2.Individual or specified judgment or outlook; opinion:In my understanding, this is a good plan. 3.A usually implicit agreement between two or more people or groups:an understanding between neighbors over late-night noise. 4.A disposition to appreciate or share the feelings and thoughts of othe...
assert private ownership but rather a collective identity: something to draw toward and gather around. Nounאי('i) means jackal, and nounאיה(ayya) means hawk or falcon. These creatures were possibly named after their supplicatory calls, or else their rapturous method of predation...
The argument is that Paul portrays homosexual Acts as impure but carefully avoids the language of sin; he intends merely to distinguish a Gentile practice considered by Jews to be "unclean" in order to draw Jews (or "weaker brethren") into his subsequent explanation of the gospel. Careful ...
do mean what they say, and try to interpret the Bible on these lines: it will at least have the attraction of novelty, and I think if the reader gives his careful attention to the following pages, he will see that this method carries with it the conviction of reason. If a thing is ...
To investigate these issues I draw on ethnographic fieldwork with a Missouri-Synod Lutheran men's group in the Midwestern United States, and their 12-week study of the book of Proverbs. Based on in-depth analyses of group interactions, I argue that, despite the lingering of multiple and ...
The first word we must learn to speak when we pray is “Father.” This is the first word Jesus taught us to pray. In the original Greek text—if you’re more of a literalist like me—we find that Jesus actually fronts the word “Father” in Matthew 6:9, which isour model prayer...
However, the one conductinga meeting may occasionallydraw out those in attendance and stimulate their thinking on the subject bymeansof supplementary questions. 8 Tan nia, say ciudad na Gadiandi, tan say ciudad na Gadiomnah, tan say ciudad na Jacob, tan say ciudad na Gimgimno, saraya ya ...
Verbמשה(masha) means to draw or draw out, and appears to specifically describe a drawing out of waters: to extract from water. — See the full Dictionary article — Sheya meaning None of the sources we routinely consult recognizes the name Sheya, but it appears to meanLoftiness, an...
– Paul Tillich I don’t think there is any other character in the bible that exemplifies our modern 21st century mindset and stance, better than St. Thomas, better known as “Doubting-Thomas.” As much as we may want to deny it or fight it, we all... Continue Reading → Share this...
cast (in) one's lot with,to ally oneself with; share the life and fortunes of: She had cast her lot with the bohemian crowd. draw / cast lots,to settle a question by the use of lots: They drew lots to see who would go first. ...