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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Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe
... 's grace and love. But, there is a profound truth in the cross that we moderns need to hear. The blood atonement is based in the truth that there are consequences to our actions. In the cross we see our resounding, "No!" to God. We would rather kill Jesus than submit our lives to being ruled by his love. The purpose of the cross is not for God to shake his finger at us and tell us how bad we are, and then spank Jesus instead of us. Rather the purpose of the cross is to show us how captive we ...
Drama
Arley K. Fadness
... will be Yeshuah — Jesus — Son of the Most High God. And your Son will grow up and establish a kingdom that has no end.” Maiden Mary, shocked and surprised, responded with, “How can this be? Why me?” The angel Gabriel persisted and finally Mary submitted and blurted out, “Here I am, the servant of the Lord, let it be with me according to your word.” Then Mary put on her sandals and her cloak and took off for cousin Elizabeth’s house. Mary: (knocks, then shouts) Elizabeth, Elizabeth, it’s ...
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King Duncan
... editorial staff of a Sunday magazine at one time created a “Faith in Life” award. This was their way of increasing their readership and at the same time recognizing those who best demonstrated their faith in daily living. The readers were encouraged to submit letters of nomination to the paper telling stories of those persons who best lived their faith in their daily lives. A large number of the nominating letters that came in mentioned people who either (1) had attended church regularly for years; (2 ...
579. Who Am I?
Acts 8:26-40
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Ken Lentz
... . Many were searching for a religion that offered hope and made sense. The magi came from the east looking for new hope to which a suspicious star pointed. For some, the strict monotheism and values of Judaism offered an answer. Some Gentiles submitted themselves to circumcision and became proselytes. Others went to synagogue worship and read the Jewish scriptures and became God-fearers. Christians are those who have a strong sense of identity centered in Christ and are those anxious to bestow the mantel of ...
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Robert A. Hausman
... are is dust in the wind") or to human degradation (Job 30:19; Sirach 40:3). It is certainly possible to see in this verse a strong rebuke of Job's previous audacity, contemporary humanism not withstanding. After all, acknowledging one's creatureliness and submitting to God's will, even without satisfactory answers for our rational demands, is not necessarily a betrayal of the human. Indeed, it could be understood as the first step toward becoming fully human. If God is truly to be God and we God's creatures ...
581. Rebuilding Your Broken World
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Gordon MacDonald
In Rebuilding Your Broken World, Gordon MacDonald suggests twenty-five questions to help develop accountability and invite feedback. If we desire to grow, we should submit ourselves to a spiritual mentor and answer these questions honestly. 1. How is your relationship with God right now? 2. What have you read in the Bible in the past week? 3. What has God said to you in this reading? 4. Where do you find yourself resisting Him these ...
582. America: Fight For Your Country
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William J. Bennett
... and in the end helplessness before its great problems." I realize this is a tough indictment. If my diagnosis is wrong, then why, amid our economic prosperity and military security, do almost 70% of the public say we are off track? I submit that only when we turn to the right things enduring, noble, spiritual things will life get better. Most important, we must return religion to its proper place. Religion provides us with moral bearings, and the solution to our chief problem of spiritual impoverishment ...
583. Mental Strength
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... attitude has an almost unbelievable effect on his powers, both physical and psychological. The British psychiatrist, J.A. Hadfield, gives a striking illustration of this fact in his booklet, The Psychology of Power. "I asked three people," he wrote, "to submit themselves to test the effect of mental suggestion on their strength, which was measured by gripping a dynamometer." They were to grip the dynamometer with all their strength under three different sets of conditions. First he tested them under normal ...
584. Many Ways To a Good Grade
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Tim Hansel
... question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed he should receive a perfect score and would if the system were not set up against the student. The instructor and the student agreed to submit this to an impartial arbiter, and I was selected. I went to my colleague's office and read the examination question: "Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer." The student had answered: "Take the ...
585. 101 Ways to Spend Your Time
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Tim Kimmel
... "babysitting"). Explain to your spouse exactly what you do for a living. Put together a picture puzzle. (One thousand pieces or more.) Take time during the week to read a Bible story to your children and then discuss it with them. Encourage each child to submit to you his most perplexing question, and promise him that you'll either answer it or discuss it with him. Finish fixing something around the house. Tell your kids how you and your spouse met. Tell your kids about your first date. Sit down and write ...
586. Historic: The Declaration of Independence
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Staff
... Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain [George III] is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should ...
587. Winning the Debate
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... lives since trusting Christ as their Savior. They would be people who once lived in deep sin, some having come from poverty-stricken homes caused by the vices of their parents. Hughes said they would not only tell of their conversion, but would submit to cross-examination by any who doubted their stories. Furthermore, the minister invited his opponent to bring a group of non-believers who could tell how they were helped by their lack of faith. When the appointed day arrived, the preacher came, accompanied ...
588. When the Whistle Blows
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... hour. When the whistle blew few were at their machines. He posted a sign by the suggestion box offering a cash award for the best answer to this question: "What should we do to ensure that every man will be inside the factory when the whistle blows?" Many suggestions were submitted, and the one that was selected solved the problem. But the manager, a man with a sense of humor, liked this one best, though he could not use it: "Let the last man in blow the whistle."
