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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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3726. Just a Shadow

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Donald Grey Barnhouse

... over, which would you rather be run over by? Would you rather be run over by the truck or by the shadow?" The youngest child said, "The shadow couldn't hurt anybody." "That's right," the man continued, "and death is a truck, but the shadow is all that ever touches the Christian. The truck ran over the Lord Jesus. Only the shadow is gone over mother."

3727. Quite a Shock

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Tom Carter

... newspaper and watch the Gospel pantomime. Suddenly I heard him yelling through his sheer lung power, "Oh-oh-oh-oh!" his face contorting. My God, he's having a seizure, I thought, and jumped to my feet. Then I noticed his thumb. The instant he had touched the steel string of his guitar and simultaneously reached for the steel microphone in front of him, he grounded himself because of the short in his amplifier. He was jumping and shaking at 110 volts shot through is torso. His moist palm was rigidly clamped ...

3728. The Life You Leave Behind

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Van Campbell

... house should pay for your daughter's college. I just want you to know your family will be cared for." Jack cried like a baby. He died shortly thereafter, so wrapped in pain he never accepted Christ. But he experienced God's love even while rejecting Him. And his widow, touched by the caring Christians, responded to the gospel message.

3729. Escorted Up the Mountain

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Don Graham

... pass is dangerous in weather like this." "Well, I'm determined to try," was Linda's gutsy, if not very informed, response. "Then I guess we're just going to have to hug you," the trucker suggested. Linda drew back. "There's no way I'm going to let you touch me!" "Not like THAT!" the truckers chuckled. "We'll put one truck in front of you and one in the rear. In that way, we'll get you through the mountains." All that foggy morning Linda followed the two red dots in front of her and had the reassurance of ...

3730. Something by Tolstoy

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Staff

... to seek a career, who enjoyed great success but could never relinquish the key her husband gave her when they parted. She told him the story she thought would bring him to himself. But his face showed no recognition. Gradually she realized that he had lost touch with his heart's desire, that he no longer knew the purpose of his waiting and grieving, that now all he remembered was the waiting and grieving itself. "You remember it; you must remember it the story of Lila and Jacob?" After a long, bewildered ...

3731. Safe from Sin-Hounds

Rom 5:1-11; Eph 2:11-22

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E. Lutzer

... , the crown of Scotland rested on the head of Robert Bruce. The memory of our sins, prodded on by Satan, can be like those baying dogs but a stream flows, red with the blood of God's own Son. By grace through faith we are safe. No sin-hound can touch us. The trail is broken by the precious blood of Christ. "The purpose of the cross," someone observed, "is to repair the irreparable."

3732. The Fall of the Empire

Galatians 5:1-15

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Staff

... public monies for free bread and circuses for the populace. The mad craze for pleasure; sports becoming every year more exciting and more brutal. The building of gigantic armaments when the real enemy was within, the decadence of the people. The decay of religion faith fading into mere form, losing touch with life and becoming impotent to warn and guide the people.

3733. How To Be a Good Friend

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Unknown

How to be a good friend: 1. When you are with people, be aware of their likes and dislikes. 2. Remember friend's birthdays and anniversaries. 3. Take interest in and cultivate relationships with your friend's children. 4. Become need sensitive 5. Keep in touch by phone. 6. Express what you like about your relationship with another person. 7. Serve your friends in thoughtful, unexpected ways.

3734. Do As You Please

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Michael Horton

... of justification led to the maxim, "Love God and do as you please." Because we have misunderstood one of the gospel's most basic themes, Augustine's statement looks to many like a license to indulge one's sinful nature, but in reality it touches upon the motivation the Christian has for his actions. The person who has been justified by God's grace has a new, higher, and nobler motivation for holiness than the shallow, hypocritical self-righteousness or fear that seems to motivate so many religious people ...

3735. Empty Attack

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... of Kassel: Our B-17 (The Tondelayo) was barraged by flak from Nazi antiaircraft guns. That was not unusual, but on this particular occasion our gas tanks were hit. Later, as I reflected on the miracle of a twenty-millimeter shell piercing the fuel tank without touching off an explosion, our pilot, Bohn Fawkes, told me it was not quite that simple. On the morning following the raid, Bohn had gone down to ask our crew chief for that shell as a souvenir of unbelievable luck. The crew chief told Bohn that not ...

