Synonyms: thirstiness, dryness, parched, craving, strong desire, longing, yearning, avidity, hunger, voracity, keenness, eagerness, lust, appetite, passion, love, crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for/after, lust for/after, hanker for/after, have one's heart set on
Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation
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Leonard H. Budd
... roots of our religion we find a new, stronger faith than the one we had before. It is an experience that is somewhat like that of a married couple who go on a second honeymoon hoping to recapture the passion that brought them together in the first place. They discover, not the old passion, but a new love. The years that they have shared together, and the people they have become in each other’s company have given them new and deeper reasons to love each other; reasons the younger, less mature people they ...
427. Tuesday in Holy Week
Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, John 12:20-36
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Paul A. Laughlin
... : HE WAS DESTINED TO BE A LIGHT TO THE NATIONS THAT WOULD BRING SALVATION TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. Collect God of the old Israel and the new, who sent a servant and a light to bring salvation to the ends of the earth, prepare us again for his Passion; that, as we approach again the most sacred moments of Holy Week, we may feel anew the impact of his sacrifice and the brightness of his light upon our lives. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Dear and merciful God, we confess that we again and ...
428. Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37
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Paul A. Laughlin
... of Confession Gracious God, we confess our tendency to forget the enormous price that Jesus paid for our redemption, and to fool ourselves into thinking that we save ourselves by our own good deeds. Forgive our self-delusion, O God. Lay upon our hearts the Passion of your Son. Help us to know and feel as never before the triumph that he accomplished there for our redemption, and make us more determined to suffer for others after his example. In the name of the suffering and victorious Christ we pray. Amen ...
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Louis H. Valbracht
... a hunger to the soul as it is to the body when it has been denied solid food. Here is the torment of our boredom: an emptiness in the soul; a basic human need unanswered; an unfed craving of the heart for some devotion, some affection, some passion that will give life GLORY and meaning and exhultation. We are bored because we are empty. T. S. Eliot calls us "the hollow men, with headpieces filled with straw." We have nothing to live for, nothing outside of ourselves upon which to fasten our affections. Very ...
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Gregory J. Johanson
... having marriages based on "companionate love." She found that over half of the 100,000 persons studied over fifteen years were identified as having "companionate marriages." These marriages were stable and permanent. Those marriages found to fit patterns described as based on "passionate love" lasted from six to thirty months only. Dr. Walster reports her work in the book, A New Look at Love. For the Christian person of faith, there is little that is new here. Described are the values of relationship in ...
431. God Knows
Isaiah 5:1-7
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John W. Wurster
... a wine vat is made. Everything about the vineyard is perfect, it would seem: good land, good soil, good vines, good accessories. In a real sense, the vineyard had become an object of devotion and affection for the owner. It is the love of his life, the passion of his soul. Having invested much of himself and much of his resources in it, the vineyard owner sits back and awaits the harvest, naturally expecting a healthy return on his investment. God knows he deserves it. God knows he’s done all that he can ...
432. Make Up Your Mind!
1 Kings 18:16-46
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Robert Leslie Holmes
... teams in the spiritual realm, when we pass on no settled values of right and wrong, our children will do what the Baal followers did. They will try to create a cocktail of deities, a god-blend. In the process, they will become unwitting slaves to the passions of each moment, much like the dogs in the street. Instead of being a beacon of hope, light, and leadership to the world, America will drift off as Rome, Greece, and old Israel did before us. British school children a generation or so ago were taught a ...
433. His Trial
Luke 22:66--23:25
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Brett Blair
... He had been handed a reprimand on each occasion. The message came through loud and clear. This is not a man to be trifled with. When Caiaphas speaks heads roll, even the heads of dictators. Caiaphas was the real power in Palestine and Pilate hated him with a passion. But, more to the point, he feared him. And so a man who enjoys that much power is not likely to tolerate someone who threatens it, even though that man is a good citizen and a good man. His conflict with Jesus was almost inevitable. We are told ...
434. The Blame Game
Isaiah 52:13--53:12
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David E. Leininger
... certainly. But who, if anyone, in Washington is to blame for LETTING it happen? The blame game. Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ" has raised the issue again concerning the crucifixion of Jesus. Newsweek, just prior to the movie's premier had ... his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." We can debate Mel Gibson over the way he made "The Passion of the Christ," but in one respect he had the right idea. Do you know whose hand it is that portrays the Roman soldier pounding the ...
435. Lips And Hearts
Romans 10:8b-13
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King Duncan
... their lives to Jesus Christ. All across the audience, young men stood and began to walk forward. More young athletes made a commitment of their lives to Christ at that moment than at any other FCA conference. Neil was not eloquent, perhaps, but he was passionate, and his passion stirred those young men's souls. (5) God does not call us to be articulate. God does call us to let our light shine. Lips and hearts. We began by talking about a young couple separated by his job. Have you ever been around someone ...
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King Duncan
... the Temptor. It may be, in fact, that temptation is essential to our spiritual development. We struggle with our passions, our human drives, and out of that struggle comes character. In the stories of the Desert Fathers there is one concerning Abbot John the Dwarf. Abbot ... John prayed to the Lord that all passion be taken from him. His prayer was granted. He became impassible. In this condition he went to one of the elders and said ...
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King Duncan
... melt." Well, the only way any of us can melt mountains of ice is to be on fire. The only way Christ can use any of us is when we are driven by a great passion, when we feel or hear his voice within our heart showing us a great cause that needs to be championed. Nothing is accomplished in this world by people who have no passion. That's one reason we need God in our hearts as well as on our lips. SECONDLY, WE NEED TO ADMIT THE FUTILITY OF LIVING HALFHEARTEDLY. Do you ever get bored? Some of you ...
