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What are you??

What are you??

May 29, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Identity, Race

There is a Youtube video making its way around this month. In it, a white man begins making small talk with an Asian American woman,…

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Safe

Safe

May 22, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
LGBT, Life, Scripture, Social Justice, Tragedy, Uncategorized

I was sitting on my terrace yesterday, trying to decide what to write about this week, and, at some point, I realized that, instead of…

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Native Tongue

Native Tongue

May 15, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, LGBT, Life, Scripture, Social Justice

A few years ago, I was privileged to spend an entire summer in my birthplace of Taiwan to study Mandarin Chinese. I thought it would…

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A Love Letter to the United Methodist Church

A Love Letter to the United Methodist Church

May 8, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Identity, LGBT, Life, Social Justice

This week, the New York Times published an article about United Methodist pastor, former seminary dean, Social Ethics professor, and father, the Rev. Dr. Thomas…

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The Biracial Messiah

The Biracial Messiah

May 1, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Identity, Race, Scripture

When I was a baby, I babbled in tones. Chinese tones. My mom was a white Missouri farm girl who became a Methodist missionary. She…

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