Author Archives: Ruth Harder

It’s spring in KS, which means it’s prairie burning time. I know it’s coming every April, and yet I’m always caught off guard. (I can only imagine how many 911 calls are placed by out-of-towners who have never heard of … Continue reading →

Hello from Minnesota or should I say, Minne-soooooooo-cold-a? My three-week residency at Collegeville Institute is coming to a close. Here is a movie with pictures and narration—my own way of saying thank you for this incredible place and opportunity. Here … Continue reading →

In the bulb there is a flower… unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.        -Natalie Sleeth, from the hymn “In the bulb there is a flower” In October 2017 I traveled alone to Berkeley, CA, seeking “emotional … Continue reading →

It begins—my long-awaited three-week writing residency with Collegeville Institute, located on Ecumenical Drive on the campus of St. John’s University, Minnesota. I’m here with about 10 other residents (theologians, pastors, artists, professors—you know, the general trouble making type.) I haven’t … Continue reading →

Every year, the “high lights” of December come in the form of Arlie Regier’s sculpture. The lights are literally high—so high many people have to stand on their tip-toes just to reach the candles. And while I love this sculpture, … Continue reading →

Headed Home for the Holidays And Need More Than Table Talk Tips? How Grief, Gratitude, and a Triangle Sandwich Surprise Made Me Fall in Love with Family after a Decade of Difference and Division by Kimberly Hunter December 19, 2018 … Continue reading →

With our annual Rainbow Christmas program quickly approaching (December 16 at 5 pm), I thought I’d share these lovely reflections from Rehearsing Scripture by Anna Carter Florence. (I took the liberty to add a few of my own remarks in … Continue reading →