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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David E. Leininger
... on all the time. Think of any of the major social issues that we face — abortion, gender equality, sexuality, war. People defend their positions in all of them by appealing to this or that scripture text — scripture becomes a club with which to bash opponents. But that is generally done without reference to surrounding material, and as we have seen, you can prove virtually anything with scripture depending on the verses you select. And who is to question you? After all, "All scripture is God-breathed ...
102. Proper 11
Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15:1-5; 52:1-9, Amos 8:1-12, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:15-28
Bulletin Aid
Julia Ross Strope
... in the kitchen. That’s the way life is; it is comprised of satisfying events and of disappointing events. Jesus indicates how we can make it through the thick and the thin: stay in touch with the Holy Spirit, avoid allowing others to bash our boundaries, and spend time with companions who share our desire to be close to God. A title might be: Problems, Poetry, and Pregnancy, articulating how Jesus meets and affirms the heart’s longing while not denying the practical; relationships and creativity can ...
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Leonard Sweet
... ’s congregation have been “refreshed,” renewed, reborn, through the faithfulness this house-church leader has shown them. Paul concludes by asking Philemon to “refresh” Paul’s own heart by welcoming the slave Onesimus as a full brother in Christ. Never bashful about asking, Paul beseeches Philemon to send back Onesimus to Paul so that together they may continue the work of spreading the gospel of Christ to others. Despite all the historical suggestions we do not know anything more about the ...
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King Duncan
... to the burden posed by freedom and responsibility. Jesus wanted Bartimaeus to be certain this was what he really wanted. Jesus wanted him to articulate his need and express his faith. Bartimaeus’ reply was simple. There was no hesitation, no bashfulness. “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately, Mark tells us, Bartimaeus received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. Bartimaeus became a follower of Jesus Christ. How could he do anything else ...
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King Duncan
... to show our love for one another, we had better do it now. There is an urgency about the really important things in life. One of those important things is demonstrating our affection for people we love. You may know the story about the very bashful young man who was hesitant about demonstrating his affection for his sweetheart. “Oh, but that I were an octopus,” he said one night, “that I might wrap all eight arms around you.” His impatient sweetheart replied, “Don’t worry about having eight arms ...
106. One Heaven of a Party
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
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Charley Reeb
... Fortunately, she was eventually able to find a good job and, over time, set aside a sizable nest egg. Standing in the lobby of the Hyatt, she remembered this and had a gigantically generous notion that she would use her savings to throw a big bash for all the homeless people of downtown Boston. She sent invitations to rescue missions and homeless shelters and made sure everything was ready. So in June of 1990, the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Boston hosted a party of Kingdom-like proportions. People who normally ...
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King Duncan
... to show our love for one another, we had better do it now. There is an urgency about the really important things in life. One of those important things is demonstrating our affection for people we love. You may know the story about the very bashful young man who was hesitant about demonstrating his affection for his sweetheart. “Oh, but that I were an octopus,” he said one night, “that I might wrap all eight arms around you.” His impatient sweetheart replied, “Don’t worry about having eight arms ...
Get up in one of our industrial centres today and say that two and two make four, and if there is any financial interest concerned in maintaining that two and two make five, the police will bash your head in.
Albert J. Nock
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
Aristotle
Humor
You may know the story about the very bashful young man who was hesitant about demonstrating his affection for his sweetheart. "Oh, but that I were an octopus," he said one night, "that I might wrap all eight arms around you." His impatient sweetheart replied, "Don't worry about having eight arms. Just make better use of the two arms you already have."
111. Mutual Submission
Ephesians 5:22-33
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Will Willimon
... the more unpopular pieces of scripture -- except among Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson and their devotees. (And you know what they're like.) Let us therefore be done with Ephesians 5, placing it upon the junk heap of other biblical passages urge the bashing of little babies' heads against stones and the obedience of slaves to masters. Submission is not our word. Yet before you jettison Ephesians 5, please note that commentators call this one of the most abused and misinterpreted passages in the whole Bible ...
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Mark Ellingsen
... markedly “whiter” than its respective metropolitan area population. In small towns, the average American in these locales lives in communities that are 80% white. Meanwhile Sunday worship remains the most segregated hour in this “Christian” nation of ours. We keep bashing the immigrants who don’t speak English and “those welfare chiselers” who more than likely are of a different ethnicity than our own. No, America needs the kind of inclusivity that Paul and Martin Luther King, Jr call us to ...
