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2015-04-21T22:51:27-06:00

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A Systematic Theology of Love

Last updated on: April 21, 2015 at 10:51 pm By Jeff Hood

GOD is LOVE & LOVE is GOD. Love created us in Love’s image. We are created to be Love. In the beginning, we were Love. Unfortunately, we decided that Love was not enough. In our desire to control Love, we lost our way. We have been searching for Love ever since. In the person of Jesus, Love became flesh and dwelt amongst us. Truly, Love so loved the world that Love gave Love’s only begotten Love that... Read more

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2015-04-17T14:36:31-06:00

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From the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to Queer

Last updated on: April 17, 2015 at 2:36 pm By Jeff Hood

“What man doesn’t wonder about what it would be like to have sex with a man?” While dining at Cracker Barrel late one night, I asked the question of a friend. Before I could even begin to muse about my own question, Don Fulton looked at me in my eyes and declared, “I’m gay.” In the revelation of the moment, we found a joint love of God that we had never experienced before. In the darkness of the night,... Read more

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2015-04-16T20:52:19-06:00

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The Darkness: A Meditation

Last updated on: April 16, 2015 at 8:52 pm By Jeff Hood

In the stillness of the night, you know me. The mist reminds me. Though the mind might wander, you remain steady in the nothing that is everything. The absence of light paints a glorious portrait of mystery. The crickets speak the word. In the echoes of yesterday and tomorrow, you speak of today. The still waters create a symphony of unknowing. The trees protect me. I long to stay here forever with you. The darkness is your home. You... Read more

2015-04-16T09:47:56-06:00

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The Invincible Love of the Garzas

Last updated on: April 16, 2015 at 9:47 am By Jeff Hood

Once a month, I make the trip down to Livingston. The roads are long and lonely. Upon arrival, I go through numerous checkpoints and searches. When I finally get to the cold and sterile visitation room, I sit down in front of the thick plate glass window and wait. In the ensuing between moments, I always look around and wonder about the backgrounds and motivations of the other visitors on Texas’ Death Row. Sometimes, I am brave enough to... Read more

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2015-04-15T17:21:51-06:00

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The Orgasms of God

Last updated on: April 15, 2015 at 5:21 pm By Jeff Hood

I posed a question to a group of people the other day, “Has God ever had an orgasm?” Everybody gets excited when you start talking about orgasms. The replies were wildly diverse. Slowly, a common theme emerged. I found that almost everyone believed there was a stark separation between God and sex. For most, it was almost as if God created sex to tempt us to be dirty. One man even went so far as to push that sex... Read more

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2015-04-09T16:48:57-06:00

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Texans Kill Recklessly: The Execution of Kent Sprouse

Last updated on: April 9, 2015 at 4:48 pm By Jeff Hood

For many years, Texans have worked tirelessly to litigate the case, guard the offender and secure the drugs. Now the moment is here, Kent Sprouse will be executed this evening at 6pm. From beginning to end, the cost of executing Sprouse will be millions of dollars. Apart from the moral contradiction of a state full of Christians executing someone, there is a huge moral problem with spending millions of dollars to kill someone when it is far cheaper to keep... Read more

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2015-04-09T11:06:18-06:00

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A Prayer for Michael Slager: The North Charleston Killer*

Last updated on: April 9, 2015 at 11:06 am By Jeff Hood

*”…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…” -Matthew 5:44 Oh Lord our God, it is hard to pray for anyone that would shoot a man in the back. Walter Scott didn’t deserve to die. While I wonder why you didn’t step in to stop this atrocity, I will leave that for another day. Today, I only know that another black man lies dead in the streets of this nation and another cop pulled the trigger.... Read more

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2015-04-08T00:30:00-06:00

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The White Jesus is a Serial Killer

Last updated on: April 8, 2015 at 12:30 am By Jeff Hood

You see them lurking in the hallways of church after church. In the same tired old faded colors, it is hard to miss the blond hair, blue eyes and white skin. I have even seen them in hospitals. Growing up, I was terrified of one representation that stared ominously at the viewer. The old white Jesus paintings hang in space after space as a sign that white Christians remain in power. Southerners are particularly afflicted by this phenomenon. There are... Read more

2015-04-06T23:51:41-06:00

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Let Judas Be Your Prayer Partner.

Last updated on: April 6, 2015 at 11:51 pm By Jeff Hood

Stepping through the green wet grass, I picked up egg after egg. Stuffing the brightly colored pieces of plastic into the trash, I was reminded of how quickly we trash what we deem useless. I started to think about the message of Jesus. In the midst of my prayers concerning reimagining leftover resurrection trash, one name kept coming to mind…Judas. Though the gospel writers totally destroy Judas, Jesus still seems to love him very much. After he made the... Read more

2015-04-06T12:26:21-06:00

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The Cold Dead Jesus: A Plea for a Post-Easter Resurrection

Last updated on: April 6, 2015 at 12:26 pm By Jeff Hood

*Easter Message Delivered in Denton, Texas Let’s begin with the excluded God. What does it mean for God to be left out? My mind immediately conjures up a situation at the church I attend, the Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ. Our church was founded to be the ultimate space of inclusion for LGBT people and those that love them. Presently, the church’s idea of liberation is based around your ability to fit within certain identities. This is... Read more

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