Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
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PRAYER
So this month’s theme is prayer. And while I find myself anticipating the need to publicly name the many justifiable objections people may have to it, as well as the many reasons why they’d be well served (in the spirit … Continue reading
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Tagged erik walker wikstrom, faith, letting go, prayer, submission, theme, Unitarian Universalist, uuofscv
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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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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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Tagged chaos theory, christmas, peace, unitarian universalism
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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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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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Question: To whom does one pray if one doesn’t believe in God?
Typically, prayer is thought of as “communicating with God”: articulating your fears and concerns; your desires, fervent wishes or vows; relief, gratitude, joy or devotion. In a nutshell: your reality. This articulation can take the form of prescribed prayers spoken from … Continue reading
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Tagged god, healing, prayer
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Question: Why do bad things happen?
If God is Omnipotent and Omniscient than how or why do bad things happen? Omnipotence means all-powerful, and omniscient means all-knowing. So if there is a God, and if God is “that”, why do bad things happen? In the book … Continue reading
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Tagged destiny, fate, god, suffering
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