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
Showing 1901 to 1925 of 4995 results
1901. A Volunteer Inspector Clouseau
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... quit the CIA, he put his plan in motion. He bundled up his classified documents and threw them over the wall of the Soviet embassy in Washington. Also in the bundle was a note from Moore offering more secrets for a fee of $200,000. The note set up a meeting in his own neighborhood with the Soviet agents. The guards at the Soviet embassy did not know what the package was and, thinking it was a bomb, called in the Secret Service to check it out. At the time of Moore's proposed ...
1902. Union Seniority
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... the hopes of making for himself a marvelous marriage. The matchmaker pulled out a big, beautiful book filled with pictures of women and slips of information about each one. The union man was quick to spot a lovely young woman of twenty, and he immediately asked to meet her. "I'm afraid that's impossible," the matchmaker said, "but look at this picture. This woman is about fifty years old, she is a good cook, a great seamstress..." The union leader cut him off immediately: "She's twice my age, and as ugly as ...
1903. Where's My Luggage?
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... out-of-town managers checked into the hotel, they were told that their bags would be placed in their rooms. Instead, Rickenbacker had the bags locked up in a storage area overnight. In his autobiography, Rickenbacker tells what happened next: "There they were for the meeting the next morning, unshaven, teeth unbrushed, wearing dirty shirts. There was no sign of the baggage all day. That night it was delivered, with a great pounding on all the doors, at 3:00 a.m. At the opening session the second morning, I ...
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Leonard Sweet
... exactly what Mary heard at that moment of angelic visitation. Thanks to Internet access, global news, satellite surveillance, all of which have made local news big news all over the world, we now know that there are some places in the world that still meet out judgments like the one Mary might have anticipated after hearing this week’s angelic news. We read stories almost weekly about condition that, while they might raise eyebrows in one part of the world, raise a death penalty in other regions. For Mary ...
1905. My Servant Martin
Luke 2:1-14 (15-20); Matthew 25:40
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John A. Stroman
... , where did you get that Roman army cloak?" Jesus answered softly, "My servant Martin gave it to me." This Advent Jesus stands among us, although disguised. If you turn away the addict, the beggar, the elderly, the lonely, the refugee, or the powerless, you may be turning away Jesus. To meet your neighbor or a stranger at the level of his or her need is to meet Jesus. It is possible that the highest and the holiest come to us in the least and lowest.
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King Duncan
... there. Then the locals bring him to a fishpond that Father Benjamin had constructed that helps to feed the community. Again, however, there is no sign of Father Benjamin. The Captain is finally led up a mountain. “Aha,” he thought, “Finally I will meet the amazing Father Benjamin.” Once again, there is no sign of this good Father and the Captain grows frustrated. He asks the townsfolk why they have led him to many places which Father Benjamin made possible, but not to the gentleman himself. Finally ...
1907. The Un-Stolen Car
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... at our church, I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing. Suddenly I realized, I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My wife, Diane, has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition. My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them. Her ...
1908. Doubt: The Prelude to Faith
John 20:19-23
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William L. Self
... t like. "He replied, "Actually, I didn't hear you. I just don't like preachers." I agreed that I have some trouble with preachers too. I said, "Well, what are you?" And he said, "I'm a seeker." I said, "That's interesting. Where do you meet?" He said, "We don't meet." I said, "What are you seeking?" He said, "We're seeking truth." I said, "Well, what have you read?" He said, "I haven't read anything in particular." We went on with the conversation for a short while. Finally, I looked at him and said, "I don ...
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Leonard Sweet
... morning from a dog, a donkey, Jesus, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The only one missing is Mother Teresa. So let’s end with her. Whenever Mother Teresa would meet someone who was particularly obnoxious, or hateful, or mean or disturbed, she would say to herself, “Here is Jesus in a distressing disguise.” You will meet lots of Jesus’ in “distressing disguises” in your lifetime. There are lots of razor-bladed religious people out there. Don’t lick your wounds. Let your wounds heal. Turn ...
1910. I Want My Dollar Back!
2 Corinthians 8:1-15
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King Duncan
... of faith in Jesus Christ. You may say something like, “I would give more to the church and to those in need, but I’m afraid that I won’t have enough to meet my own needs.” What does that say about your relationship to God? Do you trust God? Has God ever let you down? If you don’t have enough to meet your real needs, then of course, do not give. But don’t refuse to give simply because you are afraid. Frances Ridley Havergal was a young English woman, daughter of an Anglican pastor. She ...
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King Duncan
... friends to go with him on a trip to the Country Music Awards show in Hollywood. He listed for Sue some of the celebrities she would meet if she went, some of the best-known entertainers at that time. Sue’s response? She said, “Daddy, I love you and I’m so glad ... than a trip to the CMA awards in Hollywood. Interesting. A church activity was more important than a trip to meet celebrities in Hollywood. (1) Anglican Bishop James Cruckshank was once asked by a student, “What is the first thing we should ...
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Cynthia Cowen
... who would free us from the bondage of sin and death. We find in Jesus the one who makes the difference. For it is the journey from the cross to the grave that opens the tomb. This tomb now becomes a tunnel through which we pass to meet our risen Savior, Jesus Christ, who makes all the difference. The wise men found Jesus and presented their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh because they had found their king, spiri­tual leader, and Savior. Then they left, following the path God's messenger told them to ...
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... no matter what his father did for him and no matter what good things happened to him. The king loved his son deeply and became so despondent that he vowed to do whatever was necessary to make his son happy and appreciative of all that he had. He called a meet­ing of his advisors and after much discussion and consultation (which got them nowhere), one of them, a very wise man, took the king aside and told him that the solution was to dress his son in the shirt of a man who was happy. If he found a truly ...
