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2014-12-19T23:31:37-06:00

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Words of Blessing for the Dallas Youth March

Last updated on: December 19, 2014 at 11:31 pm By Jeff Hood

I apologize for my absence this evening. During these very hours, I am graduating with my doctorate in theology tonight from Texas Christian University. I welcome your prayers as I discern how I can continue to make a difference in our world. When my friend Aleah Dillard told me about this event and asked me to send a few words, I thought about a few questions… Is resurrection possible? Can dead bones come back to life? Is death the final... Read more

2014-12-17T12:35:25-06:00

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The Taliban in the Self

Last updated on: December 17, 2014 at 12:35 pm By Jeff Hood

Shots rang out. Blood was everywhere. Bodies hit the floor. Children screamed. The images and descriptions of the scene at a school in Pakistan are more than horrific. Over 130 children are dead over an extremist religious ideology. From terrorist attack to terrorist attack, the Taliban have proven that there is no end to the barbarism of their actions. How do we make sense of such a tragedy? Our first inclination is to label those who would commit such... Read more

2014-12-16T13:29:03-06:00

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Last updated on: December 16, 2014 at 1:29 pm By Jeff Hood

frances the deepness of the moment the pain rolled down my cheek you can’t live forever right now we can’t speak from the darkness I cry out your voice is like light something seems closer than ever in the gap I hear something death and life are close the hand why? death takes make the best of it you are liar stuck in this place inertia of being blindness of vision being of nothing... Read more

2014-12-12T21:26:12-06:00

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Danny Cortez is a Dangerous Man

Last updated on: December 12, 2014 at 9:26 pm By Jeff Hood

Darkness filled the sky and night was upon me. Throughout my drive to the airport, I thought about the death of my grandmother. I was hurting. The last thing I wanted to do was entertain a former Southern Baptist pastor from California. Though I invited Danny Cortez to speak to multiple groups in North Texas, I just wasn’t in it when I pulled up to the curb at the airport. Danny is an unassuming man small in stature and... Read more

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2014-12-12T12:19:43-06:00

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My Message at the Funeral of Frances Hood…My Grandmother

Last updated on: December 12, 2014 at 12:19 pm By Jeff Hood

We gather this morning at a difficult hour. I have grown accustomed to gathering in times both good and bad in this very room. The Rock Baptist Church is an ancestral and spiritual home for the Hood family. Many of you have gathered with us over the years. I have done much questioning in these pews. Today is no different. The last few days of my life have been filled with questions. Why would God allow my grandmother to... Read more

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2014-12-07T17:51:52-06:00

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My Dear Grandmother Frances Hood Died Today and Our Love Remains

Last updated on: December 7, 2014 at 5:51 pm By Jeff Hood

The parking lot of a restaurant is an odd place to find out that your grandmother has died. Then again, I guess it is as good a place as any to receive devastating news. The words of my dad are still echoing in my brain, “she died this morning in her favorite chair.” There are few people I have loved more in this life than my grandmother. Without a doubt, Frances Hood was my patron saint. From the earliest of... Read more

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2014-12-07T01:02:27-06:00

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The Real Church is in The Streets: A Speech Delivered to the Dallas Rally Against Police Brutality on December 5, 2014

Last updated on: December 7, 2014 at 1:02 am By Jeff Hood

Whose streets??? Our streets!!! Whose streets??? Our streets!!! Good evening, my name is Rev. Jeff Hood. I work out of the Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ…the largest LGBT church in the entire world. I serve as the Minister of Social Justice of their social justice ministry Hope for Peace and Justice. Ours is a church that knows a thing or two about police brutality. Our community knows a thing or two about police... Read more

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2014-12-07T00:17:34-06:00

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The Letter from the Dallas County Jail

Last updated on: December 7, 2014 at 12:17 am By Jeff Hood

Dear people of God, I can’t breathe. People are so confused. Everyone thinks that protesters are the agitators across the country. Believe me, I experienced who the real agitators are last night. You will find them next to the people who are gasping for air. Throughout the night, over 500 people marched through the streets of Dallas to remind the populace that the real agitators in our city... Read more

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2014-12-05T10:59:10-06:00

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Jesus is Dead and So Are We: Eric Garner is Our Only Hope for Resurrection

Last updated on: December 5, 2014 at 10:59 am By Jeff Hood

On July 17, 2014, Jesus was standing on a corner. Officers confronted Jesus. After a brief conversation, Jesus was placed into a chokehold and slammed to the ground. The last words of Jesus were, “I can’t breathe.” I don’t believe that Eric Garner lived his life as Jesus. I don’t believe any of us do. Based on the exhortation of Jesus to “the least of these” in Matthew 25, I do believe that Jesus inhabits the marginalized and oppressed more... Read more

2014-12-01T16:14:12-06:00

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God has AIDS

Last updated on: December 1, 2014 at 4:14 pm By Jeff Hood

Our God was born in Bethlehem. Our God became flesh and dwelt amongst us. Our God is bound to the suffering of the world. Our God is bound to us. Jesus declared that he was sick and that he would inhabit the sick. People around the world are sick and suffering with AIDS. Jesus has AIDS. The church is called the Body of Christ. People within the Body of Christ are sick and suffering with AIDS. The Body of Christ... Read more

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