Synonyms: touch, feel, sense of touch, tactile sense, tactility, contact, using one's hands, sensation, sense, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, notion, inkling, hunch, fancy, apprehension, presentiment, premonition, foreboding, love, care, affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, warmness, emotion, sentiment, emotional state, compassion, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, understanding, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, tender-heartedness, brotherly love, sensibilities, sensitivities, self-esteem, ego, pride, opinion, belief, view, impression, intuition, instinct, estimation, guess, theory, hypothesis, thought, way of thinking, point of view, atmosphere, ambience, aura, air, mood, climate, character, overtone, undertone, tenor, spirit, quality, flavour, colour, aptitude, knack, flair, bent, talent, gift, skill, art, trick, faculty, ability, propensity, inclination, sensitive, warm, warm-hearted, tender, tender-hearted, caring, soft-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate, empathetic, responsive, receptive, intuitive, thoughtful
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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... from conducting a farce, he would attract the attention of the authorities." But Teresa would not be put off. She went over to the window, threatened to jump out, and Don Paolo gave in and made the sign of the cross - twice - over where he thought the head of the baby was in Teresa’s swollen stomach. Convinced that all was now well, she expressed her thanks - with a chicken, which Don Paolo refused - and left. Ruth was above any type of histrionics or hysterical display that might temporarily touch the ...
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... the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from the gate of his native place; you are witnesses this day." The people responded, "We are witnesses." He married Ruth, and soon she was pregnant and gave birth to a son. Boaz must have thought himself to be the most fortunate man alive when he was able to take Ruth to be his wife. He not only knew the story of her fidelity and love for Naomi that prompted her to leave her home in Moab and move to Bethlehem, where she would live with ...
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... him how it was performed, or whether the elements were Pepsi Cola and Ritz Crackers instead of bread and wine. When asked why he ever did go to church, he replied, "I like to hear the sermon. A good sermon does something for me, because it stimulates my thoughts and takes me close to God." Many, and faithful Christians, will answer the same question with, "I go to church to find something that will sustain me and keep me going from Sunday to Sunday." That is not all bad, because our faith should be able to ...
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... sunset day. God knows how much I want to stay. A second poem at the bottom of the page ended on this note: The deepest thought one can think of persons is that they are citizens of eternity. Moments and years, years and moments, pass like sea-bent streams. And I? ... them, not merely because he was about to be relieved of pain, nor that he did not love life dearly and hated the thought of being separated from his beloved wife, Ivern, and his family and friends, but I believe he spoke them in appreciation of ...
2830. The Perfect Prayer
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... ." Somewhat sternly, the man said, "Praying? What kind of praying is this? Just saying letters, no words at all?" The lad replied: "I've never learned any prayers, sir. But it's Sunday morning and the bells are ringing in the valley, and I thought I wanted to pray, and I thought maybe - well, maybe - if I just said all of the letters, God might hear them and put them together for me, and spell out what I ought to say." This, my dear friend, is true worship - worship in its essence, worship at its purest ...
2831. Our Gunsback Awakening
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... man's life? Well, in a word, he became a dedicated and committed Christian. There came to him, he says, certain awareness, an awakening. He tells us about it in his book Out of My Life and Thoughts. He writes of "one brilliant summer morning" at Gunsback in 1896 when "there came to me, as I awoke, the thought that I must not accept this happiness as a matter of course, but must give something in return for it." And so he did. His surging gratitude of spirit overflowed in kind acts of compassion touching the ...
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Harold Warlick
... up. I was sweating profusely from the heat, aching from the scratches and suffering from the bruised knee incurred running from the snakes. When we got to the landmark there was an elderly woman standing there calmly eating an apple and taking pictures. "Good Lord," I thought. "How did that old woman get up here without having a heart attack?" I asked her, "How on earth did you get here?" She smiled and said, "Oh, I drove up that nice road over there." Then she pointed down the opposite side of the mountain ...
