Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
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Imagination + Generosity = Transformation
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Tagged imagination, stewardship, transformation
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A Transformation Story
A long time ago, there was a young woman, who woke up to find that she could not “wake up”! She slept and slept, for months, for years, shrouded in a cocoon of fevered dreams. Her hair fell out, her … Continue reading
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Tagged community, stewardship, transformation, wholeness
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Transcendence
“Transcendence” is popularly equated with that which is “above the ordinary” or even “above the material world” – within the realm of the Divine. Transcendence is often closely linked with what we think of as “spiritual”. And “spiritual people” are … Continue reading
Remembering What’s Most Important
I read recently that the average human being uses less than 10% of his/her brain’s potential, and needs constant stimulation in order to even stay at that low level. I’m not one for Sudoko or other types of games designed … Continue reading
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Tagged efficiency, memory, remembering
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On Brokenness (excerpt from 03/05/12 “Speaking of Sin” sermon)
It is the nature of cities to “break”, buildings and bridges to tumble and fall, glass to shatter. It is the nature of social, political and economic systems to splinter in the wake of such or other events (whether natural … Continue reading
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Breakfast
Blessed food! Come to us from the living earth, The movement of stars and seasons, Human labor and love, Fill us and strengthen us For the day ahead!
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On Being Broken Into
As I took the dogs for a walk this morning, reflecting on what I might write in the newsletter about next month’s theme of “brokenness”, I noticed some papers in the gutter next to my car. Moving closer, I discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged brokenness, crime, criminal acts, first aid kit, identity theft, personal emergency
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Let’s Vote On It!
There’s a joke that describes children in a classroom, gathered around a big fluffy bunny that was brought in for show-and-tell. The children marvel at its long ears, its twitchy little mouth and fuzzy tail. They take turns feeding it, … Continue reading
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