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Zombies in the Wilderness

Zombies in the Wilderness

February 26, 2015
by Pastor Vicki
Conflict, Grief, Race, Social Justice, Tragedy, Uncategorized

When I think about wilderness, I now think of Georgia. And I think of the zombie apocalypse. One of my favorite shows is “The Walking…

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All #blacklivesmatter

All #blacklivesmatter

February 5, 2015
by Pastor Vicki
Gender, LGBT, Race, Social Justice

On Sunday, our worship chair, Katie Reimer, led a Bible study to discern our theme for Lent. The group studied several of the scriptures for…

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Have Yourself a Very Sacred Christmas

Have Yourself a Very Sacred Christmas

December 24, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Jesus, Spiritual Practice

A clergy friend of mine asked me recently if I get much spiritually out of the season of Advent (the four weeks leading up to…

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The Scared Cop Inside of Me

The Scared Cop Inside of Me

August 20, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Conflict, Identity, Life, Parenting, Race, Tragedy

A few days ago, I was sitting with my African American husband and multi-racial daughter on a bench on the upper west side. An older…

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Weeds

Weeds

July 30, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Conflict, God, Identity, Scripture, Social Justice, Spiritual Practice

I have been really thinking a lot about some of the insights from Bishop J’s sermon a few weeks ago, “Navigating the Weed”, on the…

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Taking My Baby to Kara Walker's Sugar Baby

Taking My Baby to Kara Walker’s Sugar Baby

June 25, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Gender, God, Identity, Kids, Parenting, Race, Social Justice

I have a pretty raw blister on my left pinky toe right now. It is my battle wound from making the long trek out to…

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What the Bible Says About Gay Rights

What the Bible Says About Gay Rights

June 18, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Church, General Conference, God, Jesus, LGBT, Scripture, United Methodist

A few weeks ago, at annual conference, we debated the resolutions promoting LGBTQ equality in the church. The speeches for and against these petitions are usually pretty predictable. The…

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Mourn. Wait. Be all in.

Mourn. Wait. Be all in.

April 16, 2014
by Intern Chris
Grief, Jesus, Scripture, Spiritual Practice, Tragedy

As we sit on the cusp of the high holy days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter, I am thinking about the woman who…

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Gaining and Losing: A Reflection for Daylight Savings Time

Gaining and Losing: A Reflection for Daylight Savings Time

March 12, 2014
by Intern Chris
Change, God, Identity, Jesus

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” When they had brought their boats to shore,…

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For the Lonely

For the Lonely

February 26, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Getting Older, Jesus, Life, United Methodist

Over the last two weekends, people have thrown us baby showers. This was an unexpected development. Separated from our families and many of our close…

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