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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Cynthia Cowen
... now knew what his parents had always known — that he was truly God's Son. God was his Father, not in the spiritual sense but in reality. He was God's Son, not in the spiritual sense but in reality. What we have heard today is a story of recognition — the day Jesus discovered who he actually was. "Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them ... Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people" (Luke 2:51a, 52 NLT). Growth occurred for Jesus in three areas ...
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Cynthia Cowen
... . Praying for the ability to forgive her, he stopped and went to her door. The curtain quickly closed as he rang her doorbell. Hesi­tantly she cracked the door. "Hello, Mrs. Sko. Do you remember me? I'm Marge's son." Her eyes widened in surprise as a note of recognition appeared. "I live in Arizona now, and I'm here on vacation. I saw you in the window and just wanted to stop and say hello. May I come in?" She hesitated and then opened the door and asked him in. "For­give, and you will be forgiven" Jesus ...
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Frank Ramirez
... suffering injustice have a claim to God's blessings that is stronger than the smug and satisfied. They may be like the sheep mentioned by Jesus in his address to the Pharisees, who recognize the voice of their shepherd. At the heart of these scriptures is the recognition that Jesus is Lord and that the ideal king is a shepherd, not a ruler with an iron fist. God is all powerful, but that power is tempered with mercy and understanding. It is brimming with blessings for today, not just for tomorrow. It's not ...
704. Washed Clean
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
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David E. Leininger
... deserters. Polls show that the majority of Americans agree. In 2001, President Ford was given the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for making that incredibly difficult, and costly, decision. In his acceptance speech, he said he was "profoundly grateful" for the recognition. Finally, we had come to understand. There is something powerful about being washed clean. In O Brother, Where Art Thou? Delmar was not made perfect by his baptism any more than any of the rest of us are made perfect by our own ...
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David E. Leininger
... remember. Some of them are people whose incredible lives are forever enshrined in stained glass or if we think of a more recent vintage, people like the late Mother Teresa, the saint of the gutters in Calcutta who is on track toward official Roman Catholic recognition of sainthood. "In her," said the late Pope John Paul, "we perceive the urgency to put oneself in a state of service, especially for the poorest and most forgotten, the last of the last." Indeed. I suspect most folks figure Mother Teresa is a ...
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David E. Leininger
... of locusts and wild honey. He wore the dress of a prophet, camel's hair, and a leather belt. John preached the need for repentance in preparation for the coming of the Messiah, the Christos, the anointed one, and called on people to be baptized in recognition of their cleansing — thus his nickname, John the Baptizer or John the Baptist. John was a man of high ethics — he preached fairness and sharing: A person who had two coats should give one to a someone who had none; tax collectors were warned to ...
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King Duncan
... chair, a bed, and a man with tubes attached to him, near death. The deacon went over and took hold of one of the old gentleman’s hands. He felt moved to say a prayer. When he said “Amen,” the old gentleman in the bed unexpectedly squeezed his hand in recognition. The deacon was so moved by that squeeze of the hand that he began to weep. He shook a little. He tried to get out of the room and as he was leaving the room, he bumped into this woman who was coming into the room. She says, “He’s ...
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Leonard Sweet
... he came into his full glory, when he publically claimed his messianic identity. James and John thought that the path of discipleship, their faithful following of Jesus, would naturally lead them to the celebrated “head table,” to places of honor and rightful recognition in this world. So confident are they about this future that they try to force Jesus to promise that he will save them those places of honor at the table. Jesus summarily rejects James’ and John’s seating chart. “Headship” is not ...
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Steven E. Albertin
... can recognize their parents just by the sound of their voices. He took an infant in his arms and asked the audience to watch the infant's eyes. He spoke to the baby. Then he asked other people to speak to the infant. There was little reaction or recognition from the baby in both cases. When the mother of the baby spoke, the baby's eyes visibly brightened, and the infant turned toward the sound of the mother's voice. It was obvious that the child knew her mother's voice in distinction from other voices. We ...
710. The Radiant Life
Exodus 34:29-35
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Derl G. Keefer
... wealth - he owns everything! * holy wisdom - nothing is hidden from God. He is the all-wise, all-knowing God. * holy love - who else would send their one and only son to take on the sin of all humanity? Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving in holy recognition that we are in the presence of the holy. As we approach the throne of grace we do so with confidence, respect, and admiration! We need to pause and mediate as we enter his presence with praise and honor! IV. The Glory Of God Is Revealed In ...
711. Anatomy Of A Testimony
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
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David J. Kalas
... place of wor­ship, the Israelites were to recite a certain script: "Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us" (v. 3). It was a confessional statement — an expressed recognition that God had, indeed, kept his promise, and that the worshiper himself was a beneficiary of that promise. And then, in the next moment, the person with the offering was to make this longer statement: "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into ...
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David J. Kalas
... media members, the Heisman is awarded to the most out­standing college football player during that season. Past recipients have included such notables as Roger Staubach, Marcus Allen, and Barry Sanders. It is a great honor, and it represents the broad and non-partisan recognition of a player's outstanding season. In the case of this particular young man, let us say that he has just completed a record-breaking campaign. He is a quarterback, and he has led his team to an undefeated record. They are the odds ...
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David J. Kalas
... of a family line, Israel's history bears witness to the high rank of the prophet. The prophet had authority to correct, not just the people, but the priests, the king, and entire foreign cities and nations, as well. The prophet's authority came from the simple recognition that he carried God's word, and that made his words most important. Stop the average Israelite on the street in Jesus' day and ask him to list the names of rabbis. He will forget more than he will remember, and there will be a still larger ...
