Pastor’s Blog – Dayspring United Methodist Church

Hearts Warmed

The month of May features prominently in the history of Methodism. John Wesley had his famous “heartwarming” experience on May […]

The primary sources we have for understanding Jesus’s life, teaching, and ministry – along with his death and resurrection – […]

To me, this is the most amazing thought that gives me hope during these days of continued caution and isolation. […]

You never know what opportunities are going to present themselves to engage with our church’s literal, actual neighbors. Spring of […]

Here we are again. We are in the season of getting ready, the season of Advent. Advent prepares us for […]

As I write this, I’ve just returned from hiking in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. I’ll often listen to songs or […]

John Shelby Spong died on Sept. 12th of this year, peacefully, in his sleep. He was 90 years old. I […]

The words of the old hymn “I Need Thee Every Hour” keep going over and over again in my mind […]

Dr. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, wrote a popular essay in the NYTimes a few months back which named a […]

“All will be well, all will be well, all manner of things will be well.” –Julian of Norwich (14th cent.) […]

by Amy Notbohm A “FOR SALE” sign just went up on a house down the street from me. I noticed […]

Dear Friends, For Earth Month, April, 2021 we will be featuring “Love Letters to the Earth” during our April 25 […]

Ordinarily, we’d be in one of the busiest seasons of the year for musicians now. But since we’re not meeting […]

Dear Dayspring Family, Here we are again, experiencing the season of Lent. It was during this time last year, we […]

A man was confronted by one of those aggressive Christians who buttonholed him and asked, “Are you a Christian?” The […]