Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
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RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY
Religious authority has to do with how you know WHAT you know to be true and just; what source informs your actions. Depending upon the religious context in which you find yourself, the answer could be as simple as … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, beloved community, exploration, mystery, religious authority, Religious contexts, sacred texts, source, tradition, truth, unitarian universalism
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Seekers of Truth Be Welcome!
Welcome Words by Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale, 05/05/13 Uuofscv Seekers of truth, of each time and each place, Champions of doubt, and reason’s embrace, Be welcome, be greeted, with honor and glee, With or without, a college degree! For wisdom … Continue reading
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Tagged facts, peace, poem, seekers, truth, wisdom
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Winter Holiday Poem, Part 2!
Each year, this time, we gather round, in darkness to behold The miracle of love, and peace, within, when it grows cold. We lift up stories, songs and such, passed down from long ago, Discovering there reminders of the truths … Continue reading
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Tagged chanukah, christmas, peace, poem, solstice, Unitarian Universalist, winter holiday, yule
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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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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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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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Question: What’s up with UU’s and all those they claim as ancestors?
Ancestry is a tricky thing. Via the Genome Project I’ve traced mine back thousands of years to Mongolia and Africa. But when asked to identify my ancestry I tend to speak of those elements that I recognize as core to … Continue reading
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