Author name: Mark Diller Harder

Romans 8:18-27 Last Saturday, and really the whole weekend, was a wonderful celebration I am still living with – the wedding of my daughter Lorena to Hannah Brubacher Kaethler up at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp. It was a great weekend, perfect weather, and a special one for me as a father. My heart

Ruth 1 Sometimes I marvel at the beauty of how certain Biblical texts and worship themes and the life of a congregation all happen to come together and speak on a Sunday morning. Way back when, when we were putting together this worship series on “The Things That Nourish” we looked ahead to

1 Peter 2:4-10; Hebrews 12:1-3 I remember when I first became aware of and excited about the Hebrews 12 passage and images we just heard. I was a high school youth if you can believe it. It was the theme verse for a cross Canada Youth Assembly called Great Trek, with its theme

Matthew 28:1-10 We began Lent with a clump of clay! (pick up clay) Nothing really – just this heavy, almost dirty sticky lump in our hands, just this piece of potential, held by the children, the Lent Journey Group, within each of our lives – to be shaped and formed and stretched and

John 9:1-41 I am going to eventually get to our John 9 story of the healing of the blind man, but in a rather circuitous route. But first some stories, comments and a totally different Scripture to start from. Sometimes the most profound truths are found in children’s books. One of my favourites

‘The Way of the Cross’ Scripture Collage – The Way of the Cross 1 – Jesus’ ministry was a sharing of good news for all people. He proclaimed the coming of God’s kingdom in which the blind see, the lame walk, the sick are healed, the possessed are released and hospitality is shared.