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2015-03-23T12:23:21-06:00

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The Courage to Be Queer: A Theological Exploration

Last updated on: March 23, 2015 at 12:23 pm By Jeff Hood

*I delivered this keynote address at the LGBTQ Religious Experience Summit at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas on March 21, 2015. May this be a wild experience for us all…perhaps even a queer experience if we are lucky. Let’s begin by talking about theology. What is theology? Most people think that theology is primarily about doctrines and dogmas. Folks, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Theology is an exploration and adventure in being. Learning to be. Theology... Read more

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2015-03-22T22:48:00-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #517 Lisa Coleman / September 17, 2014

Last updated on: March 22, 2015 at 10:48 pm By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Lisa Coleman- “Tell them I finished strong.” Life is about finishing strong. Do not let the failures and disappointments distract you. You are capable, but you must stay committed. Despite her circumstances, Lisa Coleman stayed committed and finished strong. I pray that we will follow her lead. With thoughts about how you want to finish, I invite you to pray the last... Read more

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2015-03-22T00:04:35-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #516 Willie Trottie / September 10, 2014

Last updated on: March 22, 2015 at 12:04 am By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Willie Trottie- “Find it in your hearts to forgive me.” People are desperate for forgiveness. Who do we think we are to deny them? In Matthew 6:14, Jesus taught that those who forgive will be forgiven. When Willie Trottie was about to die, he asked for people to find it in their hearts to forgive him. Who would deny a dying man... Read more

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2015-03-20T21:44:58-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #515 Jose Villegas / April 16, 2014

Last updated on: March 20, 2015 at 9:44 pm By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Jose Villegas- “I am at peace.” In a world of violence and fear, we work so hard for peace. Unfortunately, I think that peace is far more about being and trusting than it is working. Jose Villegas understood that lesson. In his final moments, Villegas wanted the world to know that he was at peace. After you stop working, I invite you... Read more

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2015-03-20T21:26:05-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #514 Ramiro Hernandez / April 9, 2014

Last updated on: March 20, 2015 at 9:26 pm By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Ramiro Hernandez– “All I have is love.” We go through life thinking we need so much. Unfortunately, the more we accumulate the more we think we need. People fail to realize that love will make you richer than anything else one could ever accumulate. When Ramiro Hernandez was strapped to the gurney and asked for final words, everything had been taken from... Read more

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2015-03-20T14:34:13-06:00

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The Genocide of the Mentally Ill

Last updated on: March 20, 2015 at 2:34 pm By Jeff Hood

Jason Harrison is dead. Jason Harrison is not dead because he was holding a screwdriver and made a movement toward Dallas police. Jason Harrison is dead because we live in a society that refuses to value and protect the lives of the mentally ill. If Dallas police officers had engaged the situation with the needed care and restraint of dealing with someone who is sick and in desperate need of help, Jason Harrison would have been restrained in a... Read more

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2015-03-19T12:37:51-06:00

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50 Years After Selma: Jesus is Transgender

Last updated on: March 19, 2015 at 12:37 pm By Jeff Hood

*I wrote this post for the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists and the original can be found at http://www.awab.org/wablog/archives/03-2015 The most terrifying substance known to our world is difference. When people can’t control or contain it, they want to destroy it. The fall of humanity is centered on a failure to love and respect queerness. The God that exists queer beyond our normative ways of being and thinking must be weeping. 50 years after Selma, queers are still being... Read more

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2015-03-19T12:08:09-06:00

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When Inclusion is Exclusion : Radical Ecclesiology

Last updated on: March 19, 2015 at 12:08 pm By Jeff Hood

The church is the church is the church. Right? Ecclesiology is the study of what the church is. At our present hour, one cannot study the church without hearing the word ‘inclusion.’ In books, sermons and articles people consistently write and speak about a need for greater inclusion. For many Christians, being inclusive has become synonymous with being a Christian. In fear of losing what they think or claim is church, groups have formed within congregations and denominations to... Read more

2015-03-19T01:46:53-06:00

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The Call: A Reflection.

Last updated on: March 19, 2015 at 1:46 am By Jeff Hood

I was in the library at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary when I got the call. Though I had known he was sick, death was in his voice and he needed me. Time after time, my Southern Baptist mentor called and chatted with me about all sorts of subjects. I had heard the call before, but never like this. The doctors treated my grandmother’s cancer a few years ago and she made it out fine. Why couldn’t my mentor just... Read more

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2015-03-19T01:21:30-06:00

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Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #513 Tommy Sells / April 3, 2014

Last updated on: March 19, 2015 at 1:21 am By Jeff Hood

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons executed in Texas. Tommy Sells- Silence. Tommy Sells was a serial killer. Do you realize this system of execution makes you one too? In the silence of Tommy Sells, I invite you to repent: Silence. Amen. Read more

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