Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
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How Do You Know What You Know?
There’s this thing, that happens all the time but that I notice, particularly each year in late February, she said. It’s a kind of “stirring” under the earth that I feel in my heart; in that space between one beat and another. … Continue reading
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Tagged knowledge, search for truth, unitarian universalism, what's necessary
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Clothed In Flesh
Excerpt from this Sunday’s sermon: “Clothed in Flesh”. Worship service starts at 10:30 am, and is followed by a Chilli Cook-Off! It is a complicated relationship that we have with our bodies and with our spirits. Even without the direct, … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, body and spirit, marriage equality, poverty, racism, reproductive justice, sexism, water rights
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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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A Co-Creation Story
The first man, Adam, made of the dust of the earth and placed within a garden of earthly delights (so the story goes), was free to wander beneath the starry skies and among all God’s creatures, wild and wonderful. He was free to explore, to … Continue reading
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Solstice Poem – 2013
We’ve woken from the darkest night To seek within this day – delight! Be welcomed, you, who’ve journeyed here, Lending now, your eye and ear! The paths you’ve walked, and trails you’ve blazed! Here, they cannot be – but … Continue reading
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Tagged pilgrim, seasons, solstice, winter, worship
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Pastoral Care
I came to congregational ministry by way of Chaplaincy. In 2000 I enrolled in a six-month Chaplaincy program at New York University hospital, drawn to the idea of being present to people in their times of deepest sorrow or joy. … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant groups, pastoral care, presence, shared ministry, unitarian universalism
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Here Lies the Truth
In days of old the was told By clerics dressed in red and gold – Who spoke of God with surety And damned much of humanity How “simple” then, it was to know What was a fact, or wasn’t so … Continue reading
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Tagged discernment, fact, freedom, reason, truth
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Truth, Boxing and the Bodhi Tree
One of the things my boxing instructor does to keep me “loose” while we’re sparring is: ask theological questions! For example: Big-bellied Buddha plops under the Bodhi tree and assumes the lotus position. And in walks Moses, skinny from 40 … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, boxing, truth
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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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What Are We Letting Go Of?
As we move from infant, to toddler, to student; from teen to young adult and through the various stages of what’s called “maturity” – we continue to learn the necessity and art of “letting go” (which includes knowing what to … Continue reading
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Tagged letting go, reproductive justice, sexuality, women's history month
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