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Harold Warlick
... up the tube of toothpaste; I liked to squeeze the toothpaste. My idea of a fun Friday night was a fraternity party or a ball game; for him it was going to the library to read the back issues of the Jacksonville newspaper. He thought our closet was where you organized your clothes; I thought it was where you threw things you didn't want people to see. It was a happy day for both of us when we could change. House-hunting is important. Come spring you'll witness students camping out at the AC's office to ...
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Harold Warlick
... He had in his mind what the life of a dean of students would be like. Bet it didn't turn out exactly the way he thought it would. Parents have dreams for their children. We all do. I always knew my children could be a cross between Albert Einstein, Tom Selleck and ... . I know many people who have "arrived" and they are not very happy. I know others who look back on what they thought was a burden at the time and they now view it as having been a tremendous learning experience. Consider Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto. In ...
2835. The Warning Flag
Matthew 23:1-39
Children's Sermon
... also hated Stephen, and they finally killed him on the streets in Jerusalem. Jesus told us that things like this would happen, and while he did not wave a red flag to warn us, he still said that we should know that some people would even kill, if they thought it would stop Christianity from growing. We must still teach about God and Jesus to everyone, but we should not be surprised if some people do not like us and will not follow Christ. There will be some who will laugh and make fun of Jesus, but since we ...
Children's Sermon
... .) I know what that feels like also. You think that if you run fast enough, you will be able to get away from whatever the bad thing is that is making you feel afraid. Let me ask you one more question. Have you ever been afraid of something that you thought might make you die? (Let them answer.) I guess that is what most people are most afraid of no matter how old they are. Jesus knew what it was like to be afraid. People tried to frighten him all the time. Many people who stayed with him were afraid, and ...
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... woman gently laid her hand on the folded hands of the friend at prayer. She responded as most of us would do. She jumped and said, "He did it! He touched me." Then, after a moment’s thought "But that felt an awful lot like your hand." "It was my hand," her friend replied. Disappointment was on the other face. "And I thought God had touched me." "He did touch you. How do you think God touches people? That he comes down like a fog blanket or a pillar of fire? When God touches people he takes the nearest ...
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... office is for letters. Not long ago I rode by a church which had something on its bulletin board out front which greatly bothered me. There was no sermon title, worship invitiation, or catchy sentence. Instead, there were these words: "Karate Classes Every Tuesday." I thought to myself (after I got the car back on the road), "What does that have to do with church? What good would that do a person coming by here looking for hope, help, light, love?" Breaking someone’s face with the side of your hand has ...
Drama
... do what Jesus can do. No wonder they lined the streets Sunday and screamed and threw palm branches. And the next day when he strode into the temple like an avenging God full of righteous indignation and tossed out those money-changers - what a moment! What a man! I really thought he'd make his big move then and there and call down legions of angels and clean out the whole city, including the Roman soldiers. But he didn't. And now look: he's washing our feet! So it's a good thing that I, Judas, am going to ...
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Various Authors
... and third, through self-discovery. As we prepare in these moments to celebrate holy communion, we seek to meet Christ and to hear his Word for our lives. 1. Self-denial. In me there is that which must die. Many of my attitudes, actions, desires, and thoughts dishonor God and stifle the life God desires to awaken within me. My very nature is to twist, to curve, and to bend events to my own benefit. This self-centeredness constitutes the most serious sin besetting me, for I rebel against God and distort life ...
2841. Managing Our Memories
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
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Leonard W. Mann
... of our memories in Philippians 4:8: "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, just, pure, lovely, gracious, whatever is excellent, worthy of praise, think about these things." Let your mind dwell on them, keep them up front in your thought, make them a part of your growing, ongoing self. Be selective in the thoughts to which you allocate space in your mind. Savor and cherish what is a benediction to you. Give large mind-space to what adds to the quality of your life, to what lifts you and boosts you along ...
