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November 2013

November 27, 2013

apoem: if god be in / a queer rhyme for a queer time

if god be in the sky then what good is such a god for...

November 19, 2013

Stop the Damned Drilling!

I will admit that environmental issues have never been one of the driving forces...

November 11, 2013

The Execution of Jamie Bruce McCoskey & The Prayer of Life

In 1993, a jury in Harris County convicted Jamie Bruce McCoskey of kidnap and...

November 02, 2013

apoem: death penalty penalty death

*written on November 2 at the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Lobby Corp...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

peace and love does not include vengeance and violence

I have heard much talk of peace over the past few months. As someone who...

October 02, 2013

The Danger of Language

I met a young Jewish woman tonight. We were drawn into a conversation about energy,...

September 2013

September 14, 2013

apoem: eight-year-old commits suicide

eight-year-old commits suicide those were the words in the newspaper i read how can someone...

September 01, 2013

Remarks Upon Ending My Fast For Peace in Syria

This very hour marks the third day I have gone without food to pray for...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Remarks at The March for The Beloved Community

We gather this morning in the midst of impending war in Syria, economic injustice,...

August 29, 2013

I Will Not Eat! A Response to Possible Intervention in Syria

My heart is deeply troubled. The leader of the nation that I live in has...

August 25, 2013

apoem: “martin’s dream and us”

read at the august 25, 2013 service of the church at mable peabody's: fifty...

August 20, 2013

apoem: “absence: a reflection of faith”

you were here and now you are not you were there and now you are...

August 15, 2013

Queer Love or God Finds Us in Queer Spaces

"Queer Love or God Finds Us in Queer Spaces" George Berry is a large...

August 07, 2013

apoem: “the hidden danger of privilege”

you confront me and want me to see that i am privileged i agree...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

apoem: “is this what you call love?”

thoughts in a break of time is this what you call love? you hit...

July 24, 2013

apoem : “The Activist”

are you fake i don’t know is our fate truly hate or is it...

July 21, 2013

Remarks Upon the Retirement of Chief Jeff Hood…My Dad

It is an honor for my family and I to be with you today...

July 16, 2013

apoem : AMEN

amen you are a word which speaks so much by actually saying so littlei ponder your...

July 14, 2013

Prayer at Justice for Trayvon Martin Rally in Denton, Texas

Pleasant evening, I am Jeff Hood, The Pastor of the Church at Mable Peabody’s. I...

July 09, 2013

apoem : The Judas Remix

you called me to be your disciple you asked me to watch all the money...

July 03, 2013

apoem: CAN WE BELIEVE IN LOVE OR LOVE OR LOVE

they exhibit their god and tell us to trust him but gods with testicles can’t...

July 02, 2013

Learning to Fight for Life and the Rights of Women

I am surprised I am writing this piece. Honestly, I hate abortion. I feel that...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Remarks on SCOTUS Decision in the Denton Record Chronicle

From the Denton Record Chronicle: The Rev. Jeff Hood, pastor at The Church at Mable...

June 26, 2013

Speech at The Denton Day of Decision Rally

Friends this evening I have a question for you… Do you believe in the power...

June 26, 2013

The Religious Case for Queer Marriage

First of all, this is not a post about gay marriage…as I am not interested...

June 13, 2013

The Danger of Identity

In John 8:25, the religious leaders asked Jesus, "Who are you?" Jesus was...

June 13, 2013

The Danger of Identity

In John 8:25, the religious leaders asked Jesus, "Who are you?" Jesus was...

June 01, 2013

Killing Jesus

A few months back, I led a time of sharing and healing for victims of...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

The Root of War is Fear

I taught a lesson this morning based on an essay by Thomas Merton entitled,...

May 21, 2013

A Poem for Moore, Oklahoma

Where the fuck is God when all these people die? Where the fuck is...