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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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2551. For Someone Who Filled Their World With Laughter

Zephaniah 3:14-18 · Job 8:20-22

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... to carry on for him all the wonderful qualities of living that he had shown to us. There’s a story I’ve told a thousand times. It concerns a painter by the name of Sir Edwin Landseer. He painted murals and one of his greatest works of art adorns a wall in a tavern in Scotland. On the day when the mural was being dedicated, a bottle of champagne accidently popped, sending a stream of bubbly liquid onto the mural. Dead center, a dark stain appeared. Efforts to clean it were of no avail and all determined ...

2552. For Someone Who Led an Extraordinary Life

2 Timothy 4:1-2; 6-8 · 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 · Luke 24:13-35

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... ’t know of anyone or any family that goes out marveling. I don’t know of anyone or any family who will go out on a Sunday in search of marvelous things. And it’s a shame, because there’s much to marvel about. Take a walk through the local art gallery, a walk-through a State Park, a ride over a country road on a late fall afternoon, or paddling a canoe in the waters of the Adirondacks. In each and every one of those marveling possibilities, you may not have been able to take things back with you to ...

2553. For Someone Who Spread Good Cheer

2 Corinthians 4:6-11 · Matthew 5:13-16 · Matthew 25:31-46 · Romans 14:7-9

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... room she walked into and every life she encountered, she also had a big and a generous heart. No one logged as many volunteer hours as my Aunt Helen did. Whether it be at the nursing home where she lived, the Kiwanis Club, the Polish National Alliance, the Polish Arts Club, my aunt made it a point to give back to the community. She never forgot her Black Rock roots or her Polish heritage and how blessed she was to grow up in a family that gave so much to her. Because she had been blessed, she felt obligated ...

2554. For Someone Who Played a Background Role In a Successful Life

Mark 1:1-8 · John 1:6-9

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... the other. When one became a success, then the other would be able to study. Since Albrecht seemed the more talented of the two, his friend spent the next year at all sorts of hard labor. In the meantime, Albrecht completed his studies and began to sell his art and was finally in a position to help his roommate. By that time however, the hands of that self-sacrificing young man were so gnarled and scarred from the hard jobs he took on, he could no longer hold an artist’s brush. One fateful day, Albrecht ...

2555. God Is Like...

Isaiah 40:18-31 · John 1:1-14

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... time to time I have attempted to use varying images for God in my prayer life. As noted earlier, Jesus frequently addressed God as Father. In what has come to be called the Lord’s Prayer, the opening words employ that image. . . “Our Father who art in heaven . . .” Many prayers prayed in public settings begin with a brief form of address such as “Gracious God,” “Holy One,” “Loving Father” or “Loving Mother.” What follows are some of my ways I’ve used images of God to begin prayers. O ...

2556. Eyes Like a Hawk

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... good deal of time, particularly through his parables, teaching others how to put themselves last, take on a mentality of service, and develop an empathetic awareness of those around them in every cultural context. Using a technique I like to call the art of the “teachable moment,” Jesus typically responds to real-life situations with stories that help people see the problems with their behaviors, the glitches in their theology, or the harm in their approach toward others. In today’s scripture, we see ...

2557. Involved Dads

Ephesians 6:1-4

Illustration

Victor Parachin

According to Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, a father's involvement with a child increases the child's IQ, the child's motivation to learn, and the child's self-confidence. In addition, children with involved dads are more likely to develop a sense of humor as well as an "inner excitement."

2558. OJ Minus the J

Illustration

Leroy Eims

A family was driving from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, Florida, and as far as the eye could see, orange trees were loaded with fruit. When they stopped for breakfast, the dad ordered orange juice with my eggs. "I'm sorry," the waitress said. "I can't bring you orange juice. Our machine is broken." At first he was dumbfounded. Here they were surrounded by millions of oranges, and they obviously had oranges in the kitchen as orange slices garnished their plates. What was the problem? No juice? Hardly. They were ...

Television has a real problem. They have no page two.

Art Buchwald

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Art Buchwald

You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.

Art Buchwald

It's better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing.

Art Linkletter

One of the most devastating experiences in human life is disillusionment.

Art Sisson

I like being single. I'm always there when I need me.

Art Leo

2565. A Gift from God

Illustration

G. W. Knight

When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high achievements, that is an award. But when a person is not capable of earning a wage, can win no prize, and deserves no award yet receives such a gift anyway that is a good picture of God's unmerited favor. This is what we mean when we ...

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