Dictionary: Face
Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, profile, features, expression, facial expression, look, appearance, air, manner, bearing, guise, cast, aspect, impression, grimace, scowl, wry face, wince, frown, glower, smirk, pout, moue, side, flank, vertical, surface, plane, facet, wall, elevation, dial, display, (outward) appearance, nature, image, front, show, act, false front, facade, exterior, mask, masquerade, pretence, charade, pose, illusion, smokescreen, veneer, camouflage, respect, honour, esteem, regard, admiration, approbation, acclaim, approval, favour, appreciation, popularity, estimation, veneration, awe, reverence, deference, recognition, prestige, standing, status, dignity, glory, kudos, cachet, effrontery, audacity, nerve, gall, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, look out on, front on to, look towards, be facing, have/afford/command a view of, look over/across, open out over, look on to, overlook, give on to, give over, be opposite (to), accept, come to accept, become reconciled to, reconcile oneself to, reach an acceptance (of), get used to, become accustomed to, adjust to, accommodate oneself to, acclimatize oneself to, be confronted by, be faced with, encounter, experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, meet, come up against, be forced to contend with, beset, worry, distress, cause trouble to, trouble, bother, confront, burden, brave, face up to, meet head-on, dare, defy, oppose, resist, withstand, cover, clad, skin, overlay, dress, pave, put a facing on, laminate, inlay, plate, coat, line
Antonyms: dodge, fear, back, give way, back down, dodge, avoid, throw in the towel, withdraw, cave in, retreat, succumb to, lay down one's arms, throw in the sponge, defer, submit, escape, bashfulness, shun, evade, elude
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If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask?
Graham Greene
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.
James A. Baldwin
I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were wearing masks for.
James H. Boren
The best mask for demoralization is daring.
Lucan
Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. There is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof.
V in V for Vendetta
385. God Sees You
Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... and relationships, the way we treat others, the way we look at what we most value. While many of us continue to at least adjust to minor changes, such as working from home, doing church in new ways, changing exercise routines, eating on porches, wearing masks, learning to enjoy the simpler things in life; for others, COVID has felt like a wicked curse. Huge numbers of people are completely out of work and trying to make ends meet in any way they can. Retirees have seen their stocks fall and their savings ...
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Timothy W. Ayers
... . Some have said that when Jesus illustrated that men do their deeds in the dark, that he was referring to Nicodemus coming at night in the veil of darkness. Although his approach to Jesus was not as the evil religious leaders would intend, it was still to mask his approach. He loved his position and the perks that came with it more than the answer he received. When Nicodemus heard he would need a new spiritual birth, he could not conceive it. He was a learned Rabbi, a religious leader of the Jewish people ...
387. Fever Pitch
Mark 1:29-39
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... come. Still, despite our desire for change, for us, it can’t come fast enough. Hospitals remain filled to the brim with patients, both ill and dying. Urgent care centers and testing centers continue to try to keep up with cases. We continue to wear masks and to socially distance, but we are growing weary. We are in urgent need of reprieve, and so our scientists and manufacturers continue to work feverishly in order to deliver the maximum amount of vaccines in record time, hoping to slow the spread and put ...
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... . Tiktok’s popular “I can do it” video for example looks at our human desires and penchant for doing things we don’t want to do but do anyway, the things we want to fix about ourselves and our lives but struggle with, the things about ourselves that we grieve, mask, or make us feel badly and help us to realize that we are not alone in this feeling. We can embrace human emotions and know we all have them. Even if we mess up, even if we feel awful, it’s not who we are. We are still okay. Tiktok ...
389. Jesus' Vacation
Matthew 11:25-30
Sermon
Will Willimon
... to be forced to account for one's movements. But often in marriage, one awakes to the realization that what one earlier perceived as a possible limitation or burden becomes true freedom, great joy. In marriage, one is free from the little games, the masks one must wear before others. Now, since fidelity is promised forever, no matter what, the promise of marriage has freed us rather than restricted us. What was once perceived as burden is really a great blessing. More than that, we discover, in keeping the ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... God. It's only through Christ that we can be cleaned up and made presentable before God. It's only through Christ that we can be forgiven. The Son of God stands there with arms outstretched in invitation; a welcoming smile upon his face and no sign of a gas mask. He doesn't care how bad you stink. He doesn't care how far away you have drifted. All Christ cares about is that you have turned to him. As one stinker to another, we've all slapped the skunk and the only one who can get us out of ...
