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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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626. Love That Absorbs Suffering

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... not ringing. His soldiers went to investigate and found the young woman cut and bleeding from being knocked back and forth against the great bell. They brought her down and, the story goes, Cromwell was so impressed with her willingness to suffer in this way on behalf of someone she loved that he dismissed the soldier saying, "Curfew shall not ring tonight."

627. Love Never Gives Up

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Editor James S. Hewett

... is writing this letter for me. While you are as dear to me as ever, I feel I should release you from the obligation of our engagement." The letter was never answered. Instead, the young woman took the next train and went directly to the place her loved one was being cared for. On arrival she found a sympathetic captain who gave her directions to her soldier's cot. Tearfully, she searched for him. The moment she saw the young man, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. "I will never give you ...

628. A Love Let Loose

Luke 24:1-12

Illustration

Rev. Dr. B. Wiley Stephens

... in, and she asks him, “Is he dead yet?” The soldier shakes his head and says, “No, lady, he is not dead.” She questions him further, “But surely he is dead, he has been hanging there so long now.” And the soldier replies, “No, lady, he is not dead. His love is let loose in the world now, and neither Jew nor Roman can stop him.”

629. Loved Him First

Illustration

Source Unknown

... wise man . . . for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him many Jews, and also many of the Greeks. This man was the Christ. And when Pilate had condemned him to the cross...those who loved him from the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive on the third day . . . And even now, the race of Christians, so named from him, has not died out.”

630. Trying to Love

Humor

Dr. Robert Schuller told of a man with whom he had shared an auto mishap. The man used foul and abusive language and Dr. Schuller looked him straight in the eye and said, "Mister, God loves you - and I'm trying."

631. Learn to Love Them

Humor

A man was justifiably proud of his lawn until one year a heavy crop of dandelions appeared. He tried everything imaginable in an effort to get rid of them, but without success. Finally, in desperation, he wrote to an agricultural college, listing the remedies he had tried, and concluded with the appeal, "What shall I do now?" Several weeks later, he received this reply: "We suggest that you learn to love them."

632. Love and Happiness

Humor

Lucy is berating Charlie Brown for losing the baseball game for their team. She says, "You blockhead! You struck out, and we lost the last game of the season!" Then she adds accusingly, "You were standing there thinking about your new girlfriend, weren't you?" As Charlie Brown walks away, he mumbles, "I thought being in love was supposed to make you happy" to which Lucy replies, "Where'd you get that idea?"

633. Love at Long Site

Humor

Love at first sight is nothing special. It's when two people have been looking at each other for years that it becomes a miracle.

634. Twenty Years In Love

Humor

Martin Buxbaum tells of two women overheard discussing marriage at a party. One of the women said, "My husband and I have managed to be happy together for twenty years. I guess this is because we're both in love with the same man."

635. A Lovely Vase

Humor

A week after Christmas he received a thank you note from his friend. "Thank you for the lovely vase," his letter said. "It was so nice of you to wrap each piece separately."

636. The Opposite of Love

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

The opposite of love is not hate but indifference. A sociologist interviewed some young people regarding their impressions of their homes and their parents. One young woman told him that she lived in an apartment in a big city, and after supper in the summer the children on the block gathered in the streets ...

637. Loved No Matter What

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... what we do is for the good of humankind and is in keeping with God's will. Not enough of us stop to ask about the consequences of our action and certainly not enough of us cultivate our family and core relationships enough to give us confidence that we are loved no matter what.

638. Love One Another

John 13:31-38

Illustration

Lee Griess

A junior high music teacher had just organized a band in her school. The principal was so proud of the music teacher's efforts that without consulting her he decided that the band should give a concert for the entire school. The music teacher wasn't so sure her young musicians were ready to give a concert, so she tried to talk the principal out of holding the concert, to no avail. Just before the concert was ready to begin, as the music teacher stood on the podium, she leaned forward and whispered to her ...

639. "Turned On" by God's Love

1 Corinthians 1:9

Children's Sermon

Object: Floor lamp with a large center (3 way) light and smaller lights around it. Good morning, boys and girls. How are you today? Don’t you think that fall weather is really beautiful - when the air seems so fresh and crisp and the sky seems extra blue? It really is something the way God has our world planned with seasons and how they change in such wonderful fashion. I have a lamp here with me this morning that looks a lot like other lamps you have seen, but I hope that it tells a story that will show ...

640. Creative Love

Matthew 22:34-46; Mark 12:28-34

Illustration

James A. Carpenter

The Quaker philosopher Rufus Jones, in his autobiography, relates a childhood incident that seems trivial in itself, but, seen in the light of what he eventually became, it was probably the turning point in his life that made him the great man he was. One day his parents told him to stay home and weed the turnip patch while they were gone. He had just begun when some friends came along and persuaded him to go fishing with them, promising to help him weed the garden when they got back. But, as every ...

