Word: sermonize
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course his book explores other themes beyond self actualization. In one sermon that traces the etymology of the word "humbug," Gomes illuminates sources for Christian hope within a pessimistic world. In a homily that looks at relationships, Gomes writes that "The bulk of interpersonal problems tend to be those communication. Why can't we say `I love you', `I need you,' `I fear you,' yes, even `I can't stand...
...later sermon Gomes names fear as the culprit: "Everybody is fearful, terrified of some public or private demon...It is fear not only holds us together, but keeps us from being whole." On the threshold of a new millennium, Gomes worries that this sense of fear may be particularly potent. People are anxious that "There is a limitation to improvement. Our circumstances, instead of getting better, and better, may be getting worse and worse." But with the optimism that is the preacher's hallmark, Gomes offers his congregation an inoculation: emphasis that "you are not stuck in materialistic world...
...well-crafted, pro-labor bullseye, Roger & Me, The Big One's camera seems to be more interested in Michael than in socio-economic reportage (and is unfortunately almost as annoying as those Clinique salespeople at Saks). Of course, The Big One is not a commercial, it's a sermon, and it might be quite effective for some people, but probably not for anyone who's ever read The Economist...
...room for white lies" in sworn testimony, even if the case is thrown out, he asserted. "In that civil case, you cannot defile the temple of justice." Starr recalled fondly the Joe Friday character on Dragnet who was interested in "just the facts, ma'am." His rambling sermon was so defensive that White House staff members started paging one another, asking, "Are you watching this?" A staff member said, "It was like Captain Queeg. All that was missing was the metal balls and the strawberries." He added, "Who would have thought at the end of this, Starr, not Clinton, would...
REGGIE WHITE Green Bay great stomps on sensitivities during sermon. And he's always played with a helmet...