Stewardship of our Resources: Potential

        One of the resources that we rarely talk about as a resource is our potential.  How is potential even a resource?  Well, for me, it is a powerful resource.  It is an energy, an experience, that feed our hope, igniting our passions, stirring us to become more than we currently are. […]

Stewardship of our Resources

When we talk about stewardship of our resources, we mostly think about our finances, our dollars. Stewardship drives in congregations are usually all about money. How much are you able to pledge? Can you increase your pledge this year? However, our resources are so much more. I attended a Southwest Conference Boundaries Training a week […]

Listen to Creation: Conversation of Stewardship

We, as western-thought humans, have not been taught to listen to the Land.  This causes problems when it comes to understanding how best to be stewards of Mother Earth, her waters, and all beings who live upon her.  This is one of the reasons we struggle with what it means to have dominion over creation. […]

Standing with Mother Earth: Using our Voice

When we think about stewardship of the Earth, about what it means to be care-takers and gardeners, we often times ignore importance of our voice in this work.  Gardening is physical.  It uses our bodies. Today, our voice is extremely important in our work as care-takers and guardians of the Earth and its Waters. Avengers […]

Lessening our Footprint

One of the things that continually comes to mind when I contemplate stewardship of God’s Creation is “the size of my footprint.”  How much does my way of living impact the Earth?  What is my responsibility to lessen that impact for my descendants? Avenger’s Age of Ultron: After defeating Ultron, the Avengers come together at […]