Ascension Thursday (May 26, 2022)
For many, Ascension Day will go relatively unnoticed. Forty days after Easter is just another Thursday with many of us in our ordinary weekday routines. The event it celebrates, however, is an important episode in the life of Jesus, the church, and all creation....
Transform: The Practices That Shape Us
What makes for good health? For a body, a sports team, a family, a company, or a church? An old book title said it best… “There’s a Lot More to Health Than Not Being Sick.” Have you ever thought about what helps us flourish? When you get past all the hype and latest...
Lent 2022 – Faith Emerging from the Ashes
The season of Lent is one of the most important times in the church year and helps us remember the 40 days Jesus spent fasting and praying in the desert before he began teaching, preaching and healing in public. Lent a time of letting go and reorientation. Life throws...
The Tragic Events in Ukraine
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” -John 14:27 This morning, I (Pastor Corey) awoke to several news alerts indicating war broke out in Europe as Russia began...
Galatians: Embracing God’s Freedom and Diversity
"The Church is still learning, growing, and discovering what it means to be the People of God. This is especially seen in the Book of Galatians. God had just ushered in a new age through the work of Jesus and the sending of the Spirit. We often refer to this new age...
Black History Month 2022
Black history is American history. Black History Month provides our community an opportunity to pay special and necessary attention to our history in order to to learn, dig deeper, and discover. In honor of Black History Month 2022, Wellspring United Methodist Church...
Advent 2021: The Rising Light of Hope
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 Sunday, November 28th marks the beginning of the Advent season--a time in which the church expectantly prepares...
Thanksliving: Cultivating a life of Gratitude
There are memes all over social media extolling the value of being thankful. And the closer we get to the holiday, the more we will see. BUT, it isn’t always easy. For many, life has been turned upside down in the last year and a half and has been full of stress. To...
Finding My New Safe Place
In this month’s blog, Kathy Elstad shares her own continuing journey of transformation and the discovery of safety in God. Kathy is a retired first grade teacher, teaching children the love of reading and writing has been her passion for over 30 years. She is also a...
All In The Family: Dealing With Difficult Behaviors
"So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be...
Congregational COVID-19 Update
What a season this has been. With God’s grace we continue to navigate our way through the maze of a global pandemic, not a journey any of us claim lightly. In response to the increase of COVID-19 cases, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced it...
A prayer for our human family torn by violent conflict, war, and natural disaster
"The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he [God] utters his voice, the earth melts. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." -Psalm 46:6-7 Let us pray, O God, author and giver of peace, in whose image and likeness each of us has been...