the Church only exists as a mere survival from earlier times because it has not yet had time to die.

As long as a person preserves his external union with the Church by fulfilling his duties, he may well himself decide in Christian freedom whether he prays better, that is to say with greater faith, hope and love at home or at a liturgical celebratioAs long as a person preserves his external union with the Church by fulfilling his duties, he may well himself decide in Christian freedom whether he prays better, that is to say with greater faith, hope and love at home or at a liturgical celebratioas a person preserves his external union with the Church by fulfilling his duties, he may well himself decide in Christian freedom whether he prays better, that is to say with greater faith, hope and love at home or at a liturgical celebration.

A crucial judgment that the church must make is whether to reject their offerings because of their ambiguous character and radical demands or to seize upon them as an occasion for repentance for that in our history which now appears evil to so many sensitive critics.

As far as whether she and her fiance would ever return to the church, she said, «I won't say never, but it's going to take a while.&raquAs far as whether she and her fiance would ever return to the church, she said, «I won't say never, but it's going to take a while.&raquas whether she and her fiance would ever return to the church, she said, «I won't say never, but it's going to take a while.»

Whether the Church will deem it wise or opportune to define Our Lady as Co-Redemptrix we do not know.

In a speech in March 2003 he asked whether President Bush's United Methodist Church had failed him, and the world, by catechizing him so poorly that he could speak of preemptive war as a divine blessing.

With full respect of the autonomy of the local church, we call brothers and sisters in Christ who display the Confederate battle flag as a memorial... to consider prayerfully whether to limit, or even more so, discontinue its display.

Whether you are a proponent of organic church, house church, mega church, or even if you are «Done» with church, this course will help all of us live in love and unity as we follow Jesus into the world.

If we make a demand on the Church, we must always examine precisely whether it is really addressed to the hierarchy and its members as such, or to the Church, that is, to all of us Christians, and precisely in the sphere where the official Church does not teach and act authoritatively.