Stewardship is a word we throw around every Fall in churches. We talk about stewardship at the time of the year when we are creating our church budgets and asking people to pledge their giving for the next year. We have narrowed stewardship down to dollars. Because of that, often times we do not want […]
Author Archives: Jocelyn Emerson
Magpie Medicine
While I lived in Taos, NM, I was befriended by a flock of magpie. I wrote about this experience earlier this week. Today, I thought I would share their medicine with you. They invited me to co-create an animal essence with them while there. It was a beautiful experience. The co-creation process began in the […]
Repentance: Spirit’s invitation to change our ways…
I’ve written a bit about repentance in my previous blogs, mentioning it here and there. Spiderman: Homecoming gives us a beautiful example of what repentance looks like. The Oxford Dictionary defines repentance as: re·pent·ance [rəˈpentəns] NOUN repentances (plural noun) the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse. “each person who turns to God in genuine […]
Spirit’s Holds us Accountable
As I wrote about in the personal accountability series with Thor, Loki and Odin, personal accountability and integrity are key elements in our spiritual journey. If we do not hold ourselves accountable, Spirit will… Spider-man: Homecoming Spider-man saved the day in Washington, DC saving his friends. He rose to new heights in his school. Spider-man […]
Grace: The gift of Unconditional Love
As I wrote yesterday, God’s grace flows freely to us. God loves us unconditionally. Even in the midst of holding us accountable, even in the midst of the wrathful-oriented God, the God of tough love, grace and mercy and unconditional Love are always present. In Spider-man: Homecoming, it is Aunt May who offers it… […]
