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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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Ferberized Forgiveness

Ferberized Forgiveness

December 17, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
God, Kids, Life, Parenting

With everything going on in the world right now, I have to admit that I’m a bit inward focused these days. I’m exhausted and feeling…

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From Quivering, Thirsty Lips

From Quivering, Thirsty Lips

December 18, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Conflict, God, Grief, Life, Scripture, Tragedy

There are a few lines from the book of Jeremiah that we sometimes read at Advent. They go like this: The days are surely coming,…

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Remembering

Remembering

December 11, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Change, Church, Conflict, Getting Older, God, Grief, Kids, Life, Scripture, Tragedy

I was a really scared little kid. The time of the day that was always most terrifying for me was bedtime. I hated going to…

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God's Disguises

God’s Disguises

December 4, 2013
by Pastor Vicki
Church, Gender, God, Identity, Race, Social Justice

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived…

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