Synonyms: touch, feel, sense of touch, tactile sense, tactility, contact, using one's hands, sensation, sense, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, notion, inkling, hunch, fancy, apprehension, presentiment, premonition, foreboding, love, care, affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, warmness, emotion, sentiment, emotional state, compassion, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, understanding, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, tender-heartedness, brotherly love, sensibilities, sensitivities, self-esteem, ego, pride, opinion, belief, view, impression, intuition, instinct, estimation, guess, theory, hypothesis, thought, way of thinking, point of view, atmosphere, ambience, aura, air, mood, climate, character, overtone, undertone, tenor, spirit, quality, flavour, colour, aptitude, knack, flair, bent, talent, gift, skill, art, trick, faculty, ability, propensity, inclination, sensitive, warm, warm-hearted, tender, tender-hearted, caring, soft-hearted, sympathetic, compassionate, empathetic, responsive, receptive, intuitive, thoughtful
Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice
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876. Building a Bridge
Illustration
Staff
... nearness frightens them, but each alone Is powerless to tear its bulk away; and each Dejected wishes he had known For such a wall, some magic thing to say. So let us build with master art, my dear, A bridge of love between your life and mine, A bridge of tenderness, and very near, A bridge of understanding, strong and fine, Till we have formed so many lovely ties, There never will be room for walls to rise.
877. Prayer for a Married Couple
Illustration
Bishop Slattery
... . Grant that by Thy mercy neither of us ever say one unkind word to the other. Forgive and correct our faults, and make us constantly to forgive one another should one of us unconsciously hurt the other. Make us and keep us sound and well in body, alert in mind, tender in heart, devout in spirit. O Lord, grant us each to rise to the other's best. Then we pray Thee add to our common life such virtues as only Thou canst give. And so, O Father, consecrate our life and our love completely to Thy worship, and to ...
878. Two Are Better Than One
Illustration
Walter Wangerin, Jr.
Marriage is not romanticized in the creation account. Its ideal purpose is not one of sweet feeling, tender words, poetical affections or physical satisfactions not "love" as the world defines love in all its nasal songs and its popular shallow stories. Marriage is meant to be flatly practical. One human alone is help-LESS, unable. But "Two are better than one," says Ecclesiastes, "Because they have a good ...
879. The Final Word
Illustration
Staff
Every conscientious parent recognizes how difficult it is to exercise his God-given authority over his children. The delicate balance of being tough yet tender is not easy to maintain. Many parents intensify a rebellious spirit by being dictatorial and harsh. Others yield when their authority is tested. When a strong-willed child resists, the pressure to give in for the sake of peace and harmony can become overpowering. I am reminded of the mother ...
880. The Setting of the Sun
Illustration
Margaret Sangster
It isn't the thing you do; It's the thing you leave undone, Which gives you a bit of heartache At the setting of the sun. The tender word forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flower you might have sent, Are your haunting ghosts tonight. The stone you might have lifted Out of a brother's way, The bit of heartsome counsel You were harried too much to say. The loving touch of the hand, The ...
881. Lincoln's Autumn 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Illustration
Staff
... who dwelleth in the heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners, or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... like a miracle, but the man who suffered the stroke, the man who had such difficulty communicating with anyone, also began singing. There was no stuttering, no breakdown in forming words. He just sang: “Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild.” As the man reached for his pastor’s hand to hold, his wife joined in the singing, “Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.” “We finished,” the pastor said. The man smiled, and “God was there.” (4) If that seems ...
883. Tag! You're It!
Humor Illustration
I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8-year-old again. I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant. I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make ripples ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... cast, as if in one motion, gathered him up in their love and sent him back to his place with more confidence and conviction than when he had stepped to the front with such unwarranted bravado. And in that singular act of compassion and tenderness, in that bearing the light of love, a love that transcends a universe of unceasing flubs and gratuitous bluster, I saw the star of Bethlehem shine as bright as 2000 years ago. COMMENTARY “Moderation should never be excessive.” That is my motto for holiday ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... to provide faith coaching to his congregants, and mentoring in pastoral ministry to his administrative staff and ministry associates. At the age of 25, I was given the privilege serving under Luther as his associate pastor, and came to love this gentle spirit and tender soul as well as learn enormously under his tutelage. Maybe it was because Luther had served two killer churches in a row, which landed him in the hospital for an extended period of healing. When he emerged, his ego had been rebuilt around ...
886. Men in the Delivery Room
Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
Illustration
Eric Ritz
... , "What's wrong? Where are you going?" He said, "I've got to resign real fast. I am Vice-President of Seven-up!" That poor father-to-be was feeling a might bit overwhelmed. I suppose many people feel that way especially during the Christmas season. They are ready to tender their resignation from it all; ready to "hang it up."