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... the others do, too. I especially love watching those who are hearing him for the first time. Oh my! The looks on their faces are priceless whether they like him or hate him! So anyway, we were in this synagogue listening to Jesus (it was like a town hall meeting) when a crippled woman came in. She was so bad that she couldn't even stand up straight. I heard later that she had been like this for eighteen years! Can you imag­ine? Well, Jesus looked up from the scroll he was reading, called her over, and told ...
1915. Climb the Mountain Together
Ephesians 6:10-20
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Maxie Dunnam
... may be persecuted. I don't want to drag you into that. In five or six years, perhaps I'll be established, and then I can offer you my hand in marriage." Her immediate reply was, "If I can't climb the mountain with you, I'd be ashamed to meet you at the top." That says it, but I would adapt the young woman's words for us this morning. If we don't climb the mountain together with courage and perseverance, there will be no ...
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David E. Leininger
... prophecies came true, she repented of her ways and reformed her life. Jack is not a bad imitation of the hero of our text. We meet him every year at this time in our preparations for the arrival of the Christ Child. To be honest, if it were not for the ... of your fellow worshipers ... see Jesus present in the sacraments ... see Jesus in the faces of those whose needs we seek to meet ... see Jesus in the pages of scripture. Clearer and clearer the picture comes. Can you see it yet? Look ... look ... and keep ...
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David E. Leininger
... , a little divine "in your face" business going on here. God says, "I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food" (1 Kings 17:9). A foreigner — woman — widow — can you go much lower on the totem pole, Lord? But Elijah does as he is told, meets the widow at the gate of the town where she is gathering twigs for what she says will be a fire to prepare a last meal for herself and her son — the food is about gone, and there is no likelihood of anymore. This is it. Elijah is Mr. Pastoral ...
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David E. Leininger
... is so in good times and bad and without respect to the moral climate or condition of the people who happen to be living in a region where disaster strikes. The God we meet in the pages of scripture is not this vicious, violent terrorist that some people want us to see (and terrorist really is the best word for that kind of god). Instead, we meet a very different God in the stories of Jesus like the ones that we read in our text. It begins by saying that Jesus critics sneered, "This man, this Jesus, receives ...
1919. Mark 7:24-37
Mark 7:24-30
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Leonard Sweet
... in a way that would make the pagan deaf man most comfortable and open to his presence and power. Jesus, who can heal from a distance without a word, pokes his fingers in ears, smears on spittle, and utters “magic” words, in order to meet this man’s need for healing. The physicality in this healing — touching the ears, touching the tongue, seems to be specially adopted for a hearing impaired individual. Jesus lets the man know exactly what he is focused upon in basic, first century, “sign language ...
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Leonard Sweet
... in a way that would make the pagan deaf man most comfortable and open to his presence and power. Jesus, who can heal from a distance without a word, pokes his fingers in ears, smears on spittle, and utters “magic” words, in order to meet this man’s need for healing. The physicality in this healing — touching the ears, touching the tongue, seems to be specially adopted for a hearing impaired individual. Jesus lets the man know exactly what he is focused upon in basic, first century, “sign language ...
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King Duncan
... about the poor and powerless, she decided that her little girl had indeed found Jesus. (6) “My brothers and sisters,” writes the author of the little epistle of James, “believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, ‘Here’s a good seat for you,’ but say to the poor man, ‘You ...
1922. Epiphany 8
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15, Isaiah 55:10-13, Luke 6:39-49, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Bulletin Aid
Julia Ross Strope
... in our following the teachings of Christ. We do long for abundant life. Be our strength and our joy! Amen. Word Of Grace It is life we want! But in our living and in our dying, God is with us. With God’s help you can feel steady and meet each day’s requirements with energy. Let it be so. Sermon Idea Today’s readings give us more Sermon on the Plain/Mount. Like last week, we are encouraged not to use our time and energy complaining or even critiquing others; rather, we are to be hospitable and gracious ...
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Leonard Sweet
... by history. Some of you may remember it. But those of you who will be hearing its words for the first time, listen carefully to the sense of divine presence in every facet of our lives. 1 Day by day and with each passing moment, strength I find to meet my trials here; trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment, I’ve no cause for worry or for fear. He whose heart is kind beyond all measure gives unto each day what he deems best — lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure, mingling toil with peace and rest ...
1924. Epiphany 9
1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43, Psalm 96:1-9, Luke 7:1-10, Galatians 1:1-12
Bulletin Aid
Julia Ross Strope
... so that you can converse after the benediction. Then, let’s be united as people of God in prayer. (Pause for people to introduce themselves to others.) Prayer Of Thanksgiving Creating God — how exciting it is to gather here to listen for your voice and to meet new people! We’ve come with all the left-overs from last week — our sore muscles, our fears about the bank account, our anger with the neighbors.... We lay them aside and invite your Spirit to vitalize us with mercy and grace! We give you our ...
1925. Proper 9
2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30:1-12; 66:1-20, Isaiah 60:10-14, Luke 10:1-24, Galatians 6:1-16
Bulletin Aid
Julia Ross Strope
... soothe the psyche. Where guns and knives and accidents have abused the body, work a miracle of love and grace. Where there are doubts about you, sustain the questions. God of Travelers and Readers — we go through life learning about ourselves, about the world, and about you. Meet us in information and relationships that guide us to become what you want us for us. Speak through us words that inspire and comfort. Throughout the world, we ask for peacefulness. Banish ignorance and arrogance from negotiating ...
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