I stand corrected.
With my first foray into central Saskatchewan I witnessed a part of the Province at once unexpected and lush. I now retract all those youthfully snide comments I made as a boy every time I came to Saskatchewan and proclaimed it the flattest, most featureless place I’d ever seen.
Prince Albert in particular, where I had gone to preach at a sister church, was surprising. Understated and pastoral, she offered herself to me in all her “boreal transition forest” splendour. A landscape not terribly unlike the north of England quietly strut her stuff and I was impressed.
Saskatchewan, I apologize. I was a kid; ignorant, wrong. You are gorgeous. As were the good folks of Gateway Covenant Church with whom I shared and among whom I lived for a couple days. What follows is the edited version of my sermon with some music from our service on Sunday, August 8th, 2021.
Don’t make the mistake I made when I was growing up and decide something is the sum total of one’s limited experience. Wait. It just might surprise you!
I continue to be amazed at the generosity of friends and total strangers alike as they sign on as partners for our upcoming ministry to the UK with Serve Globally of the Evangelical Covenant Church. See below how you can do so, too.
Grace and peace to you all!
innerwoven 
Yes!! I too fondly recall our first visit north of the bald-bottomed prairie town of southern Saskatchewan. Living in Swift Current after growing up lakeside in southern Ontario was my first taste of culture shock. Then there we were by a beautiful lake with sandy beaches and surrounded by trees. Heaven to me. Never have I spoken a derogatory word about the wonders of Saskatchewan again.
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Yup! I’m embarrassed about all those snooty Alberta comments I made about southern Saskatchewan. I take it all back with tail between my legs!
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