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The More Things Change April 7, 2024 Rev. Dan Schatz Come into this hour of transformation. Come into this community that is never complete. Come into this life that invites you to discovery. Come in and be welcome. Let us enter into worship together. Reading: “I Call That Church Free,” by James Luther Adams, excerpted I … Continue reading The More Things Change
Listen to the Morning March 31, 2024 Rev. Dan Schatz “Every now and then I hear mothers talking about – well really bragging about how well their babies sleep, and their children sleep. They sleep all night, and sleep until 7 or 8 o’clock in the morning, and I listen to those tales with just … Continue reading Listen to the Morning
Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 27, 2022 All they wanted was a blessing. They were a young couple, and they were at the maternity unit of a local hospital. Something had gone wrong. They learned that their baby, if the child was born alive at all, would have major issues. The … Continue reading Choice, and the Culture of Love
by Rev. Dan Schatz December 12, 2021 It is not easy being a Unitarian Universalist. I mean sure, it sounds easy – we don’t kick you out for having the wrong kind of spiritual practice, or holding the wrong theology, or loving the wrong kind of person, or asking the wrong kinds of questions. We’re … Continue reading Beyond Belief
“What Really Matters” Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester September 12, 2021 The cell phone blared. BEEP BEEP BEEP! We picked it up and read the message. “National Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 4:45 EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of … Continue reading What Really Matters
The Red Planet Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 21, 2021 “Safe on Mars.” These were the first words transmitted by the Rover Perseverance after a harrowing landing on Thursday afternoon. In our house we all huddled around a computer set up in the living room to watch the livestream … Continue reading The Red Planet
Now What? Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester November 8, 2020 So how was your week? I’ll be honest; mine was pretty tense. I didn’t sleep as much as usual. I had trouble concentrating. I tried limiting my TV news diet, but that didn’t stop me from obsessively checking post election coverage … Continue reading Now What?
by Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 2, 2020 Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark … Continue reading Lift Every Voice
Grace for Mavericks by Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester January 26, 2020 Imagine a conversation with a group of Unitarian Universalists. One says, “I believe in God.” One says, “I am an atheist.” One says, “I meditate on the Spirit of Life” One says, “I pray.” One says, “I have a deep … Continue reading Grace for Mavericks
by Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester September 15, 2019 Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, Counsel [them] not to use force to conquer the universe. For this would only cause resistance. Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed. Lean years follow in the wake of a … Continue reading In Praise of Gentleness
