Author name: Mark Diller Harder

Joshua 1:1-9; 3-4 ‘When your children ask in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the covenant of the Lord. So these stones shall be to the Israelites a memorial

Exodus 3:1-4:17 This year, starting in the Fall, Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, MCEC, our area church conference, offered a unique opportunity for MCEC pastors to join a pilot program they have called a ‘Pastor’s Learning Circle.’  These are groups of 5-6 pastors who gather once a month for an hour over Zoom to

Genesis 42-46 How many of us heard these kinds of phrases growing up? ‘Come on boys. Come on girls… say you’re sorry.’  ‘Just kiss and make up.’ ‘Say you are sorry like you mean it.’ ‘It was nothing. You need to forgive them.’ ‘You better get along because you want to be friends

Genesis 37 As a pastor, I love being invited to officiate at weddings and to have the privilege of getting to know a couple better as we prepare for that special day. In the months before their celebration we meet several times to plan the ceremony, but also to explore the story and

Abram and Sarai Genesis 12:1-9 This summer I got the chance for a third time to hike up Silver Peak in Killarney Provincial Park. It is one of the most iconic and epic hikes in Ontario. Silver Peak is the high point of the La Cloche Mountain Range, that ancient range filled with

Luke 14:15-24 I want to start by thanking you Marcy for your profound communion story. In many ways your story captures the heart of our Scripture for this morning – with its themes of welcome and inclusion and joining together in God’s great banquet, joining at the table of our Lord. I wonder