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2014-09-07T18:57:28-06:00

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“Becoming Queer and Growing Queerer”

Last updated on: September 7, 2014 at 6:57 pm By Jeff Hood

*Delivered at Greater Dallas Metropolitan Community Church When we think about God…we often go to this pace of thinking about Zeus or something in the sky hurling lightening bolts. This Greek or Roman God is way off and only interacts with us when HE is pissed. This God can only be negative or nasty and then we act like Jesus is the sweet God that comes along to redeem God. I believe we all yearn for the God that... Read more

Gospel of Mary Magdalene

Metropolitan Community Church

2014-08-23T23:57:17-06:00

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The Violence of Demanding Peaceful Protest: The Missteps of Clergy in Ferguson

Last updated on: August 23, 2014 at 11:57 pm By Jeff Hood

“We don’t want anyone getting arrested or lashing out in anger. It is your job to keep people calm.” These are the words that a local clergyperson shared with me before I traveled to West Florissant Ave. to participate in demonstrations in Ferguson. Throughout the night, clergy consistently congratulated each other that everything seemed to be going according to plan. On multiple occasions, I heard clergy shout down a young person for getting too angry or confrontational. I grew increasingly... Read more

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2014-08-21T17:15:14-06:00

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The Death in Ferguson

Last updated on: August 21, 2014 at 5:15 pm By Jeff Hood

“Love is going to fuck you up.” The ominous words rang out from a woman standing on the street corner. Pointing at me, the woman declared, “You are going to have to die before you can love anybody here.” I knew she was right. The Prophetess of Ferguson reminded me of all the times I have tried to pretend that I don’t carry my own bigotries in life. I knew that love had brought to this city of death, but... Read more

2014-08-19T23:52:34-06:00

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The Call to Ferguson

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 11:52 pm By Jeff Hood

The phone rang. I wasn’t expecting a call so late. “Would you be willing to go to Ferguson on our behalf?” I was surprised by the question. For the last few days, I told numerous people that I would not be traveling to Ferguson. I didn’t have the money. I knew I would miss the kids. I worried about Emily and the pregnancy. I assumed that more people would only make the situation worse. I told the caller, “I’ll pray... Read more

racial reconciliation

2014-08-18T22:07:57-06:00

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Prayer for Racial Reconciliation and Justice at Cathedral of Hope

Last updated on: August 18, 2014 at 10:07 pm By Jeff Hood

We are a church…we are a congregation forged out of oppression and marginalization. This is a church that is no stranger to violence. Many of you have experienced violence in your own lives…and against your own persons. The death of Michael Brown and the events that have followed in Ferguson, Missouri have reminded us that ours is a world on fire and I know that this is not a congregation that is willing to sit quietly as people and cities... Read more

2014-08-13T13:58:02-06:00

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Emily: An Ode to Three Years

Last updated on: August 13, 2014 at 1:58 pm By Jeff Hood

I don’t know how much it cost me to set up an account on eHarmony. I just know I got my money’s worth and then some. “We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout…” I can think of no better words to describe the origin of our relationship than the opening lines of Johnny and June Carter Cash’s “Jackson.” We knew each other all of two months. From family to friends, everybody thought we were crazy. ... Read more

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2014-08-11T23:53:12-06:00

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The Night I Almost Took My Life

Last updated on: August 11, 2014 at 11:53 pm By Jeff Hood

The year was 2008. The spring semester at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was coming to a close. I sat alone in my room staring at my closet. The depression was overwhelming and I didn’t know if I could take it anymore. I tried to get help. Professor after professor told me that my severe depression was a result of my sin and that I needed to truly give my life to Jesus. I tried over and over. One of my... Read more

God has bipolar disorder

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2014-08-03T22:40:52-06:00

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The Danger of the Immigration Debate is Forgetting God’s Love for the World

Last updated on: August 3, 2014 at 10:40 pm By Jeff Hood

We stood outside the White House chanting slogans about immigration. Leaders of the protest kept trying to put signs and other things into my hands. I kept rejecting whatever was handed to me. The truth is that I was most interested in holding a cross. The rhetoric surrounding immigration often centers on ideas of United States exceptionalism. I am a pastor. I am interested in Jesus above the United States. My heart regularly breaks as other nations and... Read more

ImagiNATION: Immigration

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United States Exceptionalism

2014-07-31T07:47:21-06:00

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An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration

Last updated on: July 31, 2014 at 7:47 am By Jeff Hood

July 31, 2014 An Open Letter to Christians on Immigration Friends. Jesus fled after his brothers were shot to death. There was nowhere to go that was safe. Jesus pushed north. Traveling across nation after nation, Jesus was abused and almost killed numerous times. Months into the journey, Jesus started his trek through the desert. The dehydration worsened with each step. Collapsing to the sand, Jesus closed his eyes and did not expect to wake up again. The bright light... Read more

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2014-07-29T23:47:18-06:00

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Let the Children Come to Me: Words Upon Arrival at an Immigration Action in Washington, D.C.

Last updated on: July 29, 2014 at 11:47 pm By Jeff Hood

There is a child crying nearby and we ignore it. The louder the cries of the child become the more we cover our ears. The crying grows louder and louder until it reaches a desperate scream yet still we refuse to be moved. Then the cry goes silent. This is the story of our relationship with the cries of the children of Central America. We have ignored their cries demanding justice for so long that they have now arrived... Read more

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