Children's Sermon
... slave. His name was Onesimus. Onesimus was a good friend of Paul's and wanted to stay with him and learn more about Jesus and the teachings of God. But Paul knew that if he kept him, it would make the people that he belonged to angry. Now Paul also thought that Onesimus should be free, but he wanted the people who owned him to choose to give him up rather than to force them to give him up, and so he wrote the owner, Philemon, a letter. Paul asked Philemon to consider giving the slave his freedom so that he ...
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... our bodies. We have been taught that the body is not as important as the spirit. We have been taught that spiritual glorification is more important than physical glorification. The New Testament was written at a time heavily influenced by the Greeks. Many of the thoughts in the New Testament are there because the New Testament writers picked up those of the Greek world around them. One of the fundamental teachings of the Greek culture was that the body is simply a crate for the soul. Those who wrote the New ...
2844. A House for God
Matthew 7:24-29
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Gary W. Houston
... not for sand, but for rock. Bedford limestone is known all over the world. In the fields there are "outcroppings" of rock. I grew up knowing that rock would make a good house foundation; this rock had been good enough for the Empire State Building. Have you ever thought about these two men in the story? One built his home upon "the rock," not "a rock." Not all rock is solid. The wise man knew this and built his own house - which was really his life - for God’s glory upon good, solid rock. Rock just like ...
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Gary W. Houston
... cows. Some just wander around looking for greener grass. Or they follow the same old trails they’ve always taken. We are one big mass of humanity now. Our moods and interests are very much influenced by television and advertising. Few of us often think orginal thoughts or do daring things. It’s easier for us just to ramble on, never quite reaching the barn. What we need today are more cowherders, of good quality of course. Have you ever been to New York City or Los Angeles or Chicago? Besides all the ...
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Gary W. Houston
... books that people cannot understand. Instead, I want to preach clear sermons that proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Teacher for all who choose to say yes to him. What then did I learn from these two teachers? I learned that I could be more than I had thought I could be. And I learned that all great things take much work. And under their inspiration I accepted a renewed position under that greatest of all teachers Jesus Christ. As Per-Olof Sjogren wrote in his little book The Jesus Prayer: We live in a world ...
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Gary W. Houston
... sixty-five cents in change. The unhappy ending of the story for the proprietor was that when he took the money to the bank he found out that the twenty-dollar bill was counterfeit. He was then out not only one meal, but in his zeal to get what he thought he had coming he was out nearly twenty dollars as well. The title of this sermon is "Counterfeit Christians and the Rest of Us." If you and I are busy seeing everyone else as fakes and we spend much of our time exposing their phoniness, then we do not have ...
2848. Epiphany 6
Deuteronomy 30:11-20
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... of the spirit in our lives is crucial, because the Holy Spirit enables us not only to see, but also to understand, what is in the heart of God. The Spirit alone is able to penetrate the mind of God, and the Spirit alone can reveal those thoughts to human beings. Without the ministry of the Holy Spirit, no one can really comprehend the meaning of the Word that comes to people. Human wisdom cannot invent the intentions of God, nor fathom the Father's forthright declarations without the work of the Holy Spirit ...
2849. Lent 4
1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 43:1-5, Hosea 5:1-15, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 20:20-28
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... resurrection; "for the Lamb who was slain has begun his reign" (LBW "Hymn of Praise"). James and John wanted to share in Jesus' glory, his greatness, by sitting alongside him in his kingdom; their mother pled their case. She thought they deserved those places next to Christ; apparently, they thought they did, too. Good works earn us nothing in the kingdom of God. 3. Greatness is God's to give as he chooses; service is the believer's business in the kingdom Christ has initiated. Oddly enough, beginning with ...
2850. Easter 3
Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:42-47, Isaiah 43:1-13, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35
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... on the road to Emmaus. How much of the seven-or-so-mile walk he made with them is unknown, but they did not, for some reason, recognize him. Could it have been almost dark when he appeared to them, or were they so preoccupied with their own thoughts that they never really looked at him? No one will ever know! The conversation has been recorded for any and all to read, revealing how much Cleopas and the "other disciple" loved the Lord and the depth of their confusion and grief over the death of Jesus. Jesus ...
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