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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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1601. In The Beginning

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... to search long and hardfor the stuff in the water to clump together to make the sunand the stars. By the time He got to making the moon, Hejust collected more dirt and put it up there where it couldreflect the sunlight at night. "Nice touch," He said. He liked it. "Tomorrow, the funbegins," He said, forgetting His loneliness among theplants, and easing pressure on Himself by giving some of Hiscreation a chance to help. It was Thursday already! Time really flies when youare having fun. "Let's start out with ...

1602. The Babel Disaster -- You Are There

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... wasn't good enough for 'em. We was good enoughta lay dere bricks, but not good enough to go ta da bash oreven ta see da finished product. Them super-religious guys, not the pastor, but thembuilding committee types or whatever you call them, deywouldn't let none of us touch the finish work on the toptemple. Dey says it was God's house and we was too dirty towork on it. More power to 'em, we says. But dey got our goat. Ihope dey was inside when that bugger went crash. Dey was so snooty to us when we tried ...

1603. Paul, The Great Missionary

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... in Philippi who have allowed us this opportunity to talk with our colleague, the missionary, Paul of Tarsus. Many of you, our listeners, have known of him and many more have actually met him, heard him preach, and spent time with him. This is a rare opportunity to be in touch once again. Paul, do you have any opening remarks you would like to make? Paul: "I thank my God for you every time I think of you; and every time I pray for you all, I pray with joy, because of the way in which you have helped me in ...

1604. God, The Father

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... also does healing and a lot of these people are here for that. They couldn't care less about what he says. Oh, there he is. Stay, please." Reluctantly, Samuel stayed. Jesus spoke about ten minutes. Then the people swarmed all over him, seeking his healing touch. It got to be too much, so Jesus, looking very weary, climbed down from the little mound where he had stood to preach, and headed for the nearby mountain. People were angry with Jesus and swore at him, but finally, they began leaving. Samuel followed ...

1605. Children

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... Occasionally, one of the emperors or governors would blame Christians for all the world's problems. Things would get rough. People would disappear and not be seen again. Or their bodies would appear at a particular stone pile outside of town. They didn't touch my dad, because he continued to collect taxes. The revolutionaries apparently decided to let him alone because he was fair, even after they had killed his workers. I was about 35, and living in Antioch, when I heard that my parents had disappeared. I ...

1606. The Righteous

Sermon

John A. Terry

... so happened that the church nearest to the ex-convict's apartment was located on the edge of the rich area. Spike called on the pastor of this fashionable church and told him of his desire to join. "My dear man," said the pastor, with more than a touch of superiority, "I do not think you would be happy here, though I appreciate your good intentions. Really, you would be most uncomfortable amongst my people and I am afraid it would be quite embarrassing to you and perhaps to them. I suggest you think it over ...

1607. The Merciful

Sermon

John A. Terry

... the holy places for Hindus in Calcutta. As she drew closer, she saw a man stretched out on the street with turned-up eyes and a face drained of blood. A triple braid denoted that he was of the Brahmin caste, not of the temple priests. No one dared to touch him, for people recognized he was dying from cholera. Mother Teresa went to him, bent down, took the body of the Brahmin priest in her arms and carried him to her shelter. Day and night, she nursed him; over and again he would say to the people, "For 30 ...

1608. The Pure In Heart

Sermon

John A. Terry

... did not know what I was in for. Other times I had walked along the rocky ocean shore. I had thought of tide pools as things to step over until I went with a group of trained and inquisitive third graders. Knowing what to look for, they could see and touch and hold all of the marvelous life that was there in God's created world. It is easy to be blind to God's presence in the world, in our work and in the people around us. In the seventeenth century, there lived a man known as Brother Lawrence who ...

1609. Cain's Sentence

Genesis 4:1-26

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... be dead. Pastor: We don't have capital punishment in this state. Cain: What is the use of not having a field to grow corn? I wouldn't be worth anything without my fields. Maybe I'll get lucky and someone will kill me in prison. Pastor: They won't touch you. They go after the effeminate homos and the child abusers. You, they'll ignore. Besides, if someone does come after you, there are some guards who will love to have an excuse to bust heads. There are always a few who just hope for a riot. Here, wear this ...

1610. Evergreen Wreath And Faded Leaf

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... many would not embrace one another again until the next family wedding or a funeral shivered its way to the forefront. All the proper symbols of hope were present in the room: the greenery, the gifts, the invocation from the preacher, the wedding photograph (touched up as only a professional earning top dollar can effect), and the round of toasts. As the toasts continued, from the humorous to the meaningful to the absurd, the clanging of utensils on glasses ceased when the mother of the bride rose. She was ...

1611. When Imagination Replaces Memory

Isaiah 42:18-25

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... our favor. Those memories are there to give us joy and confidence, almost like secret helpers, if we do not let the ghosts crowd them out. Memories are in our lives to strengthen us. And the greatest strength and peace we can know is to get in touch with our childhood knowledge of love. This will take some managing. Some of us need to recast the memories we have of relationships with our father or mother into adult terms. Some of us have been moving through life feeling unblessed. We go through life, even ...

1612. Rules For A Happy Life

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... is certainly known to every preaching minister, Phillips Brooks. "It is an awful hour when the first necessity of hiding anything comes. The whole life is different thenceforth. When there are questions to be feared, and eyes to be avoided, and subjects which must not be touched, then the bloom of life is gone. Put off that day as long as possible. Put it off forever if you can." Fifth: The Rule Of The Most Admired Person You Know. We all have one or more people who influence our lives. Perhaps it's ...

