Pastor’s Blog – Dayspring United Methodist Church

All Will Be Well

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

Welcome to the Neighborhood

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

Celebrating Creation

Reflections April 21, 2021 Today is EARTH DAY 2021! This is our time to both celebrate the wonder that is […]

Passover and Easter

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

Finding Hope

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

What Does it Mean to Be a Christian?

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

Love Divine

John Wesley composed a prayer that is especially fitting for the New Year. If that name is unfamiliar to you, […]

Paraments

Parament or Parement: from Late Latin paramentum, adornment, parare, to prepare, equip); a term applied by ancient writers to the […]

Advent Illuminations

Advent is a drama set in four acts. The first act is set in darkness, and we are drawn back […]

Finding Comfort

In a recent sermon I shared a story John Bell relates in his new book, “Living with the Psalms.” Rev. […]

Two years ago, on the occasion of what would have been his 100th birthday, “The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela” was published. Mandela, the man who would become President and Healer-in-Chief of South Africa, wrote hundreds of letters — to prison officials, family and friends – during his 27 years of confinement, from Nov. 7, 1962 to Feb. 11, 1990. The New York Times characterized the volume in five words: “Hope is a powerful weapon.” Read More…