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Author Archives: Ruth Harder
Pentecost and Black lives, flames, fumes, and tear gas
In 2015 my parents walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. They arrived in Santiago de Compostela the morning of Pentecost after spending nearly thirty days walking-sometimes registering 15-20 miles of walking per day. I asked my parents to reflect … Continue reading
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Resurrection Realism
I’ve been looking for an opportunity to share this funeral reflection titled “Resurrection Realism,” written by my dad Keith Harder. And given that this Sunday’s lectionary reading is about the premier Resurrection Realist Thomas (John 20), this seemed as good as … Continue reading
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DIY branches for Palm Sunday
Quarantine means Do It Yourself (DIY) Palm Branch time! I love each of these. Here is the full guided worship video for April 5:
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Prayers for these times
Last night we had our first live-stream Rainbow worship gathering. You can find the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6aQzyYF0quBZBz1a-OJksg We are going to try and do this every Wednesday at 5:45 pm for the foreseeable future. Hopefully some of us can work … Continue reading
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Rainbow Radio Hour!
Welcome to Rainbow Radio Hour sponsored by your favorite brand of hand sanitizer. Missing you all. Now open your Bibles to John chapter 4…..
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From ashes to the living fount, the church journeys still
At Rainbow we will begin the season of Lent with an Ash Wednesday Service, February 26, at 5:45 pm. During this 40 day period (not including Sundays), we start with ash and move toward the living fount of resurrected life. Join … Continue reading
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Ruebens and Pacifism
A guest blog post entry by none other than my spouse, Jesse Graber. I should note that both Jesse and I are Bethel College graduates. On a Wednesday night quest to find a Rueben sandwich for my wife, I stopped … Continue reading
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Mennonite Women and Football
This feels like a confession and I’m not sure it has to be. (I’m sure each reader will have and express their opinion about that.) In my lifetime I have tried and enjoyed countless sports and yet, playing tackle football … Continue reading
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Imago Dei
“Me,” I heard this young boy said, as he pointed to our one-of-a-kind Advent light sculpture. Meanwhile I stood back and saw this young one’s beautiful face reflected in the sculpture’s mirror. Yes, you, I thought. And me. We are … Continue reading
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