1613. Written On The Heart

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... the gates of Heaven. He ruled that the man had not lived up to the standards of the teachings of Jesus. A few days later, Peter saw the man walking down the streets of Heaven and couldn't imagine how the fellow got there. He got in touch with the authorities and they decided to do some investigating. That night, they saw a shadowy figure skulking in the darkness. Soon, some people who had also been turned away recently were seen approaching the corner of a fence designed to keep them out. The shadowy figure ...

1614. Wind -- Word -- Spirit -- Community

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... newly established close association with Jesus, the idea of holiness suffered a revolution in meaning. Instead of denoting ritual separation from defilement, it came to denote that intense dedication to the mercy and compassion of God which had led Jesus to touch lepers and fraternize with the more unsavory members of the community. Holiness was turned inside out: instead of meaning 'holier than thou,' it meant 'dedicated for thee.' And it was the Holy Spirit that gave to Christians that 'sanctification' or ...

1615. Acquaintances Or Friends?

2 Samuel 16:15--17:29

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... will die, even if it is his own son. Through the casting of lots the finger points directly to Jonathan, who confesses that he took a taste of honey. Saul vows to kill him but the people rise as one and bluntly tell the king not to touch one hair of Jonathan's head. The common soldiers sensed than Jonathan was a peoples' person. Jonathan's next appearance in the narrative is in today's reading. David is introduced to Saul. As far as Jonathan was concerned, meeting David was a case of friendship at ...

1616. Lyrics For The Centuries

2 Samuel 1:1-16

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... . Pointing to his head and heart Andy replied, "It's in here and here. That's the benefit of music. They can't take that away from you. It makes you remember places in the world that are not made of stone. There is something inside that they cannot touch. It's yours." When a friend asked what he was talking about, Andy said simply, "Hope!" One sort of music that abides for many is jazz. I recently had occasion to ask a friend what he intended to do on vacation. "Listen to my jazz albums," he replied. Those ...

1617. No Particular Place To Go

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... , was convicted, and sentenced to serve time in jail. It was too much for her, so she ran away, trying desperately to escape from the consequences. It's always easier to run from the past than to confront it head on. During that time she lost touch with her family. Pat realized that she caused her family plenty of pain and heartache. She not only disgraced herself; she had disgraced her entire family. Pat ran away from her family and her painful past. Five years later Pat once again became involved in an ...

1618. Lasting Impressions

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... remembered how it took three years to save the modest amount. "Could I give that money away?" Sudha wondered. That night sleep was difficult as Sudha wrestled with what to do. "I thought of all the times God's grace and loving-kindness had touched and encouraged me," Sudha reflected. "How could I not reach out to this family now?" she wondered. The next morning the decision was made. The struggling family was astonished at the generosity shown them. Sudha emphasized that they could return the money only ...

1619. Stand Tall

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... after a long pause, "I'll try it." Robert built the program over nine months, drawing on sources personal, clinical, and spiritual. From his experiences with group therapy, he stressed mutual support and the twelve-step framework. Robert added his own personal touch as well as a Christian perspective to the program. His church continued to support him by sending him to several conferences on counseling and alcoholism. As Robert shared his past with others in the program he had started, his future began to ...

1620. Learning to Live Without Jesus

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

William G. Carter

... its own bureaucratic floor. We struggle in the church to wait for the Spirit, to be led by the Spirit, to live by the Spirit who has many things to tell us that we cannot yet bear to hear. It is difficult to wait for a Spirit whom we cannot touch or see. No wonder, then, that sometimes in our impatience we turn to flesh and blood. We turn to the church for undue authority, expecting a list of what we should and should not do. Either that, or the church itself fills the absence of Jesus with its own false ...

1621. Water Won't Quench The Fire

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

William G. Carter

... After thumbing through some compact disks of Celtic harp music, she spotted a book section marked "spirituality." That looked interesting, until she read the titles of the books. There were books about esoteric crystals and secret pyramids. One book offered tips on getting in touch with past lives. Another suggested ways to interpret dreams. There wasn't a Bible to be seen. There were no books on prayer or studies on the Sermon on the Mount. A sales clerk said, "Have you found what you're looking for?" "Not ...

1622. A Blessing Behind Locked Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... it." The following year, the pastor appointed a third chair for the committee and pleaded her case. By now, everybody on the worship committee knew of her efforts. With a single voice they said, "People come to church to hear about God; they don't come to be touched. Passing the peace isn't a holy moment. It is too informal, too human." Perhaps it is no surprise that the pastor now serves a different congregation. Do we want to pass the peace? It is a practice that extends back to Jesus' first words to the ...

1623. Shouting At A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

William G. Carter

... human confidence. Rivers swell beyond their banks. Wind smashes our windows. Creation seems strangely indifferent to creature needs and comforts. A storm can explode with rage, and remind us how powerless we are. On May 31, 1985, a tornado system touched down in the northwestern corner of Pennsylvania. The wind whipped at 250 miles-per-hour, tossing trees like matchsticks, throwing automobiles into the air, and killing fifteen people in two counties. What should have been a Friday afternoon of relaxation ...

1624. A Moment Of Decision

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... to "walk the walk." In Petrograd, Russia, in 1916, the leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church were involved in a heated discussion regarding liturgy and vestments. At the same time in the same building, the Bolsheviks were planning a revolution. The church leaders were so out of touch that the revolution swept away both the Czar and the church. The church is not a place for refuge, to get away from the cares and burdens of modern life. It is not a modern Noah's ark. Our baptism calls us to the ministry of ...

1625. Pass It On

John 1:43-51

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... ?" Benny asks. "No," his mother answers, "not long at all. Like the twinkling of an eye." Many families have been devastated by AIDS. Amid the darkness and despair an eight-year-old boy and his mother witnessed to the sustaining power of the light of God's presence. They have touched the lives of a multitude of people. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. -- 1 John 1:5 Go and pass it on.

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