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2014-09-22T22:49:17-06:00

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A Gender Revelation: The Forming Hood Twins

Last updated on: September 22, 2014 at 10:49 pm By Jeff Hood

Sonograms are interesting experiences for parents who dare to believe their children are gendered unique in the image of God. The dichotomy of boy and girl seem trite and misguided when staring at the formation of life. I refused to allow the technician’s misguided question of “Do you want to know the gender of the twins?” to distract me from the beauty of the moment. While staring at the screen and listening to the garbled statements of the technician, I... Read more

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2014-09-21T22:40:46-06:00

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Prayers from Pride Sunday at Cathedral of Hope

Last updated on: September 21, 2014 at 10:40 pm By Jeff Hood

Today is a day of celebration for liberation. We are the people of God. We are the people of liberation. On this Pride Sunday, let us not forget those whose liberation is not yet complete. We remember all who still face oppression and marginalization in our world. Let us pray. This morning we draw near to you God to pray for those who face sickness and infirmities. We pray for those who sit in hospital rooms with no... Read more

2014-09-20T15:27:58-06:00

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Would Jesus March at Dallas Pride?

Last updated on: September 20, 2014 at 3:27 pm By Jeff Hood

The many closet doors will be closed tightly at Dallas Pride. Behind the smiles and drunken debauchery, there will be terror about what it would mean to leave the new normal that many have developed. Most of the participants will have told their parents and friends about their sexuality or gender, but few will have come out of the closet of homonormativity that has developed in a race for a false equality. We live in a world that bestows privileges... Read more

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2014-09-20T00:49:23-06:00

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I AM the Light of the World: Connecting Queerly with the Gospel of John at Living Faith Covenant Church

Last updated on: September 20, 2014 at 12:49 am By Jeff Hood

Queer Theology goes beyond identity. Queer Theology seeks to affirm people for who God has created them to be. So often we give categories and identities to provide description for who we are. We forget that we were created in the image of God and that the core of us is that dear image. We have eternal value beyond the categories and identities, beyond whatever we can do and beyond whatever we can claim to be. When I start... Read more

Book Review: I AM TROY DAVIS

Last updated on: September 18, 2014 at 5:25 pm By Jeff Hood

*First published in Fellowship Magazine Summer 2014 // http://forusa.org/fellowship/2014/summer-fall/book-review-i-am-troy-davis/13032 On the evening of September 21, 2011, I stood outside of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison. In front of me, row after row of police officers stood dressed in riot gear, slapping their batons against their shields and daring anyone to make a move. The protest cries of “I AM TROY DAVIS!” filled the air. Shortly after 11:08 p.m., word reached us that Troy Davis had been executed by... Read more

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2014-09-18T11:38:07-06:00

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LOVE: Wrestling with the Wrestlings of Paul and the Root of Our Self

Last updated on: September 18, 2014 at 11:38 am By Jeff Hood

*Delivered at Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas on 9/18/2014 We are in the midst of a series entitled “Wrestling with Romans.” I think if we are going to be honest with our self and study the book of Romans then we have to talk about the wrestlings of a Roman in the life of the Apostle Paul. For me, when I look to the life of Paul…I see someone who is constantly wrestling and struggling... Read more

2014-09-16T23:35:35-06:00

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A Lesbian is Murdered and Nobody Cares…

Last updated on: September 16, 2014 at 11:35 pm By Jeff Hood

“Lesbian Murdered.” What if that was all the news headlines said? I have a feeling that most of the progressive community would be up in arms and ready to fight. There would be petitions and rallies demanding action. We would invoke the name of God and whatever else we could get a hold of to demand justice. Many would sacrifice our time in front of our favorite television shows and movies to push for accountability. Tonight, a lesbian will... Read more

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2014-09-16T16:57:25-06:00

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Remembering Queerly: Words from Conversations on Theology and Activism at Galileo Church

Last updated on: September 16, 2014 at 4:57 pm By Jeff Hood

There are moments we never forget. These moments meet and transform us. I am the product of such a moment. I was a young man with much assumed knowledge and even more conviction about who and what God was. I believed that the Bible spoke clearly and our task was to respond clearly. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was not a place for doubt. We were expected to be prophets of certainty and I was. The game ran... Read more

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2014-09-12T23:37:14-06:00

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Last updated on: September 12, 2014 at 11:37 pm By Jeff Hood

you are under my skin what are you doing here? we were so hot now i’m so wet why are you soaking in? the clarity is gone you are cold Read more

2014-09-10T00:59:40-06:00

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Claiming Justice and Killing Jesus: The Execution of Willie Trottie

Last updated on: September 10, 2014 at 12:59 am By Jeff Hood

“…I was in prison, and you visited me.” Jesus doesn’t say, “I was not guilty in prison, and you came to me.” Jesus binds his flesh with the flesh of those who have no hope. Willie Trottie is left with little hope. Tonight, the State of Texas will kill Trottie by lethal injection. We love to say it like that. If we can name the State of Texas as the perpetrator, we can follow in the footsteps of Pilate... Read more

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