391. Not As the World Gives
John 14:23-29 · John 5:1-9
Sermon
Schuyler Rhodes
... like this.” She promptly unfolded the stroller and waited for me to bring the kids down to buckle them in for the ride ahead. As soon as that was done she waved and went on her way. It happened so fast I hadn’t absorbed it all. Who was that masked woman? As I headed down our street I couldn’t help marveling. Here, seemingly out of nowhere, was a person who saw me struggling and was able to identify with me. Here was someone with the presence of mind to simply stop and be of some assistance. A sense of ...
392. Depart from Me
Luke 5:1-11 · Isaiah 6:1-8
Sermon
Will Willimon
... than we wanted and cry, ''Depart from me!'' You were warned. ''It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.'' Why could he not leave Peter with his nets, fishing? Why could he not let us be, content with our little lies, masks fixed firmly in place, quite happy to play our games. As Eliot declared, ''Mankind cannot accept too much reality.'' Of course, I'm a preacher, one accustomed to climbing out and dancing on this shaky scaffolding once a week from eleven 'till noon. But some Sundays ...
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Lori Wagner
... our hearts. We can trust Jesus to guide us when we are confronted by lies. In our scripture for today, when Jesus tells his disciples to be careful not to be led astray, he is warning them about liars, skilled liars, hard-to-identify liars, liars masked as “good people,” liars who come in the very name of Jesus! These are people who say they know something you don’t, who challenge your faith and your focus, who present a “better way.” How does Jesus train his disciples to recognize and avoid liars ...
394. Motivated to Help
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Maxie Dunnam
Five days after the awful earthquakes of Mexico City many years ago, the search for survivors was called off. Then beneath the ruins of a hospital, the cry of a newborn baby was heard. Rescue workers donned face masks, pinned on name tags in case they were buried, rushed into the rubble, and began digging with their hands. Underneath the tangled mass of steel and concrete were five babies miraculously well and alive. As one worker said, “The babies’ cries motivated us.” What does it take to motivate ...
395. The Grip
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Sermon
Lori Wagner
... . But you know the risks, and you are ready to face them. You buy the equipment you need. You secure your ropes tightly. You practice breathing techniques. You know to stay calm in a crisis, and you know what to do if stones give way or if your mask slips. Whether you climb high or go deep, you are ready. In a sense, this kind of readiness is what Jesus is describing to his disciples in our scripture for today. In his parable, Jesus depicts a sower (God) sowing seeds of grace over the entire terrain (the ...
396. Failure
Exodus 3:1-22
Sermon
Will Willimon
... grades on the exam. There are your initials...at the bottom. That breathless expectation as the figures are being added, only to be met with stunned realization that they will not tally in your behalf. It is the physician, returning from the operating room, surgical mask taken off to reveal a countenance which speaks without having to speak. Was the operation a success? No, I don't need to ask, do I? It's packing up and moving from the house to separate apartments, packing last the book of wedding pictures ...
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David E. Leininger
... stuff — biblical interpretation, religious pluralism, sexuality, racial reconciliation, and social justice — but without predetermined conclusions or simplistic answers. We want to bring our whole selves through the church doors, without leaving our hearts and minds behind, without wearing a mask.”[11] This climate problem is an issue that resonates. We need a miracle, please. And if you think this one might be too big, think about what happened on that first Easter. Or the one that started it all ...
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Lori Wagner
... on one more generation! Let the children be children! For to these belongs the kingdom of God! In fact….. let’s take it a step further. Unless each one of you adults starts letting go of all of your rigid rules, your false masks of self-righteousness, your reprimanding and judgmental tone and tongue, and your scare tactics toward those who are innocent, faith-filled, authentic, and real –you will never enter the Kingdom of God! People, these are harsh words from Jesus! And vitally important ones for ...
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Dean Feldmeyer
... And the rules for flying are constantly changing. A year ago, you couldn’t take even a nail file on board an airplane. This month the nail file is fine, but you can’t get a tube of toothpaste through security. Oh, and now you have to wear a mask. The only way most of us can endure the airline ordeal is to stay focused on the destination. “Yes, this is torture,” we say to ourselves. “But in just a couple of hours I’ll be in Las Vegas, or Sarasota, or Corpus Christi…” or wherever. We knew our ...
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