Luke 4:14-21; 6:46-48; 1 Corinthians 3:11 Introduction Mennonites can be particular about the farmer’s pork sausage they prefer. In this area, there are a lot of varieties to choose from. Detweiler’s, Snyder’s, Gerber’s, Stone Crock, Stemmler’s, Earlidale, F & M in Wallenstein, and of course many of us remember with fond nostalgia the […]
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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
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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
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Luke 1:26-56 Young Mary (blue scarf) Be merciful to me, O God, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until the destroying storms pass by (Psalm 57:1) It is these words from the prayers and songs of my people that keep coming back
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Shirley Redekop and Mark Diller Harder Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 (Zechariah and Elizabeth are on opposite sides of the stage. Zechariah is sitting at a desk with a scroll. Elizabeth is baking bread at a table) Zechariah: I had pretty well stopped praying, offering my voice up to a God who I wasn’t sure
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“Promised Land” Deuteronomy 34:1-8 This Eternity Sunday feels more personal to me this year than it ever has. Today I will be lighting a candle for my Dad Gary Harder, who died on March 18 this year. It is the closest person to me that I have lit a candle for before, and
