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1. Forgiveness

John 20:19-23

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Kendall K. McCabe

Forgiveness is part of the action of the Holy Spirit in our lives. More accurately, it is the action of Christ through the Holy Spirit in our midst. By the power of the Spirit, Christ is present both forgiving us and forgiving through us. The Spirit is given to us by Christ himself. He breathed upon the disciples and they received the Holy Spirit. In one of her books, Corrie Ten Boom tells of mee...

2. Let Us Play

Matthew 6:1-4

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Kendall K. McCabe

My dear friends, let us play. Yes, you heard me correctly. Now is a time for play. In fact, today the church begins that time of the year when we do our most serious playing. And playing is a serious business, you know. Ask any teacher of children. Better still, watch children at play. No wonder they are tired at the end of the day. They work hard at playing. They take it seriously. Play is the ...

3. The Fifth Sunday in Lent

John 11:1-16

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Kendall K. McCabe

The Jesus whom we meet in John's Gospel often seems to be an intimidating sort. He strides through the pages saying things like, "I am the water of Life," "I am the Bread of the Life," "I am the light of the world," and, in today's Gospel, there occurs that climactic affirmation, "I am the Resurrection and the Life." All of that may be true enough, but we have to admit that it is not your everyda...

4. The Fourth Sunday of Easter

John 10:1-21

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Kendall K. McCabe

A friend of mine has a staircase fetish. He admits he cannot resist descending stairs whenever they present themselves. His rationale is they always make him bigger than life; he can assume roles on a staircase forbidden him in everyday life Standing there alone he may be the gallant Sidney Carton, about to sacrifice his life on the guillotine, declaiming, " 'Tis a far, far better thing I do...," ...

5. The Second Sunday of Easter

John 20:19-23

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Kendall K. McCabe

The Protestant probably thinks of a dimly-lit church with rows of curtain-draped boxes along the side or at the rear. The lone individual slips into one, kneels, and begins to whisper to an unknown hearer on the other side of the partition, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned." Then, thinks the Protestant, after mumbling through a catalog of misdemeanors, the Catholic penitent is assigned some ...

6. Was I Baptized Right?

John 3:1-21

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Kendall K. McCabe

A billboard with letters of red on a yellow background screams the question: WERE YOU BAPTIZED RIGHT? And underneath is a phone number where both an answer and a remedy presumably may be found. It may seem a ridiculous question to many of us, but the fact that the question is there at all indicates someone takes it seriously. Questions about the form and practice of baptism have caused many divis...

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