Days after Mr. Bailey's death, Mr. Bergenn, a man with a healthy dose of cynicism and a razor wit, still marveled at his friend's steadfast optimism, sense of justice and fulfillment in his work.
Today such 'legacy theology' jars violently with any post Enlightenment understanding of the purported authority of religious teaching and, steadfast to common sense, generally raises a laugh.
The prayer book at the annual Passover Seder intones, "Next year in Jerusalem" continuing this steadfast longing and sense of entitlement of the place from which they were driven.
Despite the vitriol Musri and his community have recently received, he remains steadfast in his sense of belonging, explaining that what Islamophobes "don't understand is that American Muslims are Americans.
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The Thurber dog is between them: steadfast, melancholic, in every sense dogged, but complete in himself.
Or, when children spending weekends with a divorced parent rant about having to complete an assignment for school before kicking a soccer ball - insisting that rules in the home of the other parent are different, the weekend parent has to remain steadfast, driven by their sense of right and wrong and NOT by fears of being the unfavored parent.
Despite his lack of formal education, he was admired for his common sense and his steadfast support for modern technology, notably his desire to expand the use of nuclear power in France.
You are protected, not by acting defensive, but by holding steadfast to your own inner sense of security, independent of external circumstances.
His keen intellect, depth and breadth of knowledge, unfailing sense of humor and deep steadfast devotion to his family and friends is his legacy to all who knew and loved him.
