Author Archives: Ruth Harder

One year ago this fine group saw my potential and on behalf of RMC, invited me to be Rainbow’s pastoral candidate. Of course some of them left promptly on vacation and weren’t even there the Sunday I preached! Anyone who … Continue reading →

Today I’m thinking of our family friend, Phyllis Schrag. Phyllis told me that when she was a little girl her pastor would often say the phrase “Fill us with the Holy Spirit.” What she heard was Phyllis with the Holy … Continue reading →

The time is almost here for Renee Reimer to move to Kansas City and begin as the new Rainbow Youth Program Director. A group from Rainbow consisting of some youth, youth sponsors and youth support board members will meet her … Continue reading →

Recently my husband was standing in line for potluck and noticed that there was a whole area of the church he had never seen before. “What’s the Rainbow Room?,” he asked. I explained that Head Start met there during the … Continue reading →

Here are a few things heard and found after our worship on Sunday: First, I found this on the first page of our copy of Martyrs Mirror: It’s a beautiful note from Jesse’s parents on the occasion of his baptism. … Continue reading →

At home we have a book called Martyrs Mirror. Once in awhile I’ll look over at it and see the dust starting to gather around it. It hasn’t been off this shelf for awhile in other words. The book was … Continue reading →

One year ago today my husband and I were packing for a weekend get-a-way to celebrate our wedding anniversary (May 11). We had hoped to leave at noon. That was the plan until I received a call from Ky Stolzfus, … Continue reading →

The title of this blog post comes from a hymn text by Ruth Duck. (We will sing the full hymn on Sunday.) Rosi and I thought it was a fitting text given that this Sunday we will be celebrating our … Continue reading →

My dad, Keith Harder, and I tried our first-ever dialogue sermon on Sunday, April 27.  You can listen to it here: http://rainbowmennonite.org/media/ In this dialogue we talked about doubting Thomas, the one disciple who wished for a little more evidence … Continue reading →

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