Dayspring United Methodist Church

The Use and Misuse of the Bible

“Most folks use the bible the way a drunk uses a lamppost: more for support than for illumination.” […]

In February, a special session of the General Conference (the legislative branch of the UMC) was convened in St. Louis […]

2020 VISION Dayspring UMC is a church that aspires to live into God’s dream for the world. Through inspiring worship […]

“… they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against […]

What might that look like? I think, for me, it starts with a renewed love of Jesus and a profound […]

I am grateful to Chuck Winkler for having invited me to lead a session on “How We See Jesus” at […]

Recently my family and I were on the East Coast visiting colleges and basking in the glorious hues of fall. […]

Last April, Janice and I represented Dayspring UMC at a lovely gala sponsored by Temple Emanuel, the synagogue located around […]

John Wesley, the co-founder of what would become the United Methodist Church, relates in his journal a life-changing experience while […]

The Untied Methodist Church? No, that’s not a typo. On April 23, 1968, the United Methodist Church was created by […]

One of my fondest childhood memories is hiking with my dad and his Boy Scout troop with my older brother […]

A popular camp song contains the line, “What a wondrous time is Spring, when all the trees are budding . […]

The season of Lent will soon be upon us. The first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, happens to fall on […]

Philips Brooks, who gave us “O Little Town of Bethlehem” for Christmas, has given us another gift for the New […]

A number of years ago, Janice and I had the good fortune to visit Amsterdam. It was April and the […]