3736. Fair Play

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... from a cramp, and to a high school basketball coach who forfeited the Georgia (US) state championship after he found out that one of his players was scholastically ineligible. The first trophy went to an Italian bobsledder named Eugenio Monti for a gesture that exhibited a touch of class. In the two-man bobsled event at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics, Monti was the leader after his final run. The only one given a chance to beat him was Tony Nash of Great Britain. As Nash and his teammate got ready for their ...

3737. Truly Thankful

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... lived in such impoverished conditions that he didn't even have a bed. Yet he was an unusually happy person, filled with gratitude to God. Wesley, being immature, thoughtlessly joked about the man's misfortunes. "And what else do you thank God for?" he said with a touch of sarcasm. The porter smiled, and in the spirit of meekness replied with joy, "I thank Him that He has given me my life and being, a heart to love Him, and above all a constant desire to serve Him!" Deeply moved, Wesley recognized that this ...

3738. Wrecked By a Dollar Sign

I Timothy 6:9

Illustration

Chuck Rasmussen

... . Many years ago, columnist Jim Bishop reported what happened to people who won the state lottery: Rosa Grayson of Washington won $400 a week for life. She hides in her apartment. For the first time in her life, she has "nerves." Everyone tries to put the touch on her. "People are so mean, " she said. "I hope you win the lottery and see what happens to you." When the McGugarts of New York won the Irish Sweepstakes, they were happy. Pop was a steamfitter. Johnny, twenty-six, loaded crates on docks. Tim was ...

3739. Unholy Alliances

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... sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel, his wife, stirred up" (1 Ki. 21:25). Unholy alliances always lead to compromise and spiritual disaster. Paul wrote, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers" (2 Cor. 6:14), and in verse 17 he added,"...be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing." Yes, separation unto God calls for separation from the world!

3740. What Your Ledger Reveals

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... clue to what he thought was really important than the reading of his letters or speeches." How we handle money reveals much about the depth of our commitment to Christ. That's why Jesus often talked about money. One-sixth of the gospels, including one out of every three parables, touches on stewardship. Jesus wasn't a fundraiser. He dealt with money matters because money matters. For some of us, though, it matters too much.

3741. A Parents' Task to Counter Culture

Illustration

Ellen Goodman

... and fathers are expected to screen virtually every aspect of their children's lives. To check the ratings on the movies, to read the labels on the CDs, to find out if there's MTV in the house next door. All the while keeping in touch with school and in their free time, earning a living. Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, a research associate at the Institute for American Values, found this out in interviews with middle-class parents. "A common complaint I heard from parents was their sense of being overwhelmed by ...

3742. Popular Potatoes

Illustration

Staff

It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn't touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in which it had been planted and cause all manner of strange illnesses even death. There were, however, a few brave men who did not believe all the propaganda being shouted against it. It was seen as an answer to ...

3743. The Story of Sarah's Sorrow

2 Corinthians 7:10

Illustration

Max Lucado

... to work. For the next thirty-eight years, craftsmen labored every day, twenty-four hours a day, to build a mansion. Observers were intrigued by the project. Sarah's instructions were more than eccentric ... they were eerie. The design had a macabre touch. Each window was to have thirteen panes, each wall thirteen panels, each closet thirteen hooks, and each chandelier thirteen globes. The floor plan was ghoulish. Corridors snaked randomly, some leading nowhere. One door opened to a blank wall, another to a ...

3744. The Setting of the Sun

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Margaret Sangster

... of the sun. The tender word forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flower you might have sent, Are your haunting ghosts tonight. The stone you might have lifted Out of a brother's way, The bit of heartsome counsel You were harried too much to say. The loving touch of the hand, The gentle winsome tone, That you had no time or tho't for With troubles enough of your own. The little acts of kindness So easily out of mind; Those chances to be helpful Which everyone may find. No, it's not the things you do ...

