Category Archives: Social Justice

Lessening our Footprint

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 12, 2018 Blog, Creating, Shamanism, Social Justice, spiritual journey #avengersultron, #creating, #creatingjustice, #faithinaction, #lessenourfootprint, #personalresponsibility, #stewardship, #taosnewmexico, #thor, #thordarkworld, #tonystark Leave a Comment

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 […]

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The Matrix: What does dominion mean?

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 10, 2018 Blog, Creating, Social Justice, spiritual journey #creating, #creatingjustice, #embodying, #faithinaction, #grace, #personalresponsibility, #stewardship, #thematrix Leave a Comment

Yesterday I began our discussion about the stewardship of creation.  I referenced that the word “dominion” creates all sorts of issues for us in terms of our care for Mother Earth.  Today I want to talk more deeply about how ‘dominion’ causes issues and corrupts our understanding of care-takers, custodians, gardeners — stewards of the […]

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Stewardship of Creation

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 9, 2018 Blog, Creating, Social Justice, spiritual journey #creating, #creatingjustice, #creation, #environmentaljustice, #faithinaction, #grace, #motherearth, #personalresponsibility, #stewardship Leave a Comment

This morning I will be preaching on what it means to be stewards of God’s Creation.  We, at St Paul’s UCC, will be reflecting upon Genesis 1 and 2, the stories of creation. All spiritual traditions have creation stories.  They are there to teach us about our humble beginnings, about how the Sacred brought all […]

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Accountability strengthens Stewardship

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 7, 2018 Creating, Social Justice, Spiritual Direction, spiritual journey #accountability, #communalresponsibility, #creatingjustice, #downtonabbey, #faithinaction, #hope, #ladygrantham, #livingthroughyourheart, #mrscrawley, #redemption, #sacredcow, #spiritualleadership, #standinginyourpower, #stewardship Leave a Comment

I have talked a great deal from time to time in this blog about accountability.  Stewardship requires us to be accountable for our actions and to hold others accountable for theirs as well.  It is through accountability with each other, that we learn to become more and more responsible, become better stewards of what the […]

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Using our Gifts Responsibly: Good Stewardship

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 4, 2018 Blog, Creating, Social Justice, Spiritual Direction, spiritual journey #avengerscivilwar, #creating, #creatingjustice, #faithinaction, #grace, #hope, #personalpower, #personalresponsibility, #presidentcarter, #robertdowneyjr, #spidermanhomecoming, #spiritualjourney, #spiritualleadership, #stewardship, #tomholland, #tonystark Leave a Comment

Because the Sacred has gifted us all that we have in our life, we must use our gifts, abilities, and skills responsibly in this world.  It is our responsibility, as stewards, to create positive change that brings the experience of compassion, peace and justice. Avengers:  Civil War Tony Stark is seeking additional help for his […]

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