589. Strong Enough to Be Gentle
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... , and self-sacrifice even in the most hostile situation. Now let's apply this to ourselves. When we are meek, we will bear insults without lashing out in proud resentment or retaliation. We'll thank God in every circumstance, while using every circumstance, good or bad, as an occasion to submit to Him. Meekness would be weakness if it meant yielding to sin. But because it stems from goodness and godliness, it is a great strength.
590. How Do We Please God?
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David Hocking
... ; James 1:5-8) By staying away from sexual sin (Eph 5:3,4,10; 1 Thes 4:1-8) By sharing the gospel with unbelievers (I Cor 9:14-27, 10:31-33) By giving to others in time of need (Phil 4:10-20; Heb 13:16) By submitting to authority (Rom 8:7-8, Col 3:20; 1 John 3:22) By praising God for all things (Ps 69:30-31; Heb 13:15-16) David Hocking, Pleasing God
591. Peter's Portrait
Humor Illustration
Peter, a student at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, had an art-student friend who asked if he could paint Peter's portrait for a class assignment. Peter agreed, and the art student painted and submitted the portrait, only to receive a C minus. The art student approached the professor to ask why the grade was so poor. The teacher told him that the proportions in the painting were incorrect. "The head is too big," the professor explained. "The shoulders are too wide, and the feet ...
592. Catchy Country Titles
Humor Illustration
... country song titles: I Was Bred in Old Kentucky, But I'm Just a Crumb Up Here. Morgan says his all-time favorite is a real song recorded by Johnny Cash years ago: "You Flushed Me From the Bathroom of Your Heart." Among nominations to this category submitted by Tom Allston of the Amarillo Globe-News: "I Play the Jukebox to Remember What I'm Drinking to Forget." From Natalie Layzell of the International Herald Tribune: "You Can Have My Husband, But Don't Mess With My Man." A real toe-tapper recorded by the ...
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King Duncan
... ’s one thing that makes it a sacrament. He was baptized at the hand of John the Baptist. John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. The water was a symbol of the washing away of sin. Jesus, of course, had no sin. We believe that in submitting to baptism he was setting an example for us. He was also identifying with the message of repentance that John preached. Jesus knew and later preached that repentance was necessary in order to live the kingdom life. Jesus was baptized by John, but John knew that ...
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Leonard Sweet
... had gifts and graces. But he needed grit and gumption to put them into play. The wilderness is real and raw place. In today’s gospel reading Jesus is introduced into Mark’s gospel and immediately accorded the greatest gift in terms of recognition and respect. Jesus submits to John’s baptism, a baptism “of repentance.” But is immediately declared to be the “Beloved,” the one who is no less than the “Son of God.” It is the dawning of a new age, a new era for the world. The Spirit of God has ...
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Leonard Sweet
... “household” is poignant. The second parabolic argument Jesus offers is the example of the “strong man” who must first be bound if his house is to be plundered. This image asserts Satan’s strength in this world, yet simultaneously it also subtly submits that Jesus’ own power is greater. If Satan is the “strong man” who holds the world in his death grip, with every exorcism or healing Jesus demonstrates his superior power over that evil. Jesus concludes his response to the scribes with his ...
596. Mark 3:20-35
Mark 3:20-30
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King Duncan
... “household” is poignant. The second parabolic argument Jesus offers is the example of the “strong man” who must first be bound if his house is to be plundered. This image asserts Satan’s strength in this world, yet simultaneously it also subtly submits that Jesus’ own power is greater. If Satan is the “strong man” who holds the world in his death grip, with every exorcism or healing Jesus demonstrates his superior power over that evil. Jesus concludes his response to the scribes with his ...
597. Ephesians 2:11-22
Ephesians 2:11-22
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Leonard Sweet
... in the world” (“atheoi”). This was the state of the world “without Christ” (v.12). With Christ a tremendous transformation has taken place. For those Gentiles and Jews alike who are “in Christ,” Paul’s two-word shorthand for those who submit to the lordship of a crucified, resurrected and returning Christ, there is a new reality. Through nothing less than “the blood of Christ,” those who were “far off” are now “brought near.” This language echoes Isaiah 57:19, and elsewhere in ...
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Leonard Sweet
... in the world” (“atheoi”). This was the state of the world “without Christ” (v.12). With Christ a tremendous transformation has taken place. For those Gentiles and Jews alike who are “in Christ,” Paul’s two-word shorthand for those who submit to the lordship of a crucified, resurrected and returning Christ, there is a new reality. Through nothing less than “the blood of Christ,” those who were “far off” are now “brought near.” This language echoes Isaiah 57:19, and elsewhere in ...
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Leonard Sweet
... outcome be assured. Nothing is possible until the people and the disciples listen and obey Jesus' command. It is a simple directive-tell the people to go and sit down. In sitting down, they released their future to a power outside their control. They submitted themselves to a power greater than themselves. They reclined and prepared to dine. But with nothing except the equivalent of half a "happy meal" for five thousand people. It takes a huge leap of faith to park your posterior on the green grass and ...
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Cynthia Cowen
... in three parts: First of all, it is a bursting forth of a chorus of moral revolu­tion: "He has scattered the proud, people who think great things about themselves." The theme is carried by the knowledge that only through death to pride are we able to lead a submitted life. Placing your life next to Christ's cannot help but tear down that pride. When our sin is revealed, we call out to God in shame. O. Henry, not the candy bar, but O. Henry, one of the greatest writers of his day, used his gift to reveal ...
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