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2015-07-22T18:34:53-06:00

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Healing: A Visit and Conversation with the Rev. Dr. Garth Baker-Fletcher

Last updated on: July 22, 2015 at 6:34 pm By Jeff Hood

* This interaction is derived from a recent conversation that I had with the Rev. Dr. Garth Baker-Fletcher at a rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from hip surgery. A retired professor, Baker-Fletcher is the author of Somebodyness: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Theory of Dignity (1993), Xodus: An African-American Male Journey (1996), My Sister, My Brother (with his wife Karen) (1997), Black Religion After the Million Man March (1998), Dirty Hands: Christian Ethics in a Morally Ambiguous... Read more

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2015-07-21T22:33:26-06:00

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The Intern Monologues: Death

Last updated on: July 21, 2015 at 10:33 pm By Jeff Hood

C: What is death? J: Death is a lie. The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate definition of death. Like a lingering sickness, death afflicts us until we succumb to it and realize that ultimately the full manifestation of the sickness is the healing. Our healing is found in our resurrection. However, there is no such thing as resurrection without death. I feel very comfortable standing with the Apostle Paul on this one, “Where is death’s sting?” How... Read more

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2015-07-21T16:01:22-06:00

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The Apocalypse

Last updated on: July 21, 2015 at 4:01 pm By Jeff Hood

Growing up, our church loved to talk about the end of the world. From pew to pew, everyone believed that they would be saved from the destruction to come. I didn’t know for sure. I had doubt. Downtown, a man held a sign high into the air, “The End is Near.” I was terrified. I thought I was going to get left behind. When we got back home, piles of clothes haunted me. Every time I saw the assortment... Read more

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2015-07-18T10:46:27-06:00

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The Ability of Pain: A Visit & Theological Conversation with Rev. Dr. Garth Baker-Fletcher

Last updated on: July 18, 2015 at 10:46 am By Jeff Hood

* This interaction is derived from a recent conversation that I had with Rev. Dr. Garth Baker-Fletcher at a rehabilitation facility where he is recovering from hip surgery. A retired professor, Baker-Fletcher is the author of Somebodyness: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Theory of Dignity (1993), Xodus: An African-American Male Journey (1996), My Sister, My Brother (with his wife Karen) (1997), Black Religion After the Million Man March (1998), Dirty Hands: Christian Ethics in a Morally Ambiguous... Read more

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2015-07-17T23:33:32-06:00

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The Vision

Last updated on: July 17, 2015 at 11:33 pm By Jeff Hood

The Vision Blindness/Can you see me? Fear/Can you see me? Pain/Can you see me? Terror/Can you see me? Death/Can you see me? Consciousness/Can you see me? Hope/Can you see me? Vitality/Can you see me? Life/Can you see me? For thine is the way and the truth…///and the life? Amen. Read more

2015-07-17T00:38:56-06:00

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The Vagina of Jesus

Last updated on: July 17, 2015 at 12:38 am By Jeff Hood

“How dare you insinuate Jesus had a vagina!” The woman was livid. In my talk, I stumbled on the most disturbing idea she’d ever been presented with. With church doctrine and dogma over the centuries in mind, the thought of Jesus having a vagina didn’t seem too out there for me. Since the earliest days of the church, haven’t Christians believed that Jesus was fully human and fully divine in every sense of the words? “So you believe that Jesus... Read more

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2015-07-16T13:29:23-06:00

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The Intern Monologues: Eden

Last updated on: July 16, 2015 at 1:29 pm By Jeff Hood

J: Do you remember a place called Eden? C: Growing up in a context where the Bible was considered infallible, inspired, and fully authoritative, I remember beginning every Vacation Bible School (VBS) with the story found in Genesis. Where did you first come in contact with Eden? J: I don’t feel like it has ever left us. I feel it in my fingertips. I know it in my soul. The entirety of my being yearns to return... Read more

2015-07-13T23:26:02-06:00

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Dr. Robert Jeffress Deports Jesus: A Cautionary Tale

Last updated on: July 13, 2015 at 11:26 pm By Jeff Hood

Miracles weren’t supposed to happen on nights like that. Gunshots filled the air. Violence was everywhere. Already feeling the contractions, Maria was desperate to find refuge. Just when Maria thought she wasn’t going to make it one more step, a woman opened the door of her shack and invited her in. Within the hour, Maria gave birth to a son and named him Jesus. When José made it to Maria, they knew they had to get Jesus to a... Read more

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2015-07-13T09:09:34-06:00

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Raw Theology at Be Loved

Last updated on: July 13, 2015 at 9:09 am By Jeff Hood

The Be Loved Community is full of surprisingly raw theology. Rev. Amy Cantrell founded and leads the ministry that feeds hundreds of people each week at a small house near downtown Asheville, North Carolina. I was thankful for the invitation to be in such a space. Though I delivered a sermon, I felt like it was the people who preached to me. One of the dear brothers in the group leaned over and whispered to me, “If it... Read more

2015-07-11T09:12:26-06:00

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Confession Not Deflection

Last updated on: July 11, 2015 at 9:12 am By Jeff Hood

After hearing an acquaintance make two racist remarks, I insinuated that his remarks were problematic. I didn’t respond in violently. I simply tried to steer my acquaintance in a better direction. Instead of acknowledging any error, my acquaintance kept making deflecting comments. “Aren’t we all just a little racist?” I tried again and my acquaintance kept deflecting. “Yeah, but we are all racist you know.” The circular conversation was exhausting. When confronted with troubling behavior, I have found that this... Read more

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