714. Not Another Rerun!
Jeremiah 31:27-34
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R. Kevin Mohr
... in the 2008 presidential campaign with our first African-American candidate in one of the major parties and one of the first female vice-presidential candidates in the other. The desire for something new, especially in the political arena, is first of all a recognition that things are not going well and that a change needs to be made. The exiles in Babylon and the remnant left behind to eke out an existence in the devastated land of Judah were certainly looking and hoping for a change in their social ...
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King Duncan
... thinking of it as a binding commitment on our own part to bring up our children as committed followers of Jesus Christ.] As youths we are sometimes baptized because we have reached a certain age and our friends have been baptized. Even as adults, many are baptized with little recognition of what it means to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. For some of us, baptism is simply one of the rituals we go through as we make our way through life. That would not be true if we lived in many parts of the world. In many ...
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King Duncan
... says, “This has been nice. You are pretty. Come see me again. But, but, but I don’t know your name.” The middle-aged woman chokes back the tears and says, “My name is Lorraine.” And then for a moment, there is a blinding flash of recognition in the old lady’s mind, then shame, then sorrow, then nothing. The younger woman turns and runs to her car, tears streaming down her face, glad that her mother had called her “pretty.” (3) Life can be like that. Desolate. Abandoned. Maybe you’ve gone ...
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Leonard Sweet
... s prophets through the ages, have called upon men and women to “repent.” Not to emphasize human sinfulness, but as a means of all of us celebrating our acknowledgment of divine love. There is a common phrase, “Stuff happens.” The phrase is a recognition that bad things happen to people for no particular reason, that life isn’t fair. But with Christ, when “stuff happens,” eternal life happens. God happens. No matter what happens, or how many times it happens, no matter how many towers fall and ...
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Leonard Sweet
... this. Judge Quaintance, known to be stern and no-nonsense, finally spoke from the bench. "I think many of us have been doing this work for a very, very long time, and I have never seen such a powerful moment in my career," Quaintance said. "The [teen's] recognition that you had an impact on somebody, that this is not an anonymous hurt, this is a personal hurt," said the judge. "[It] just so happened that you by chance chose as a victim somebody who can change your life." Packard did not want the teen to pay ...
719. Your Home Page
Hebrews 13:1-25
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Leonard Sweet
... towards others. So every time you say “Hello” to someone, you are really dragging them to your home page and blessing them. “Hello” is nothing less than your hospitable extension to every person you meet of God’s healing and anointing presence, and your recognition that we all share the roles of host, stranger, and guest. “Hello” is an invitation to someone to share a home page. “Hello” is a welcome to God’s wholeness and well-being. And so is “Good-bye” . . . or “God be with you ...
720. Divided We Fall
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
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Timothy J. Smith
... we should be reaching. May we continue to stand united in our mission and purpose as the church of Jesus Christ. We celebrate the gifts of each person who is part of our church family. To advance the mission of the church it takes everyone working together, not for personal recognition but for the glory of God. Amen. 1. Thomas H. Troeger, The Parable of the Ten Preachers (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992), pp. 20-22. 2. Ibid, pp. 93-96.
721. Grow Up!
1 Corinthians 3:1-23
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Timothy J. Smith
... God can and will do amazing things in our lives and in the life of our church when we surrender our will to God’s. “For we are God’s servants, working together,” we work together to the glory of God and not to receive human recognition or applause. This was what Paul hoped his friends in Corinth would soon understand. It was time for the Corinthians to grow up! The church, just like the field in Paul’s metaphor, belongs to God. Individual leaders who come and go are insignificant; they are simply ...
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King Duncan
... are doing the work of 179,000 former bank tellers? It makes life easier for the rest of us, but those are nice people losing their jobs. Even with the continuing problems of the U. S. Postal Service, did you know that sight-recognition machines have replaced 47,000 postal workers? That’s startling, but it is a phenomenon faced by an increasing number of workers. As for foreign competition, did you realize that many apparel workers and financial analysts have been coerced into training their foreign ...
723. The ME and the WE
Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7
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Leonard Sweet
... Army officer. Sometimes the greatest blessings of your life you will never know about. Sometimes the greatest impact of your life will not be revealed in your lifetime. Sometimes your faithfulness will bear fruit long after you and I are gone. It’s not about recognition and reward. It’s only about serving Jesus as an individual ME in the context of a communal WE. COMMENTARY It’s not just a cultural coincidence that throughout the ages, all over the world, people gather together at a meal in order to ...
724. Be Shrewd
Luke 16:1-15
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Leonard Sweet
... servant’s salvation. We only hear about his business savvy. And his Machiavellian moxie is praised. The dishonest servant keeps his focus firmly on his own future well-being. He brilliantly uses the Greco-Roman strict social contract of “reciprocity” (the recognition and repayment of established social debts and favors that maintained one’s acceptable social status) to ensure that when he was booted out of his current master’s home, he would have to be “welcomed” or “received” by those he ...
725. Luke 16:1-13
Luke 16:1-15
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... servant’s salvation. We only hear about his business savvy. And his Machiavellian moxie is praised. The dishonest servant keeps his focus firmly on his own future well-being. He brilliantly uses the Greco-Roman strict social contract of “reciprocity” (the recognition and repayment of established social debts and favors that maintained one’s acceptable social status) to ensure that when he was booted out of his current master’s home, he would have to be “welcomed” or “received” by those he ...
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