Author name: Mark Diller Harder

Matthew 26:3-17; John 11:45ff One of the genres of books I loved to read as a child were the ‘Choose your Own Adventure’ books. Do some of you remember these? Lori Martin told me that there is a whole new batch of them that have come out recently that Isaac loves to read

Lent 1: Jesus Weeps: If Only You Recognized the Things That Make for Peace Luke 19:28-44 If only you recognized the things that make for peace! Last Friday, 7 of us from SJMC joined about 200 Mennonites, and a few Palestinian and Jewish folks, to sing for peace outside Waterloo City Hall. I

Forgiveness Frees Luke 5:17-26 Last weekend was our SJMC Silver Lake Snow Weekend – with yes, just enough of a snow base further North to feel like it was a snow weekend with some outdoor fun, even with the warming weather. I even cross country skied! I love this weekend in so many

How Will We Know… what we know? Isaiah 60: 1-6; Matthew 2:1-12  Isn’t it funny to look back at where you were earlier in life, and see that your life ended up in a totally different place than you would have expected?  How would you know? The trip wasn’t my idea! I was

Isaiah 40:1-11 Rachel and I have had a long lesson in waiting this Advent, and yes, you already know where this story ends. I remember way back to 3 weeks ago, when we really debated whether or not to drive to Ottawa to visit Lorena and Hannah for the weekend. We were in

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