Author Archives: Ruth Harder

This Sunday at Rainbow we will observe and maybe even celebrate what is called Mennonite World Fellowship Sunday. Why? Each year Anabaptist-related churches around the world are encouraged by Mennonite World Conference to worship around a common theme on a … Continue reading →

On January 11 Rachel Hostetler and I attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service sponsored by The Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City and Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee. We heard an impassioned speech by Rev. … Continue reading →

2014 has been quite a year at Rainbow! I decided to put together an annual report of pictures and images in order to show the variety of things happening and soon to be happening. Enjoy! 2014 in review (optimized)

If you are like me you have a stash of candles that have seen better days. Take this one for example. This has been my prayer candle for the past few months. I light it in the mornings when I … Continue reading →

Last night over 100 people gathered for the annual Rainbow Christmas program. It was a feast of color, light, sound and song. I don’t have a video clip or photos to share yet from last night. I do have this … Continue reading →

Rainbow, meet my aunt Carolyn from Chicago. Carolyn and her husband Bob have been cheering me/us on from day one, hoping that we will thrive as a community of faith. One way I feel Carolyn’s good cheer is through her … Continue reading →

John Bergen (pictured below) is coming to Rainbow this coming Saturday December 6 in order to share about his recent stint in Iraqi Kurdistan with Christian Peacemaker Teams.  John was a youth group  member during my years as associate pastor … Continue reading →

While I was in Jerusalem less than three weeks ago, a rainbow arched across the sky and spilled onto the land irregardless of international law, race, history, or religion. I thought of Genesis 9 and the fact that the rainbow … Continue reading →

Today I write as a weary traveler waiting for my final connection home. During the flights today I had hoped to review my notes from these past 10 days, read the books I bought, and put together some reflections, but … Continue reading →

Bethlehem. Jesus’ birth place. The town where everything is still, calm and bright, where our hopes and dreams are bathed in everlasting Light. At least that is how I have always imagined Bethlehem, thanks to Phillips Brooks (1835-1903) who wrote … Continue reading →