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Winter Holiday Poem, by Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
Each year, this time we gather round in darkness to behold The miracle of PEACE we find within when it grows cold. Each culture has a special way of celebrating this Of kindling in our weary hearts a flame of … Continue reading
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Tagged chanukah, christmas, diversity, poem, solstice, winter holiday, worship
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Chaos Theory & Peace Reality
(An excerpt of the 12/02/12 sermon delivered at the UU Church of Santa Clarita) December can be tough for many of us: highlighting the chaos around us as well as the disorder within. Highlighting the discordance between what we’re told … Continue reading
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Thank You!
“Thank you” is often the very first phrase we are taught that does not have to do with what we want or need! Those two words affirm an awareness of the fact that there is an “other” – a relationship … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, compassion, gratitude, guest at your table, joy, meister ekhart, religion, thanksgiving, unitarian service committee
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Chutzpah & Humility: The Next Four Years
(This homily was shared 11/07/12 at the San Fernando Valley Cluster Vespers Service, the day after the Presidential election. It was inspired by Parker Palmer’s book: Healing the Heart of Democracy) At the end of each church year I ask … Continue reading
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Tagged democrat, diversity, election, healing the heart of democracy, identity theft, learning, love in action, obama, parker palmer, partisan, religion, religious community, republican
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In the Aftermath
As we move through our day in comfort and safety let us remember that these are not to be taken for granted. Let us remember that we as living, breathing beings – so intent to live as if we were … Continue reading
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Tagged frankenstorm, prayer, sandy
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In the Beginning Was the Word
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” And in the land of Caanan the Word grew into language, spoken as a bond between people. Carved into bone and papyrus, into … Continue reading
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Tagged Caanan, god, rosh hashana, the word
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Spirituality: Humility, Curiosity & Grief
“To know the rapture of life” is how Parker Palmer describes the spiritual Quest. It’s lovely. But I always stumble across the word “know” – because it tends leads us to the brain, rather than to the embodied heart and … Continue reading
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Tagged curiosity, embodiment, grief, humility, knowing, rapture, Spirituality
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Taptenwechsel
There’s a lot to be said for what my mom used to call “Tapetenwechsel” – a change of scenery (in German, literally, a change of wallpaper). Stepping out of familiar environments now and then certainly challenges me to look at … Continue reading
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Tagged current events, goals, hope, new church year, religious community, shared ministry, unitarian universalism
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Justice GA 2012, Phoenix, AZ
As I sit down to write, Unitarian Universalists from all over the country (and world) converge on Phoenix, Arizona. Around the convention center the air is filled with shrieks of recognition as old friends, acquaintances and colleagues reunite; the murmur … Continue reading
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Tagged change, general assembly, innovation, justice ga, unitarian universalism
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