Learning to Dance
The first and only time I’ve taken dance lessons was a month into marriage with Alli. We signed up for a partner ballroom dance class because we thought it would…
Preacher: Ben Rudeen Kreider
Spirit of the Living God
Spirit of the Living God – fall afresh on us. Melt us and mold us to hear your Word, to speak your Good News with boldness, and to follow your…
The Powerful Name
It is gift to see each of you here today. My name is Ben, I’m the pastor of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship. Raleigh Mennonite – thank you for joining us…
Witnesses to the Resurrection
When I was a college student at Bethel College in Kansas we had to go a certain number of these mandatory convocation lectures. One Monday mid-morning in the spring of…
Community of Resurrection
For the next few weeks in this Easter season, I am going to be preaching from the book of Acts, focusing on the impact of Jesus’ resurrection for the community…
Back to the Beginning
One of our practices as a community is to carve out space in our shared worship to share with one another where we’ve sensed the Divine. We wonder where God…
We Wish to See Jesus
Where we are looking says a lot about what we’re looking for. If we took in all of the available data – all the sounds and sights and smells around…
For God So Loved
Life begins with love. For God so LOVED. From the beginning of time and light and far-flung spinning galaxies billions of years in the making to the beginning of each…
Zeal for Your House
When Jesus entered the Temple in Jerusalem it was raucous as always – a cacophony of sound – prayers and song, animals bleating, different languages blending into one holy din.…
Driven into the Wilderness
My grandpa had a story that I heard him tell a few times. I can’t confirm all of its details but I can confirm its truth. Sometime when my grandpa…