Author Archives: Pastor Tanis Podobni

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”

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”

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…”

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”

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”

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”

…a brief message from our Minister – Pastor Tanis Podobni “As we gather at your table”… this is the first line in a familiar communion hymn that is often sung. The hymn continues and talks about listening to God’s word, knowing God’s presence and opening our hearts to let them be stirred. The words ofContinue reading “Fall 2023 Newsletter”