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Accounting for Our Hope

Accounting for Our Hope

June 5, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church

Today, Karen, Adora, Bishop J, and I are heading to Annual Conference, where we’ll be hanging out with United Methodists from New York and Connecticut…

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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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Forgiving My Religion

Forgiving My Religion

April 30, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Identity, LGBT, Race, Scripture, Social Justice, Tragedy

What follows is my sermon from Sunday, April 28, 2013: Native American Ministries Sunday, when we were joined by the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers. Several…

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This is an Uncomfortable One...

This is an Uncomfortable One…

April 24, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Scripture, Social Justice, Tragedy

My grandpa died when I was in high school, and there are just a few memories I keep of him. One is his smell. He…

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Easter After Boston

Easter After Boston

April 17, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Life, Scripture, Tragedy

Last weekend, I was leading a women’s Bible study at a retreat for a few Bronx colleges. Since it is Easter season, I chose to…

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Real Talk - Spirituality Guilt

Real Talk – Spirituality Guilt

April 10, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Change, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Practice

Melissa, the chair of our Blue Ribbon (Visioning) Committee is always using the phrase “Real Talk”. It’s kind of an “Amen”-like feedback phrase that rewards…

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