Author name: Mark Diller Harder

God is Near: We Can rely on God in all Situations Philippians 4: 1-14 When I think of the book of Philippians, the words that come to my mind first are poetry and inspiration and prayer. There are so many memorable expressions and images. It is almost flowery at times. I have loved

With You I am Well Pleased 1 Peter 2:4-5, 9-10; Matthew 3:13-17 (Pull out collection of Stones). I have always loved stones. Picking up interesting ones along a walk. Finding flat round ones along a beach and seeing how many skips I can make in the water. Touching and holding them to discover

Romans 12:1-8 This has been an ‘interesting’ week if you at all follow politics. We had a federal election in Canada on Monday and it feels like not just in this post-election time, but for the many months leading into this week, politics – locally, nationally and internationally – has been high on

Luke 24:1-35 ‘Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished from their sight.’ For some reason, that line really caught my attention this week as I read the Easter texts. In fact, there are all sorts of lines about eyes and sight and seeing and not seeing that peeked

Luke 15:1-32 I assume that at some point in your life, or many points in your life, each of you has had that experience of losing something or misplacing some item – and not knowing where or if you might find it. So, I am curious, what are some of the things that

Luke 14:7-24 Have you ever been to a very awkward party or social gathering or meal? You know the type – there are people all around, but no one seems to know each other and no is talking. Or there is just some small talk that goes no where, and then that 7-minute