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September 2021

September 06, 2021

A Beautiful Birth: The New Theology School

There is profound beauty in the pursuit of God. Perhaps, there is nothing more...

July 2021

July 11, 2021

The Crosses: A Heretical Reconciliatory Theology of Liberation

I closed my eyes. I left time and space. I'd asked for intervention,...

June 2021

June 25, 2021

7 Years Ago // Don’t You Dare Turn Your Head: The Self-Immolation of The Rev. Charles Moore

June 23, 2021 7 Years Ago // Don’t You Dare Turn Your Head:...

June 05, 2021

The Holy Trinity: A Wedding Story

"The TRINITY is the most crucial doctrine of our faith. For Jesus cannot be...

May 2021

May 15, 2021

Boone, North Carolina: DEFUND THE POLICE

The following letter went out to hundreds of clergy on the morning of May...

May 09, 2021

A Message to Pastors in Boone, North Carolina: How Many More People Will Have to Die Before You Will Engage the Mentally Ill?

A Message to Pastors in Boone, North Carolina: How Many More People Will Have...

May 01, 2021

Blue Lives Matter… : Blinding Slogans, Dehumanization and Further Tragedy in Boone, North Carolina

Blue Lives Matter... : Blinding Slogans, Dehumanization and Further Tragedy in Boone, North Carolina ...

April 2021

April 20, 2021

Pray for Derek Chauvin

For years, I've given my body to the struggle against police brutality. On multiple...

April 15, 2021

The Revolution: F*** the Police, Abolish the Police & Love Kim Potter

Fuck the police. Surely, this is not an unreasonable statement in light of the circumstances...

April 04, 2021

The Resurrection of George Floyd: On the Fullness of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ

April 4, 2021 The Resurrection of George Floyd: On the Fullness of the Incarnation of...

April 01, 2021

Rape Was/Is Never a Joke. (T/W A Good Friday Recollection)

Rape Was/Is Never a Joke. (T/W A Good Friday Recollection) For many years, I...

March 2021

March 22, 2021

“Death is Just a Part of Life.” WTF?

"Death is Just a Part of Life." WTF? In the midst...

March 21, 2021

The Woman Clothed in Darkness / A Vision

March 22, 2021 The Woman Clothed in Darkness Sleep eluded me. I'd sat...

March 20, 2021

Context as Salvation: Envisioning Darkness as Light

Context as Salvation: Envisioning Darkness as Light The End Is Near. "Fire...

March 16, 2021

School Resource Officers: The Bullies in Blue

School Resource Officers: The Bullies in Blue "Few greater dangers face our children today than...

March 07, 2021

Racist Children Force Child to Drink Urine / Racist Employees Force Colleague to Drink Urine

Racist Children Force Child to Drink Urine / Racist Employees Force Colleague to...

March 03, 2021

When a Trailer Park Kid Freezes to Death.

March 3, 2021 When a Trailer Park Kid Freezes to Death. *His funeral...

February 2021

February 17, 2021

Eschatology: a Forgotten Theology for Our Perilous Time

February 16, 2021 Eschatology: a Forgotten Theology for Our Perilous Time Eschatology (the...

February 12, 2021

Missions = Disgusting

February 12, 2021 Missions = Disgusting "How many souls of savages have you...

February 04, 2021

Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene, My Former Sunday School Teacher

February 4, 2021 Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene, My Former Sunday School Teacher Earlier today,...

February 01, 2021

The Destination of Nothing

Something reminds me of what I've missed... Can the past change the present?...

January 2021

January 28, 2021

The Vaccination Ethic.

January 28, 2021 The Vaccination Ethic. In the midst of viral sickness, there is a...

January 26, 2021

Nonconsensual Touching in Elementary Schools: aka Hugging

January 25, 2021 Nonconsensual Touching in Elementary Schools: aka Hugging I write to address...

January 08, 2021

Officer Brian Sicknick Speaks! : Trump/Trumpsters Condemned from the Grave

Officer Brian Sicknick Speaks! : Trump/Trumpsters Condemned from the Grave "And we fight. We...

January 04, 2021

The Final Prayer. / On the Death of Jack Dillard. / My Grandfather.

The Final Prayer. / On the Death of Jack Dillard. / My Grandfather. I've...

December 2020

December 21, 2020

Drugged. Interstellar Exploration of the Incarnation

Drugged. Interstellar Exploration of the Incarnation Loud music. "Jesus is alive!"...

December 16, 2020

Faith is NOT Certainty and Certainty is NOT Faith

"How can we have certainty in any historical narratives? It seems that everything that...

November 2020

November 24, 2020

The Latest Ink: High Country Theology

The Latest Ink: High Country Theology https://www.amazon.com/High-Country-Theology-Jeff-Hood/dp/B08NVGHF4V/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&fbclid=IwAR3N6r6BvVOUxGoSfMD3YCSR5cXdA3pUsR4f0LKgihH-DMMnbf0KQt9unsE&qid=1605833164&ref_=tmm_pap_title_0&sr=1-1 For the last few months, I've...

November 15, 2020

“Trust the Process”…The Last Words You Hear Before You Die

"Trust the Process"...The Last Words You Hear Before You Die Now it was the...

November 10, 2020

The Creation of God: A Vision

The Creation of God: A Vision The future is a question. God is...