641. Extending Christ’s Love

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Illustration

King Duncan

Some of you may be familiar with a story Fred Craddock once told about Dr. Oswald Golter. Dr. Golter was a missionary to China more than 60 years ago. After World War II he was asked to leave that country. So his missionary society wired him a ticket and Dr. Golter made his way to India to catch a ship home to America. While he was there he noticed that there were many Jews living in the area--in attics and sheds and barns. They were there because India was one of the few countries in the world that ...

642. Loving out of Obligation

Mark 12:28-34

Illustration

David A. Cooper

A rabbi was asked, "Which act of charity is higher - giving out of obligation or giving from the heart?" All in the class were inclined to respond that giving from the heart had something more in it, but they knew the rabbi was going to say just the opposite, because in spiritual teaching nothing is logical. They were not disappointed. "Giving from the heart is a wonderful thing," the rabbi said, "It is a very high act and should never be demeaned. But there is something much more important that happens ...

643. Stewardship of the Church (Series: Stewardship: Discover This Word and Love It!)

Acts 20:13-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

As I returned to my office last Sunday after services, I found some of these Post-it® notes on my door from our children. Some of them said: 1. Dr. Olds, what do you do on the weekends? 2. Did you dress up as a priest for Halloween? 3. Please say in your sermon that Peter Peterson has been a good boy all week. My name is Peter Peterson. 4. I really like your sermons, especially when they are finished. 5. My favorite was, “I’m sorry I can’t give more money, but my father won’t raise my allowance. Would you ...

644. Love and Marriage Poll

Illustration

Staff

A Gallup study of 657 married couples, which was conducted for Psychology Today, is the first "full-scale" national probability study of sexuality and fidelity in marriage. Many of the findings defy conventional wisdom and indicate that marriage in America is far healthier than we have been led to believe: Ninety percent of American couples have had only one sexual partner since they were married (and it is not because they are afraid of AIDS). Four-fifths say they would marry the same person if they had ...

645. Romantic Love

Illustration

Faith A. Mill

I climbed up the door, and I shut the stairs. I said my shoes, and took off my prayers. I shut off my bed, and I climbed into the light, and all because he kissed me goodnight!

646. Pursued by the Atoning Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

One evening a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up the truck did too. The faster she drove, the faster drove the truck. Now scared, she exited the freeway. But the truck stayed with her. The woman then turned up a main street, hoping to lose her pursuer in traffic. But the truck ran a red light and continued the chase. Reaching the point of panic, the woman ...

647. Long Walk, Much Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

The African boy listened carefully as the teacher explained why it is that Christians give presents to each other on Christmas Day. "The gift is an expression of our joy over the birth of Jesus and our friendship for each other," she said. When Christmas Day came, the boy brought the teacher a sea shell of lustrous beauty. "Where did you ever find such a beautiful shell?" the teacher asked. The youth told her that there was only one spot where such extraordinary shells could be found—a certain bay several ...

648. Inclusive Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

During the war a man died, and his two friends desperately wanted to give him a decent burial. They found a cemetery in a nearby village. It happened to be a Roman Catholic cemetery and the dead man had been a Protestant. When the two friends found the priest in charge of the burial grounds, they requested permission to bury their friend, but the priest refused because the man had not been a Catholic. When the priest saw their disappointment, he explained that they could bury their friend outside the fence ...

The world will not care what we know until they know we care.

Gene Barron

650. Lovely Lies

Illustration

William Shakespeare

The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek; A goodly apple rotten at the heart. Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath.

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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

Showing 626 to 650 of 5000 results

626. Love That Absorbs Suffering

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

627. Love Never Gives Up

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

628. A Love Let Loose

Luke 24:1-12

Illustration

Rev. Dr. B. Wiley Stephens

629. Loved Him First

Illustration

Source Unknown

630. Trying to Love

Humor

631. Learn to Love Them

Humor

632. Love and Happiness

Humor

633. Love at Long Site

Humor

Love at first sight is nothing special. It's when two people have been looking at each other for years that it becomes a miracle.

634. Twenty Years In Love

Humor

635. A Lovely Vase

Humor

A week after Christmas he received a thank you note from his friend. "Thank you for the lovely vase," his letter said. "It was so nice of you to wrap each piece separately."

636. The Opposite of Love

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

637. Loved No Matter What

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

638. Love One Another

John 13:31-38

Illustration

Lee Griess

639. "Turned On" by God's Love

1 Corinthians 1:9

Children's Sermon

640. Creative Love

Matthew 22:34-46; Mark 12:28-34

Illustration

James A. Carpenter

641. Extending Christ’s Love

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Illustration

King Duncan

642. Loving out of Obligation

Mark 12:28-34

Illustration

David A. Cooper

643. Stewardship of the Church (Series: Stewardship: Discover This Word and Love It!)

Acts 20:13-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

644. Love and Marriage Poll

Illustration

Staff

645. Romantic Love

Illustration

Faith A. Mill

I climbed up the door, and I shut the stairs. I said my shoes, and took off my prayers. I shut off my bed, and I climbed into the light, and all because he kissed me goodnight!

646. Pursued by the Atoning Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

647. Long Walk, Much Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

648. Inclusive Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

The world will not care what we know until they know we care.

Gene Barron

650. Lovely Lies

Illustration

William Shakespeare

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