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May 2018

May 01, 2018

Henry County, Georgia : White Dreams and Black Nightmares

Every blow looks like all the rest. A black person being brutalized by white cops....

April 2018

April 23, 2018

Black Breasts and White Impotence

*This piece is based on an incident that recently happened to 25-year-old Chikesia...

April 21, 2018

The Story of the Other Thief on the Cross or Jesus was My Murderer

Things crashed. Money disappeared. Pain exploded. I was left with nothing. Everything crashed....

April 20, 2018

The Ultimate Thing: Parental Advisory / Explicit Theology

Creek. Creek. Creek. I knew where I was going. Maybe I didn't. Every step...

April 16, 2018

David Buckel: The Burning Christ

David Buckel self-immolated on Saturday, April 14, 2018 around 6:30am at Prospect Park in...

April 10, 2018

The Righteous Suicide: On Chosen Sacrifice

I thought about suicide. Darkness fills the room. Light floods my eyes. I...

April 05, 2018

Fire Before the Fort Worth City Council: In Response to the Beating of Forrest Curry by FWPD

Good Evening, My name is Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. I'm not here to dialogue...

April 01, 2018

I AM: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ & The Deadly Consequences of Liberal Theology

The room was electric with anticipation. Every eye was glued to the stage. Everything...

March 2018

March 25, 2018

Beware of the Palm Wavers

*Originally Posted on Palm Sunday 2015 The people of Jerusalem waved their palms madly...

March 23, 2018

Magic. THE Word of God.

In the beginning... "She just disappeared!" Memories of something flood my brain....

March 16, 2018

The Ones Who Will Never Walk Out: The Antidote to Mass Shootings

I'd stayed after school. I had something to do. I guess I always had...

March 12, 2018

Hell: A Vision in Blue, White and Red

Behold, I sat in a large room. There was no light. There were only...

March 09, 2018

The Sin of the Ballot: The Evil of Voting

The Sin of the Ballot: The Evil of Voting Does God vote? ...

March 02, 2018

What can a slip of paper teach us? Everything?

I found a receipt. My grandmother hasn't known me in years. Yet, on this...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

God is Dead: Sin // The Path to God

God is Dead: Sin // The Path to God Cold. That little room...

February 25, 2018

Stoneman Douglas HS School Resource Officer Deputy Scot Peterson = Jesus?

Times were tough. There was an evil everywhere. Jesus seemed to be able to...

February 21, 2018

Billy Graham: ASS & SAINT

Billy Graham: ASS & SAINT "You might not make it home! Give your life...

February 20, 2018

Firefighter Brutality: The Traffic Stop

Did you know that there are all sorts of hidden officials who can...

February 17, 2018

The Cross of Firearms (Lent 1)

There was a security breach. Somehow, a troubled young man with a gun...

February 14, 2018

The Fight to Rename a School: Pushing Further

The Fight to Rename a School: Pushing Further *Based on My Words at the...

February 11, 2018

Go to Hell CBF.

Recently, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship reaffirmed their deeply ingrained homophobia. Repeatedly, the CBF has...

February 08, 2018

What if Jesus had attended the National Prayer Breakfast?

Cold. Cold. It was so very cold. Jesus could feel the body breaking down....

February 06, 2018

“Kelly is a Piece of Sh*t.” -Jesus

"Kelly is a Piece of Shit." -Jesus Revelation is magic. Horrible smells seemed...

February 06, 2018

Seeing John Battaglia

Seeing John Battaglia The room was cold. It's always cold in there. I was...

February 06, 2018

Denton, Texas: The Noose / Racist USA

People live. People laugh. People dance. People love Denton. Everything they could ever...

February 06, 2018

Alone: On Being Human

Does God remember me? Dust to dust. Breathe to breathe. I am God's creation....

January 2018

January 30, 2018

The Price of Defiance: Thrift Store Spirituality

There is something about thrift stores. The colors. The diversity. The smell. The...

January 25, 2018

Identity Implosion: The Failure to Be Human

On most days, you will find us riding around Denton, Texas on a caravan...

January 25, 2018

The Money: A Parable of Sorts (Part 6/7 of 8): The Trial

The records said that I pled out. I didn't plea shit. Didn't nobody care...

January 21, 2018

At the end of Trump’s first year, I pray for revolution

*This column originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Saturday, January 20,...