Author name: Mark Diller Harder

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

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 I have been thinking a lot about rituals this week and their meaning. Rituals are such an important part of how humans make meaning and make sense of life. It is how we tell our story. It is how we put together various strands of life and purpose and understanding

Psalm 51:1-3, 10-12 This sermon comes with a warning! It is a warning for all of us celebrating and looking back right now at our Anabaptist-Mennonite history at 500 years. It is a warning to all those who hold up a Mennonite understanding of faith as the way that makes sense to them

Matthew 2:1-12 Magi: I thought we had finally arrived, finally made it after such a long and arduous journey. Here we are, in Jerusalem, in this city of such beauty and grandeur and history and layers of religious meaning. All these bright lights after so much darkness. They call it Zion, the city

Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph: (at table with tea mug) I had the wildest and weirdest dream last night. It was so clear and vivid that it is almost like it wasn’t a dream, but actually happened. What is it saying to me? So often I don’t remember my dreams. I wake up and know