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2014-07-29T16:50:13-06:00

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Twins Again! : A Tale of Unexpected Love for the Hoods

Last updated on: July 29, 2014 at 4:50 pm By Jeff Hood

We were planning our lives. We were adjusting to life after children (twins and a single) in less than two and a half years. We knew what we were doing. Then we came face to face with a black and white screen. I sat next to Emily as they rubbed goo all over her belly and prepared the sonogram. The sonographer was a little too cheerful for the moment. I was simply uninterested in her musings about her... Read more

2014-07-27T16:32:41-06:00

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God is in Hell

Last updated on: July 27, 2014 at 4:32 pm By Jeff Hood

“You are going to hell!” I hated people damning me to hell. There was always something about someone speaking me into a fiery torment for all of eternity that was the ultimate “fuck you.” I am not there anymore. This morning after yet another incident of being damned, I realized I get told I am going to hell the most when I feel the closest to God. The epiphany changed everything. From poverty to sickness to racism to... Read more

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2014-07-24T11:43:40-06:00

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The Last Testament of Joseph Wood: The Prophet of a Botched Execution

Last updated on: July 24, 2014 at 11:43 am By Jeff Hood

“Why have you forsaken me?” is a proper description of what many of us might feel if someone was standing over us about to intentionally inject deadly chemicals into our body. Joseph Wood spent time talking about his love for Jesus. How are we to respond when a man who has been convicted of heinous murders speaks of Jesus as his dearest friend? There is a temptation to dismiss such spiritual proclamations as jailhouse religion meant to assuage the... Read more

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2014-07-22T16:17:35-06:00

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Jose Antonio Vargas at ImagiNATION: Immigration

Last updated on: July 22, 2014 at 4:17 pm By Jeff Hood

Once there was a couple with a young son who were forced to flee their homeland. Throughout the treacherous journey, the family wrestled mightily to finish the trip. Upon arrival, the family struggled to adapt to their new surroundings. The language and customs were so different from their home. People would often stare and make life uncomfortable. The couple couldn’t understand why everyone was so afraid of them. While this could be the story of many people who presently immigrate... Read more

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2014-07-22T00:30:23-06:00

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The Borderless God in a Time of Borders

Last updated on: July 22, 2014 at 12:30 am By Jeff Hood

When I was growing up, we/I believed everyone who disagreed with us/me about God was going to hell. I continued to cling to and organize my life around the border of saved and unsaved for a long time. Then I started doing some deeper reading about the limitless love of God and everything began to change. I am not interested in your borders. I am not interested in your nationalities. I am not interested in the mistaken belief that... Read more

2014-07-19T23:57:47-06:00

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Eric Garner, the Silence of White Churches and Sins of Omission

Last updated on: July 19, 2014 at 11:57 pm By Jeff Hood

The muffled screams of a dying 43-year-old husband, father and grandfather named Eric Garner…”I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!”…are absolutely haunting. The coming silence from most white congregations in their worship services will be even more haunting. In the silence, we will discover one of the worst kept secrets in religious life…white churches do not care about the violence that is consistently perpetuated against black people in our society. How many more black people will have to die before... Read more

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2014-07-17T22:12:09-06:00

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God is Our Passive Enemy: Reacting Fairly and Honestly to a Day Like Today

Last updated on: July 17, 2014 at 10:12 pm By Jeff Hood

Christians have a bad tendency to rush to offer excuses for God in the wake of tragedy. In the last 24 hours, John Middleton was executed in Missouri with a lingering legitimate claim of innocence, four cousins were killed while playing soccer on a beach outside of Gaza City, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot out of the sky by Ukrainian separatists with a contingent of the world’s top HIV/AIDS researchers on board, a six year old girl... Read more

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2014-07-14T21:47:38-06:00

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Theology from Death Row Letter 3 / Texas Death Row Inmate Will Speer on The Meaning of Evil

Last updated on: July 14, 2014 at 9:47 pm By Jeff Hood

ARE WE EVIL? I have spent much of my time in prison considering this question. Different answers seem to come at different times. I really believe the answer is ultimately NO. We are not evil people. We are people who are sinners. We are prone to do bad things. Some of these bad things are so serious that we call them EVIL. Humans have created a level system of sin. We sometimes call something a white lie. We call other... Read more

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2014-07-14T00:00:48-06:00

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Across the Borders and Into the Flames: Rev. Charles Moore, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Bishop Yvette Flunder and Us

Last updated on: July 14, 2014 at 12:00 am By Jeff Hood

Resurrection is not possible without death. Rev. Charles Moore knew about resurrection and his fullest revelation of death came about quite violently. The flickering flame at the front of his funeral reminded us of the immolation and alluded to the endless possibilities of resurrection. The world is on fire and Moore wanted us to follow him into the flames. The death of Rev. Moore is a call to radical discipleship. The problem is that radical discipleship is not taught... Read more

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2014-07-03T01:09:36-06:00

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Don’t You Dare Turn Your Head: The Self-Immolation of The Rev. Charles Moore

Last updated on: July 3, 2014 at 1:09 am By Jeff Hood

The fiery passion of 79-year-old retired United Methodist pastor The Rev. Charles Moore is raging in my soul right now. On June 23 around 5:30pm, Moore exited his vehicle in Grand Saline, Texas, doused his body with gasoline and set himself on fire. After rescue efforts by bystanders, Moore was taken by helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas and eventually died late last night. Based on notes left behind, Moore chose to self-immolate based on his frustration with the United... Read more

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