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Call Me "The Bait"

Call Me “The Bait”

April 3, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Gender, Identity

After Sunday’s Easter Celebration, I cannot help but gush a bit today. I can honestly say that I have never felt the truth that Jesus…

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My Beef with the Cross

My Beef with the Cross

March 27, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Jesus, Life, Scripture, Social Justice

One of the worst moments in my life was the first time I suffered from short-term depression. Many of us know that the first time…

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Grace Sufficient

Grace Sufficient

March 20, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Change, Getting Older, Life

My dad turned 88 this year, and, as some of you have done, I have spent the last few years educating myself about nursing homes,…

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What Holy Week Has to Do with DOMA

What Holy Week Has to Do with DOMA

March 13, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Identity, LGBT, Life, Social Justice

I think it would be nice to start the day with a story. A love story.  It begins once upon a time in the West…

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Aida and Steve

Aida and Steve

March 6, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Gender, Identity, Scripture

A few days ago, I was thinking about what should be said in the church about Women’s History Month, and I happened to hear a…

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Goals Shmoals!

Goals Shmoals!

February 27, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Life, Prayer

As some of you know, one of my Lenten disciplines is to go to a Buddhist meditation group once a week. This week, after meditation,…

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Kid Logic

Kid Logic

February 20, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Kids, LGBT, Scripture

On Monday night, my husband played guitar for a worship service at a Presbyterian church that is especially affirming of the LGBT community. The service…

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Prep for Christ’s Death: Stop Eating Chocolate!

Prep for Christ’s Death: Stop Eating Chocolate!

February 13, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Life, Spiritual Practice

Sometimes I am confounded when visitors come to the church once or twice and then they disappear, only to reappear months later. I’m always surprised…

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Seek Ye First

Seek Ye First

February 11, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Getting Older, Life

People are often really surprised to find out that I’m a pastor. Sometimes they ask me how old I am, and then their eyes get…

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God's House

God’s House

February 10, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Change, Church, Life

As some of you know, Church of the Village is vacating a building on St. Marks Place in the East Village so that a new…

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