“Everywhere We Look, Creation Invites Us to Be Amazed” The past few weeks have been full in all the best ways. I was blessed to participate as we (ministry and Prairie to Pine regional reps) gathered for our Annual Meeting, taking time to reflect on where we have been and where God may be leading usContinue reading “Wonder in Every Season”
Author Archives: Pastor Tanis Podobni
Through the Lens of a Visitor
Walking into a church for the first time can feel a little like stepping into someone else’s family reunion. Everyone seems to know where to sit, when to stand, and exactly where the coffee is. Meanwhile, the visitor quietly wonders if they’ve entered through the right door or accidentally taken someone’s favorite pew. For manyContinue reading “Through the Lens of a Visitor”
You Hem Me In
Psalm 139:5 says, “You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.” For many years, I never once thought of those words as negative. To me, the image of God hemming me in felt comforting — safe, loving, protective. Like being wrapped in a warm quilt on a cold prairieContinue reading “You Hem Me In”
Faith, Life & Laughter
This Sunday at St. Paul’s, we’re bringing together three wonderful things: faith, laughter, and community. Add muffins to the mix, and it sounds like the kind of morning worth getting out of bed for. Before worship, join us for coffee & muffins — because few things bring people together better than coffee, conversation, and bakedContinue reading “Faith, Life & Laughter”
Rural Life & Christian Family Sunday
Warm sun shines through my window, the plant on the windowsill is suddenly thriving again, and 97% of the calves have arrived safely. Garden seed packages are spread across the kitchen island, there is sand and mud tracked across the floor no matter how many times it gets swept, and somehow it feels like lifeContinue reading “Rural Life & Christian Family Sunday”
Continuing the Conversation…
Between Sundays is where most of the Christian life unfolds. Worship doesn’t pause when the service ends—it continues in quieter, everyday ways as the Holy Spirit shapes our hearts and habits. Prayer doesn’t need to be long or formal. A few sincere words in the morning, a quiet pause at night, or short prayers duringContinue reading “Continuing the Conversation…”
Joy That Sneaks Up on You
If I’m being honest, joy in this season often sneaks up on me.It’s not always in the big, obvious moments. Sometimes it’s in the first time you hear kids laughing outside again after a long winter.Sometimes it’s in the sight of neighbors lingering a little longer in conversation on the sidewalk.Sometimes it’s in the simpleContinue reading “Joy That Sneaks Up on You”
The Slow Miracle of Spring
Where we live, spring doesn’t arrive all at once. It negotiates its way in.One day the wind still bites, and the next you find yourself standing outside without a jacket, wondering when that happened. The snow retreats in stubborn patches, the ground softens, and there is that unmistakable smell of earth coming back to life.Continue reading “The Slow Miracle of Spring”
We are in the Season of Easter
And just like that, we are in the season of Easter. Although the Easter egg hunts are over, the season of Easter in the church continues—celebrated all the way until May 24, when we reach Pentecost Sunday. There is something about Easter that refuses to stay inside the walls of the church. It spills out.Continue reading “We are in the Season of Easter”
