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June 2018

June 29, 2018

The God I Do Not Know

The God I Do Not Know For years, you have struggled to find...

June 22, 2018

God is Mocked.: Churches Respond to the Migrant Separation Crises

For the second time in less than a week, I was forwarded an email...

June 21, 2018

The Congressman and The Press: Fighting Family Separation

*From Congressman Michael Burgess' Townhall at Denton High School in Denton, Texas on...

June 17, 2018

Estrangement as Salvation

Is estrangement always a negative thing? We certainly treat it that way. "I've...

June 15, 2018

On the Caging of Children: Words from an Immigration Rally at Dallas City Hall

*Delivered on June 14, 2018 First of all, I don't speak Spanish. I'm...

June 13, 2018

The Funeral Sermon: Preaching to Bigots

"Don't say anything controversial." Ominous words for an ominous time festered ominously. After...

June 06, 2018

Existence as Threat

"Hell yeah!" The kids were pumped up. The park is a sacred space for...

June 06, 2018

A Homily for Gladys Dillard, My Grandmother

What are we doing here? Really... What are we doing here? I look down....

June 03, 2018

Existence as Threat

"Hell yeah!" The kids were pumped up. The park is a sacred space...

June 02, 2018

The Death of a Stranger

Train done gone. The mind is a precious thing. Never is such a...

May 2018

May 27, 2018

The United States Flag at the Front of YOUR Church is Blasphemous

*Originally Published May 2014 A United States soldier processed the flag of...

May 24, 2018

The Offense of a Backyard Flag

"Thou shall have no other Gods but me..." One of the earliest teachings of...

May 17, 2018

Jesus Smokes Weed: Rallying for Marijuana

*Prepared remarks for the DFW Marijuana March 2018 / Delivered May 12, 2018 ...

May 11, 2018

Jump or Burn?: On Dr. David Goodall

Do you think you could do it? Do you think that you could press...

May 08, 2018

Rallying in Dallas: DAMN THE NRA!

*From May 4, 2018 at Dallas City Hall Good Evening. We've gathered here...

May 04, 2018

NRA! PRESIDENT TRUMP! WE ARE GOING TO SHUT YOU DOWN!!!!!!! / Words from Dallas

*From press conference against the proliferation of guns at Dallas City Hall on May...

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...