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2016-01-26T17:51:03-06:00

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Jesus: “Fuck tha Police”

Last updated on: January 26, 2016 at 5:51 pm By Jeff Hood

While on routine patrol of Brooklyn, New York’s Pink Houses with his gun drawn and finger on the trigger (something law enforcement are trained to never do), rookie officer Peter Liang was startled by Akai Gurley and fired. The bullet tore through Gurley’s heart and the innocent man bled out as Liang tried to figure out how to keep his job in the midst of this major accident. Despite being trained in CPR, Liang did nothing to try to... Read more

2016-01-25T14:43:59-06:00

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What Does God Look Like?

Last updated on: January 25, 2016 at 2:43 pm By Jeff Hood

*The Church at the Table in Oak Lawn on 1/25/2016. The looks of God are a curious thing to explore. However, I also think such attributes are something we can’t ignore. We are made in God’s image. What does God look like? God looks like us. We look like God. If you want to know what God looks like, look around. The God in whose image we are made looks like us. God is many colors, shapes, sizes,... Read more

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2016-01-21T19:42:31-06:00

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The Incarnation of Jesus…Anthony Hill

Last updated on: January 21, 2016 at 7:42 pm By Jeff Hood

In Matthew 25:40, Jesus said, “What you have done to the least of these, you have done to me.” Last year in a metropolitan suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, a young unarmed and naked mentally ill veteran by the name of Anthony Hill was running around his apartment complex. Concerned residents called police and Dekalb County Officer Robert Olsen responded to the scene. When Hill trotted towards him, Olsen shot and killed Hill. In those moments, Hill was the least... Read more

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2016-01-20T15:28:15-06:00

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The Case of Richard Masterson

Last updated on: January 20, 2016 at 3:28 pm By Jeff Hood

While I’ve never published this type of damning report about someone who is about to be executed before, I think this case calls for it. I believe that Richard Masterson is beyond mentally incompetent. I can think of few things more cruel or unusual than to execute someone who is out of their mind. Tonight, the State of Texas will try to do just that. I will be standing outside the Huntsville Unit in protest. Below, are memories of... Read more

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2016-01-20T14:41:42-06:00

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I Believe in IT : The God Beyond God

Last updated on: January 20, 2016 at 2:41 pm By Jeff Hood

*Delivered at The Church at the Table in Houston on 1/20/2016 While language can only take us so far…there are times in which our current language is not taking us far enough and other words can take us further. Tonight, I want us to explore that it would look like to shift our language concerning God. I believe that the word “it” points further into the distance of possibility and imagination than the word “God” is capable. Certainly time... Read more

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2016-01-19T15:14:56-06:00

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Release the Names!: An Address to the Dallas County Commissioners Court

Last updated on: January 19, 2016 at 3:14 pm By Jeff Hood

* Delivered at the Dallas County Commissioners Court on 1/19/2016 Today, I’m here to speak on behalf of the Joseph Hutcheson family. On August 1, 2015 around 10am, Hutcheson parked his truck on the curb outside the Lew Sterrett Justice Center here in Dallas County and hysterically ran up the hill. Upon entering the lobby, Hutcheson loudly proclaimed, “Please don’t hurt me, I just need some help.” According to the Dallas Morning News and now a videotape of the incident,... Read more

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2016-01-18T17:28:11-06:00

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The Thingyness of God

Last updated on: January 18, 2016 at 5:28 pm By Jeff Hood

*Based on a talk delivered at The Church of the Table in Fort Worth on 1/17/2016 The great woods were magnificent. Though I’d hiked many places, I’d never experienced anything like this. There was energy to the place that was unexplainable. The things that surrounded me were so full of God. The trees swayed their joy. The wind whispered love. The leaves crunched a welcome. The sun embraced me. I hope to go back there some day. If... Read more

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2016-01-16T22:33:33-06:00

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True Pastors Don’t Endorse Candidates!

Last updated on: January 16, 2016 at 10:33 pm By Jeff Hood

Back in October, I was absolutely appalled at the spectacle of seeing a room full of evangelical pastors fawning all over Donald Trump. Not long after the circus, the Pastor of First Baptist Dallas Dr. Robert Jeffress stood in front of another circus to pray for and practically endorse Trump at one of his rallies. On the other side, pastors are also rushing out to endorse and champion Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. To make matters worse, pastors also... Read more

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2016-01-13T13:17:13-06:00

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Dallas Celebrates the White Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Last updated on: January 13, 2016 at 1:17 pm By Jeff Hood

Growing up in Atlanta, I was well aware from an early age that the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was serious business. On numerous occasions, I traveled to Ebenezer Baptist Church to participate in the annual commemoration services. A few years back, I will never forget Dr. Cornel West warning us about those leading the “Santa-Clausification” of Dr. King by sanitizing his radical prophetic message. When I saw the advertisements for Dallas’ Annual Dr. Martin Luther King,... Read more

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2016-01-11T22:56:28-06:00

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Barbara Dawson: A Child of God Slaughtered by Medical Capitalism and Our Police State

Last updated on: January 11, 2016 at 10:56 pm By Jeff Hood

“I can’t breathe.” The cry has gone out over and over again. On December 21, 2015, the cry was heard again. After complaining of stomach pain, Barbara Dawson was rushed to Calhoun Liberty Hospital in Blountstown, Florida. Upon stabilization, the medical staff demanded Dawson leave the premises. Repeatedly, Dawson expressed that she didn’t feel well and begged to stay. The staff then banned her from the hospital and called police. When the Blountstown police officer came into the... Read more

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