438. Empowered
Acts 2:1-13
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King Duncan
... and he prayed it a thousand times: "Oh God, help me to find her." (4) May I say to you that the church of Jesus Christ will never be what God intends it to be until we have that kind of passion for reaching out to the world outside these walls. When we have the passion that the early church had for introducing boys and girls, men and women, to the Man from Galilee, we will discover a power we never dreamed possible. Pentecost is about empowerment ” a small group of folks turned the world upside down ...
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Timothy J. Smith
... part-time Christian. BEING A DISCIPLE IS A WAY OF LIFE. Do you remember that story that Maxie Dunnam tells about an American businessman who traveled to Europe to see the famous Oberammergau Passion Play? Following the performance the businessman had the opportunity to meet and talk with Anton Lang who portrayed Christ in the Passion Play. Seeing the cross that was used in the play, the businessman wanted his wife to take his picture with it. Handing the camera to his wife, he asked her to take his picture ...
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Eric Ritz
... God. Is God preeminent in your life? The first priority in life is to be the worship of God. The worship of God is directly related to the freedom to be obedient to God. His will becomes the ruling principle of life. God's will becomes the dominating passion of life. More important than any preference, tastes, ambitions, ego, or the opinions of others is what God wants. This is the delight of a Christian. This is to be the priority of life. God's will brings life and joy. In our generation there has been a ...
441. A Perfect World
Isaiah 11:1-16
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King Duncan
... is coming. ONE WAY IS TO LIVE THE KINGDOM LIFE HERE AND NOW. Imagine a world in which Christ's followers lived like he lived in their daily lives. Imagine that our lives were characterized by righteousness and compassion, faithfulness and moral courage, a passion for justice and a passion to tell the world that Jesus Christ is Lord. One of the obstacles to this perfect world is right here within our own hearts. In the words of Pogo, we have met the enemy and he is us! Thomas S. Hackett, a Lutheran pastor ...
442. Where's George?
Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10
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King Duncan
... a certain extent, due to our own lostness. We have never given our own hearts completely to Jesus. Therefore, we do not have his passion for the lost sheep and the lost coins of the world. It was a cold and snowy night in January. On the floor of the ... me. I love you, too. Jesus." (5) Have you lost a sense of the meaning of your own salvation from sin and death? Jesus has a passion for the lost of the world. That includes us. And it includes everyone with whom we come into contact. Are we doing our part to ...
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King Duncan
... , you could not rest until he was destroyed. On a smaller scale we've seen it happen with other controversial people. There have been people who have hated each of our presidents with passionate zeal whether it was John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton. Some of you remember the passions that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. aroused in people. There was no middle ground. People either loved him or hated him. Jesus certainly aroused something in this man at the synagogue in Capernaum ...
444. Take This Job And Love It
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
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King Duncan
... not for his own health, but for the spiritual well-being of others! (5) St. Paul would have appreciated Paderewski's blood-stained piano. He knew about hard work and a dedication to excellence. Of course, it was a blood-stained cross that gave St. Paul his passion in life--the blood-stained cross of one who was willing to give up everything for your sins and mine. "Were the whole realm of nature mine," goes the old Gospel hymn, "That were an offering far too small. Love so amazing, so divine, demands my ...
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King Duncan
... for the first time. They had a mission to save a town. They had the opportunity to observe people who cared for each other working as one for the same goal. This caused them to begin to care. (5) Wouldn't you like to have the kind of passion for life those convicts discovered working to save that town? The way is simple. Find a mighty purpose for your life. Have you noticed that many successful companies today have mission statements? "This is why we exist as a company," say these statements. Wouldn't it be ...
446. Who's Your Daddy?
Matthew 10:1-42
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King Duncan
... little girl instantly relaxed and simply laid her head on his shoulder, motionless in pure contentment. After several moments, he handed his daughter to his oldest son and declared, "I've saved the best for last!" and proceeded to give his wife a long and passionate kiss. He gazed into her eyes for several seconds and then silently mouthed. "I love you so much!" They stared at each other's eyes, beaming big smiles at one another, while holding both hands. For an instant they looked like newlyweds, but by ...
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King Duncan
... about establishing relationships. Jesus has been teaching about loving God and loving one's neighbor. He's trying to say to the Pharisees and anyone else who will listen, "Faith's not about rules; it's about a relationship. It's about falling passionately in love with God. And once you know God and love God, then you will be inspired to live a pure and holy life. The rules will come naturally." (3) Hundreds of years before Jesus' time, the Jewish prophet Jeremiah said much the same thing. He said that ...
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King Duncan
... being is thus only half of a single entity, and love is the longing to be united. The two halves are seeking to be joined again in the original whole. But as the dialogue advances, Plato traces love to a higher source. It is discovered to be a passion for the eternal, a passion which rises in the soul at the sight of an object which suggests the eternal, from which the soul has come into the world. The soul is alien here, and its chief joy in the midst of the world of the senses is the sight of something ...
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King Duncan
... to conquer the great white way: Jerusalem. And so they stood there waiting with their palm branches and their cheers. What a festive time it was for all. But Palm Sunday is not the focus of our scripture for today. The focus is Christ's passion. The good feelings of Palm Sunday quickly disappeared. The crowds faded away. Even worse was the apostasy of Jesus' own disciples. Judas' betrayal, Peter's denial--and after his arrest, the others had all scattered in fear and disarray. There he stood before Pilate ...
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King Duncan
... to be number one. It is interesting that Jesus didn't scold them for wanting to be in the top spot. He didn't even reprimand them for wanting to be great, for he knew that men and women must be motivated. That is why God gave us such passion. It is perfectly natural to aspire to be number one. But there is a strategy for greatness in Jesus' teachings. It is a strategy that can't fail. First, Jesus reminded his followers that greatness is not to be gained by self-elevation. "If anyone would be greatest among ...
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