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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If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Thomas Fuller
827. Death
Illustration
Jack Key
A businessman was permitted to have one wish come true. After some thought he wished for a newspaper dated two years in the future. Miraculously the paper was put in his hand. Turning to the stock reports, he made careful notes on stocks that had shown unusual growth. He would certainly make a fortune! Then out of ...
828. Mothers and Father’s Get Short Changed
2 Timothy 1:5
Illustration
Mothers and Fathers -- you think you're special? You think you're being honored, having one day out of the year dedicated to you? Consider this: Egg salad gets a whole week. As do pickles, pancakes, pickled peppers, split pea soup, clowns, carpenter ants and aardvarks. Peanut butter (March), chickens (September) and oatmeal (January) each rate an entire month. Mothers and fathers can draw solace from ...
829. Difficulty in Showing Gratitude
Luke 8:36-37
Illustration
Leonard Sweet
... it. I know some people would rather die than show their appreciation or say thanks. There is a Peanuts cartoon strip in which Lucy is crying bitter tears over a decision her mother has made. She wails, "You promised me a birthday party, and now you say I can't have one. It's not fair!" Enter Lucy's brother, Linus, who calls her aside to offer some advice: "You're not using the right strategy," he says. "Why not go up to Mom and say to her, 'I'm sorry, dear mother . . . I admit I've been bad, and you were ...
830. Dear Santa
Humor Illustration
... Santa Claus. Here are some of the letters: "Dear Santa: Last year you didn't leave me anything good. The year before last year, you didn't leave me anything good. This year is your last chance. Alfred Dear Santa: My baby brother would like a cowboy suit. Do you have one with diapers? Andy Dear Santa: In my house there are three boys. Richard is two. Jeffrey is four. Norman is seven. Richard is good sometimes. Jeffrey is good sometimes. Norman is good all the time. (Signed) Norman."
Children's Sermon
King Duncan
Object: (Instead of an object, have one of the children help you with this. It needs to be practiced ahead of time.) Good morning, boys and girls. I need some help this morning. I'm going to ask Robert to help me. I'm going to ask Robert to shut his eyes. Now Robert, I want you ...
832. Psalm 83
Psalm 83:1-18
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... psalm—God, destroy your enemies and ours! Asaph, however, does not describe in detail how he wants God to slaughter Israel’s enemies; the imprecation, therefore, is relatively mild. Asaph seeks God’s help (83:1) because their mutual enemies have one terrifying purpose: annihilate Israel (83:2–5). Their enemy is formidable, consisting of Israel’s neighbors to the east, south, and west—with Assyria covering the northern flank (83:6–8). Asaph cites two decisive victories that God achieved over ...
833. Valued Pet
Humor Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
The minister preached a very short sermon. He explained, "My dog got into my office and chewed up some of my notes." At the close of the service a visitor asked, "If your dog ever has pups, please let my pastor have one of them."
834. My Time Is Your Time
Humor Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
A man asked God how long a million years was to Him. God replied, "It's just like a single second of your time, my child." So the man asked, "And what about a million dollars?" The Lord replied, "To me, it's just like a single penny." So the man gathered himself up and said, "Well, Lord, could I have one of your pennies?" And God said, "Certainly, my child, just a second."
835. From Like to Love
Illustration
Joel Santos
... heavy chain from which a medallion hung, and across the face of the medallion were the letters “love.” Schultz fingered it for a few minutes and then handed it back. With a wry “Charley Brown” smile on his face, he said, “It’s just too hard for me. Do you have one that says, LIKE?” In his honesty, Schultz pointed out an important truth. No matter how necessary it is, love is not easy. Only God can really turn our “likes” to “loves” by the help of Grace and Faith.
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
Aristotle
This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
Arthur C. Clarke
I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem - and that yardstick is: Is it good for America?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bigamy is having one husband too many. Monogamy is the same.
Erica Jong
The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.
Georges Bidault
Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.
Jesse Jackson
I've never had a humble opinion in my life. If you're going to have one, why bother to be humble about it?
Joan Baez
For anything worth having one must pay the price and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
John Burroughs
Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.
Lord Chesterfield
We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.
Muhammad Ali
People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good, soul-satisfying emotion than a dozen facts.
Robert Keith Leavitt
Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.
Stella Adler
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