Sentences with phrase «with deep faith»

It's a powerful collection of writings from people with deep faith, who understand what it means to follow a suffering Savior

«As people with a deep faith in Jesus, we sincerely thank the thousands of people worldwide who have lifted up Kent and this dreadful situation in prayer.

I have a broad, solid background in science and this does not conflict with my deep faith in God... basically because there is no conflict.

Again and again persons have prayed with deep faith for the removal of mountains of ill health or other trouble and the request has not been granted.

What I came to realize is that no religious ideology holds up to close intellectual scrutiny and the people with the deepest faith are usually the most flawed or damaged and trying to compensate for it.

Together we will be able to reconcile your ambiguous feelings and clarify your goals so that you can continue on your journey with deeper faith and an intentional purpose in your life.

Not exact matches

We write with the spirit of Bonnie Kalanick, who raised her son with deep unconditional love and unfading faith in his ability to do good for the world.

Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

We can hold deep and fundamental differences with people of other faiths, yet share mutual concerns, work together and overcome common problems.

The fact that she went «all in» with her boyfriend's faith suggests that this might be a lot less than a deep commitment.

The Apostle Paul was a man of deep faith, who when confronted with external pushback, responded, «Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God?

(CNN)- Nick Charles» battle with terminal bladder cancer - and the way his faith is shaping his final days with his family - struck a deep spiritual chord with many of our readers.

The student will come away with a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith, of science, and of their coherence with one another.

He says spiritual mentors like a Sunday school teacher in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and some of his Redskins players helped him get back on track with a deeper, more meaningful Christian faith even while the struggles were at their worst.

It is not always a dogmatic and insensitive cleric that inflicts pain and discouragement on those whose faith calls them to seek a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God than that marketed for mass (lowest common denominator) consumption by the institutional church.

At all Faith groups and events we welcome non-Catholics who are sincerely seeking a deeper vision of Christ and encourage respectful and informed dialogue with all men and women of good will.

For while there are bits and pieces of new information here, the essential truths about the man — his deep (and deeply Bavarian) faith, his extraordinary intelligence, his human decency — were already on display in Seewald's three previous interview - collaborations with Ratzinger.

OF ISLAMIC INTEREST • Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami told Pope Benedict XVI the wounds between Christians and Muslims were still «very deep», following the Pope's linking of the Islamic approach to Faith and Reason with violence in his September Regensburg address.

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If we keep things in mind, it's possible that as we wrestle with doubts, questions and skepticism we will discover a deeper, more robust faith than ever.

Talking over the deep questions of faith and values with a theologically trained counselor (your minister, priest, or rabbi) can help to stimulate this growth in the vertical dimension of your family and personal life.

I'd take a deep / meaningful conversation with a human being (of any faith / non-faith) over a volume of systematic theology any day.

Pixar movies might make unusual sermon illustrations, but just like with any piece of art, at the core, they hit on deep truths that can inform and challenge our faith.

When we grow deeper in faith and closer to Jesus, we're likely to find ourselves less — not more — satisfied with life here and now.

They had inculcated a deep sense of sin and a conscious need of personal salvation; they had overpassed national and racial lines and had made religious faith a matter of individual conviction; they had emphasized faith in immortality and the need of assurance concerning it; they had bound their devotees together in mystical societies of brethren fired with propagandist zeal; and they had accentuated the interior nature of religious experience in terms of an, indwelling Presence, through whom human life could be «deicized.»

God blessed Dad with a deep Catholic faith — the conviction that Christ's presence and power continue in the world today through his Body, the Church.

I agree with arulba...» My understanding of deep faith is that it does not demand answers».

We wish to express our deep concern that the commission has issued a report, «Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Non-Discrimination Principles with Civil Liberties,» that stigmatizes tens of millions of religious Americans, their communities and their faith - based institutions, and threatens the religious freedom of all our citizens.

People who operate in faith have to have a deeper relationship with Jesus to do so.

I don't want anyone else scrutinizing my faith, because if they do, I'll have to scrutinize it, too — and I may discover that my spirituality isn't all that deep, coherent or integrated with the way I really live.