3745. If Only I Had

Illustration

Lois Cheney

... same man said, "If I had a talent I'd give it to God, but I have no lovely voice; I have no special skill; I've never been able to lead a group; I can't think cleverly or quickly, the way I would like to." And God was touched, and although it was unlike him, God gave that man money, time, and a glorious talent. And then He waited, and waited, and waited. And then after a while, He shrugged His shoulders, and He took all those things right back from the man, the money, the time and the ...

3746. Fifty Cent Fine

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As mayor of New York, Fiorello La Guardia liked to keep in touch with all the various departments under him. Often he would fill in for the department heads or officeholders as a way of accomplishing this. One time he chose to preside over Night Court. It was a cold winter night and a trembling man was brought before him charged with stealing ...

3747. A Lack of TLC

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Charles Sell

... lay whimpering, with troubled and twisted faces. Often, when a doctor or nurse would pick up an infant, it would scream in terror. Twenty seven, almost one third of the children, died the first year, but not from lack of food or health care. They died of a lack of touch and emotional nurture. Because of this, seven more died the second year. Only twenty one of the 97 survived, most suffering serious psychological damage.

3748. The Penguin Regimen

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Craig Brian Larson

Touching down after 211 days in space, two cosmonauts suffered from dizziness, high pulse rates, and heart palpitations. They couldn't walk for a week, and after 30 days, they were still undergoing therapy for atrophied muscles and weakened hearts. Scientists discovered that at zero gravity, the muscles of the body ...

3749. Warning: Don't Blame the Barometer

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Staff

A man in Long Island, NY bought a barometer. It arrived the next morning, but to his annoyance, the needle pointed below 29, where the dial read, "Hurricanes and Tornadoes." He shook it and banged it against the wall; the needle wouldn't budge. Indignant, he repacked it, and drove to the post office to mail it back. While he was gone, his house blew away, as the hurricane touched down. That's the way we are. If we can't cope with the forecast, we blame the barometer.

3750. The Not-So Miracle Bridge

Illustration

Brett Blair

... . The project was only a few months old when there was a tragic accident. John Roebling was killed and his son was severely brain damaged. He was unable to move or talk, but his mind was sharp as ever. He was able to move one finger and touched the arm of his wife. From that point on they learned how to communicate. For the next l3 years he tapped out instructions to the bridge builders who then completed the spectacular bridge. Our ability to communicate is our greatest asset. The best way to be disciples ...

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3726. Just a Shadow

Illustration

Donald Grey Barnhouse

3727. Quite a Shock

Illustration

Tom Carter

3728. The Life You Leave Behind

Illustration

Van Campbell

3729. Escorted Up the Mountain

Illustration

Don Graham

3730. Something by Tolstoy

Illustration

Staff

3731. Safe from Sin-Hounds

Rom 5:1-11; Eph 2:11-22

Illustration

E. Lutzer

3732. The Fall of the Empire

Galatians 5:1-15

Illustration

Staff

3733. How To Be a Good Friend

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Unknown

3734. Do As You Please

Illustration

Michael Horton

3735. Empty Attack

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3736. Fair Play

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3737. Truly Thankful

Illustration

3738. Wrecked By a Dollar Sign

I Timothy 6:9

Illustration

Chuck Rasmussen

3739. Unholy Alliances

Illustration

3740. What Your Ledger Reveals

Illustration

3741. A Parents' Task to Counter Culture

Illustration

Ellen Goodman

3742. Popular Potatoes

Illustration

Staff

3743. The Story of Sarah's Sorrow

2 Corinthians 7:10

Illustration

Max Lucado

3744. The Setting of the Sun

Illustration

Margaret Sangster

3745. If Only I Had

Illustration

Lois Cheney

3746. Fifty Cent Fine

Illustration

3747. A Lack of TLC

Illustration

Charles Sell

3748. The Penguin Regimen

Illustration

Craig Brian Larson

3749. Warning: Don't Blame the Barometer

Illustration

Staff

3750. The Not-So Miracle Bridge

Illustration

Brett Blair

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