The ministry was the profession that suffered most--and still suffers, though there has been great improvement--on account of not only ignorant but in many cases immoral men who claimed that they were "called to preach." In the earlier days of freedom almost every coloured man who learned to read would receive "a
call to preach" within a few days after he began reading.
Up From Slavery
In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to
call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing.
Don Quixote
As Avaya describes it, in the old world of telephony, we always called a location; today we can make a phone
call to a device.
What's not to love about VoIP? New technologies are pushing the limits of mobility
Upon returning from India, I made a
call to the JCPenney credit card department.
Indian by day, American by night
The
call to follow Jesus, in this set of encounters, admits no qualifiers.
Proper 8 June 27, 2004
The court upheld the police entry in this case, stating that based upon the
call to the police and the sounds indicating violent activity was taking place, "[t]he movements of the officers were conservative, prudent, and reasonable."(46) On the other hand, th e absence of noises or disturbance at the scene of an anonymous call of domestic violence will not necessarily dictate that the police lack reasonable grounds to enter if other factors establishing exigent circumstances exist.(47)
Police response to anonymous emergency calls. (Legal Digest)
For now, callers will have to wait and see how the talks progress, and pay phones will enjoy a steady diet of [yen] 10 coins whenever anyone makes a
call to a friend's keitai.
Conspiracy theories: some calls are more equal than others: ever notice how expensive calling from a fixed line to a mobile one can be? Two companies argue that they're being blocked from offering consumers a cheaper alternative
* Tell telemarketers who
call to put you on their "Do Not Call" lists and note the call.
Disconnecting the telemarketer: how to permanently hang up on telephone sales. (Consumer Life)
As Roman Catholics, we are thinking with only half our brain, acting with only half our capacity, and ministering to only half of our people by accepting the church's position of excluding women from acting on the
call to the priesthood.
May our conscience be our guide
While it's a nice
call to have in your bag of tricks, it isn't necessary.
Tips For Better Duck Calling
Latimore, a conversazione attendee, allows that "'the tones of [Iola's] voice are like benedictions of peace; her words a
call to higher service and nobler life'" (257).
Raising Voices, Lifting Shadows: Competing Voice-Paradigms in Frances E. W. Harper's Iola Leroy
In the week-end of November 15-17, 1996, at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit, 5,000 "Catholics" gathered for their annual
Call to Action conference.
When reform means deform
When the physician executive places a
call to the provider, he or she uses telephone skills, along with accumulated training, experience, and demonstrated competence.
Taming your telephone
Our challenge is how we respond to these problems; how we, working together, answer the
call to protect the people's trust, reinforce freedom, and preserve justice.
A Call to Duty in the New American Century
Paul emphasizes that both the gospel he preaches and his
call to preach it originate with God.
The conversion of St. Paul January 25, 2004