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Silence

Silence

March 30, 2013
by Bishop J
Church, Jesus, Social Justice

Silence. Silence. A sheering, deafening silence. Deep silence, one so deep so as to sub-scend (opposite of transcend) to an unimaginable place below an African-American spiritual…

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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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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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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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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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