Rather, faith draws the believer toward a deeper participation with the suffering:

But, difficult though it may be, we must enter into the deep places of faith and the soul and ask the hard questions of Christianity with some kind of faith that answers are really there.

Through the lens of the critics, one gets the impression that our songwriters «reflect» on deep themes of faith and existence and end up with nothing to say.

He encouraged experimentation with pastoral counseling which went beyond an exclusively supportive conception of counseling, because he believed that «within the Christian tradition in which we believe [is] the power of the Holy Spirit to regenerate people through merciful judgment and a loving challenge to grow through suffering into a stronger and deeper faith.»

Emmaus challenges us to see that it isn't our unshakable faith and deep spirituality that connect us with the risen Christ, but our smallest gestures of hospitality and friendship.

The only cure for this crippling influence is a strong and independent organized teaching profession, whose members are protected against outside interference in the performance of their professional functions and who recognize and accept their responsibility for dealing knowledgeably and impartially not only with the proximate issues of life but also with the ultimate concerns of faith through which the particulars of life gain their deeper significance.

At a deeper level, as people are conditioned to a consumer outlook, the church finds itself under challenge to present the Christian faith in a way that meshes with people's desire for answers, and in a more pernicious way for a faith «product», that will meet their needs with a minimum of effort and disruption.

The first of these is made up of the evolutionary biologists themselves; the second consists of those who believe that evolution requires a materialist, and hence atheistic, interpretation (evolutionary materialism); the third group comprises the proponents of Intelligent Design Theory (IDT); and the fourth is the evolutionary theists, those who consider Darwinian evolution not only compatible with biblical faith, but an illuminating framework for arriving at a deeper understanding of God than is implied in the notion of a designer.

In my mind she was probably someone with deep and tried and true faith and we could have shared the next Corona if I could drink (it makes me dizzy, that's why I don't).

The discussion of the nature and relevance of the Christian faith therefore always plays some part in bringing us into encounter with that deepest reality in life we call God.

I've been a Christian most of my life, and part of what sustains me, I think, is that along the way, when in one season my faith stopped making sense to me, when it stopped connecting with me in a deep way, I had the tools and imagination I needed to refashion my faith.

In her professional life she sought to recognise and serve Christ in her neighbour, dealing with her many patients with great tenderness, and deep faith.

The book was revolutionary for combining science - based fantasy with spiritual allegories inspired by L'Engle's own deep Christian faith.

And even as I uphold this peculiar and particular faith, I want to teach William to engage his friends and teachers with different faith backgrounds and commitments with deep respect.

But then he said, «If you go deep enough into any faith tradition, you find the common ground with all other traditions.

In mine (Unitarian Universalism), members are expected to engage with their own beliefs and those of extant religious and spiritual traditions, ideally developing a «questioning faith» - One based not on doctrine or creed but on deep, sustained inquiry.

Once she was able to see this stage of her faith as an invitation to deeper trust and companionship with Jesus» suffering, her anguish was ended and she began a new, more empowered season of life and work.

If one has never journeyed into the deep — prayed (which includes Scripture / theological study, faith sharing, adoration, spiritual formation / retreats, pilgramages, Mass, reconciliation, fasting, listening for God's voice, and more) on an ongoing fashion or done God's will (been obedient, patient, humble, unconditionally sacrificing, unselfish) to the extent that they understand what it means to be Catholic and God being your number one priority — that His Ways and those of His Church are not the ways of the world (trade vices for virtues) and that we are being called into communion with Him via love for Him and one another in our faith community and broader community — then it is no wonder some are lost or disillusioned.

This author in my opinion deep inside is questioning her faith but like a security blanket to a child does not want to get rid of it and is looking for any explanation she can come up with to hold onto it even in the face of the reality that the text that faith is based upon is highly flawed and frankly quite silly.

I would say that it's more that she's figured out that the bible and religion in general is bull but like a child with a security blanket, she doesn't want to believe what she's figured out (like the child not wanting to believe that they've outgrown the blankie) and is desperately trying to rationalize clinging to her faith when the best thing she could do is free herself from what she deep down inside knows is untrue and silly ancient myths.