113. Sheep and Shepherds
John 10:11-16 · Psalm 23
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Will Willimon
... something like that to another person. “No,” he said. “What surprised me was my reaction. The moment I hit the ground, I found myself wildly looking for a rock, a board, anything to hit that guy with. If he had come back, I would have bashed in his head without a thought.” “Well,” I said, “Your reaction was understandable. You were upset, angry.” “I can't understand my reaction,” he said, “I am a college graduate.” We so want to believe that we have made progress. So now a professor ...
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Richard Hasler
... resemblance of it in the book of Deuteronomy where the writers of the book have God not only blessing war but blessing success in the marketplace as signs of God’s favor. The Pharisees had this viewpoint in their theology, but before we go bashing Pharisees, we may have on the conservative or liberal side of the spectrum those we think who are “Pharisees.” Before we condemn them we might first consider the “Pharisee within.” If we press hard enough we might find what is most objectionable in our ...
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William G. Carter
... in the world. In the cross and resurrection of Jesus, something had been accomplished. Something had been “finished.” In chapter after chapter of his book, John gave us glimpses of something holy breaking through the ordinary moments of life: at a wedding bash water is turned into wine, a multitude is fed in a deserted place, a paralyzed man is healed after years of lingering around the miracle shrine. Now Christ breaks into a locked room to pronounce peace where there was fear. He declares forgiveness ...
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Will Willimon
... at me, humiliates me, tries to make a food of me before the other workers. And the thing I fear the most is that I hate him so much, I am fearful that one day he’ll push me so far that I’ll pick up a wrench and bash his brains out. What can I do?” “Well,” I said, “this is terrible. You must try something. Have you tried prayer?” “Prayer?” “Yes,” I continued. “What if you prayed every morning before going to work, asking God to give you the inner peace and assurance you need to endure ...
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Will Willimon
... forget how fortunate he was to be in his Father's house. At last he even resorted to locking the older brother out of the house. He bolted the door and the party which had been a celebration for the reception of a stranger, became the victory bash of the arrogant usurper. The music and dancing resumed. The smug younger brother had it all to himself now. But outside in the December darkness stood the Father where had left him, out in the darkness, standing where he had always been, beside the older brother ...
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Lori Wagner
... go with 20 for a conservative figure. One of those would yield about 100 bottles of wine. They filled six! So, Jesus created 600 bottles of wine. Now, if those water jars held 30 gallons, then we are talking about 900 bottles of wine. That’s some wedding bash! The entire town must have been attending! But never mind that. That….is some miracle! Not only did he create the wine, but it was the best anyone had ever tasted all week long! When Jesus works a miracle, he goes all out! Cause when Jesus invests ...
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Lori Wagner
... go with 20 for a conservative figure. One of those would yield about 100 bottles of wine. They filled six! So, Jesus created 600 bottles of wine. Now, if those water jars held 30 gallons, then we are talking about 900 bottles of wine. That’s some wedding bash! The entire town must have been attending! But never mind that. That….is some miracle! Not only did he create the wine, but it was the best anyone had ever tasted all week long! When Jesus works a miracle, he goes all out! Cause when Jesus invests ...
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Lori Wagner
... go with 20 for a conservative figure. One of those would yield about 100 bottles of wine. They filled six! So, Jesus created 600 bottles of wine. Now, if those water jars held 30 gallons, then we are talking about 900 bottles of wine. That’s some wedding bash! The entire town must have been attending! But never mind that. That….is some miracle! Not only did he create the wine, but it was the best anyone had ever tasted all week long! When Jesus works a miracle, he goes all out! Cause when Jesus invests ...
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Lori Wagner
... means to be in relationship with those who are different but share our humanity. We broaden what it means to be a “citizen” of God’s kingdom. In our world today, as in Jesus’ world then, no amount of fiery preaching, instructing, lecturing, protesting, raging, insulting, or bashing will ever change a heart that is set in its current path. But a good story? That’ll do it every time. This is what Jesus knew. If you want to change the world, you do it one heart at a time –with a powerful story. The ...
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