Sermon
King Duncan
... end, the tough end [of the funnel] that then life began to broaden out. But if you started at the easy end, the broad end, life became more narrow all the time.” What an interesting philosophy! Wayne Oates worked hard and he had an amazing break at the tender age of fourteen. He was one of a small number of impoverished but bright boys selected by a congressman to serve as a page in the United States House of Representatives. This was a life-changing experience, but it didn’t keep Oates out of the mill ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... body was badly twisted and deformed. Roberts found it difficult even to look at him without wincing. But not Mary. She looked upon her son with eyes of uncompromised love. She touched his face and spoke quietly to him, even though he couldn’t hear anymore. She tenderly kissed his cheek many times. Mary told Roberts how much Jimmy had meant to her, and how much she would miss him. As Roberts stood there, he realized that Mary loved with kind of love that was far, far beyond any love he had ever given to ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... us able to walk by the homeless, turn the channel at reports of genocide, ignore our children, exploit our environment, put gain above God. Lenten “cleansing” brings our spirits to the surface and lets us risk being tender and exposed before God’s presence. Lenten cleansing brings Easter resurrection. No, cleansing, no refreshment. __________________ COMMENTARY This week’s gospel text gives John’s version of Jesus’ enthusiastic “cleansing” or “clearing” of the Temple. While the Synoptic ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... entirety was strange and even unseemly. Indeed, the rest of the world was viewed in terms of its wickedness and God’s righteous judgment upon that wickedness was celebrated. For John to now declare that God loves his world so completely, so wholly, so tenderly that the divine “gave his only Son” in order to offer all who believe “eternal life,” moves the motivation for the earthly presence of the Son from one of judgment to one of salvation. This is one of the most significant theological shifts ...
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... entirety was strange and even unseemly. Indeed, the rest of the world was viewed in terms of its wickedness and God’s righteous judgment upon that wickedness was celebrated. For John to now declare that God loves his world so completely, so wholly, so tenderly that the divine “gave his only Son” in order to offer all who believe “eternal life,” moves the motivation for the earthly presence of the Son from one of judgment to one of salvation. This is one of the most significant theological shifts ...
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... As they patiently set about their task, even the scars seemed to add to its beauty in their eyes. But, to their dismay, the fragile hands had been pulverized. “A Christ without hands is no Christ at all,” someone said sadly. Indeed we want Christ’s tender, ministering hands outstretched to us! So someone suggested that they try to get a new statue. Then another person in the group came up with the idea that prevailed. He suggested that a brass plaque be attached to the statue’s base that would read ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... in his right mind, go forth, breathing the testimony of divine saving to rescue thousands from death and illimitable woe. At the name of Jesus, spoken to him reverently, I have known the maniac to cease his wild ravings and become as a little child, tender and submissive. In a revival, not long since, a helpless stammerer was suddenly cured of his impediment as he named the name of Christ in praise. I have seen men who had been bitterest enemies for years, suddenly fall weeping into each other’s arms ...
894. The Pastoral Search Report
John 10:11-18
Illustration
James Kegel
... of all. Very musical. We discovered he had an affair with his neighbor's wife. SOLOMON: Great preacher but our parsonage wouldn't hold all his wives and children. Has grandiose tastes. ELIJAH: Prone to depression; collapses under pressure. HOSEA: A tender, loving pastor but his wife is a floosy or worse. DEBORAH: Pushy female. JEREMIAH: Emotionally unstable, alarmist, negative, always lamenting things. ISAIAH: Claims to have seen angels. Has trouble with his language. JONAH: Refused God's call until he was ...
895. Mortals Only See in Part
Mark 4:26-34
Illustration
Nathan Ausubel Copyright
... it into the dirt." "I don't like the country!" said one in disgust. "Only crazy people live here." So he returned to the city. His brother who remained in the country saw a change take place several weeks later. The plowed field began to sprout tender green shoots, even more beautiful and fresher than before. This discovery excited him very much. So he wrote to his brother in the city to come at once and see for himself the wonderful change. His brother came and was delighted with what he saw. As time ...
896. A Great Dad
Mk 4:26-34
Illustration
King Duncan
... 'always wrong'. They can't talk to their dads the way I can talk to you. I could always talk to you. You always understood. There was nothing I could not tell you." Of course Willie is describing here a father who has more than mere time. He also has tenderness and a willingness to admit it when he has made a mistake: but simply taking time is the first step along the journey to successful parenting.
897. Ephesians 4:25-5:2
Ephesians 4:17--5:21
Sweet
Leonard Sweet
... slander, malice — are actions and attitudes which would “grieve the Holy Spirit,” activities that would disrupt and disassemble the cohesive community the Holy Spirit has made possible. The words and witness called for from this community is “kind,” “tender-hearted,” and “forgiving.” The template the faith community is to use is nothing less than the ultimate act of redemption all the faithful have experienced — forgiving others “as God in Christ has forgiven you”(v.32). Finally, in ...
898. Aroma of Christ Church
Ephesians 4:17--5:21
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... slander, malice — are actions and attitudes which would “grieve the Holy Spirit,” activities that would disrupt and disassemble the cohesive community the Holy Spirit has made possible. The words and witness called for from this community is “kind,” “tender-hearted,” and “forgiving.” The template the faith community is to use is nothing less than the ultimate act of redemption all the faithful have experienced — forgiving others “as God in Christ has forgiven you”(v.32). Finally, in ...
Sermon
Cynthia Cowen
... a variety of expensive plants. Between two massive houses on wide lots sat a small, tar-pa-pered one on a very narrow lot. Though the owner did not have the money to side it for many years, he worked hard keeping his small yard mowed and tenderly cared for a planter alongside the entry. He was proud of his little "toe hold on the bay." He shared the same beach with his neighbors, and he enjoyed watching his chil­dren build immense sandcastles. The only ladder of success the children climbed was attached to ...
Sermon
Cynthia Cowen
... a stable in this translation? I checked out other versions, but nowhere can it be found a stable was Mary's delivery room. However, we are told that Jesus' first bed was a manger. A manger is a place where animals were fed. It didn't contain fresh, tender grass. It probably was filled with harsh, dried out straw. A physically worn out Mary laid God's Son in an animal's feeding trough on a rough bed of hay. Have you ever slept on hay? It's rather prickly. Certainly not a Serta mattress with a hypoallergenic ...
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