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Slave Ship Lotus

Slave Ship Lotus

February 19, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Identity, Kids, Parenting, Race, Social Justice, Uncategorized

My husband and I have moved around a lot in recent years, and each move has involved a pretty major purge of possessions. Every time,…

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Strange Customs

Strange Customs

February 7, 2014
by Pastor Vicki
Grief, Identity, Jesus, Kids, Life, Parenting, Race

I preached the following sermon at Yale Divinity School’s Lunar New Year worship service at Marquand Chapel on January 31, 2014. “Gōngxǐ Fācái!” A Mandarin…

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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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