Author name: Mark Diller Harder

Reflections on MC Canada Assembly, Edmonton 1 John 1:1-4  To be back in Edmonton again! Ahh! City of Wide open Spaces, wide streets and big boulevards, City of Champions… okay, not for a long long time, they actually took down that sign. Edmonton is the city I grew up in, and in so

Matthew 13:31-34, Luke 20:20-26 First born of Mary, provocative preacher, itinerant teacher, outsider’s choice; Jesus inspires and disarms and confuses, whoever he chooses to hear his voice. (Sing the Story #37) When our eldest son Micah lined up for school on his first day of Grade 5, his teacher was walking around the Sheppard schoolyard

Psalm 27:1, 11-14; John 21:15-19 How would you define courage? What makes for a courageous person? What tends to jump to mind first in popular culture is acts of bravery or valour. It is having the guts to do something extra-ordinary that most normal human beings would avoid. It is the warrior riding into

Luke 19:28-40, Philippians 2:5-11 I have a question for all of you? What are the things that make you the most frustrated? That get under your skin and bring out those emotions of irritation and aggravation? What’s gets you frustrated? Shout out some answers? … If you are at home, you will have to

2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 From Privilege to Welcome. I am not sure I like that theme! It has been disconcerting and unsettling to work with that theme, that contrast this week. Maybe because it is too personal, it hits too close to home. But it is important to take this theme seriously.

Psalm 27:1-6; Luke 13:31-35 So… here I am, preaching from home on video with my phone. This was not my plan. But earlier this week, both Rachel and I tested positive for Covid 19 and are isolating. What I really should say, is that we have Covid 19, what that test really means. I