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2014-07-01T16:40:57-06:00

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The Danger of Debating with Jesus: Hobby Lobby and the Incarnated Christ at LaGuardia

Last updated on: July 1, 2014 at 4:40 pm By Jeff Hood

“If you want to be a slut then be a slut on your own dime not mine.” These were the second to last concluding words of a conversation I just had with an older Christian woman at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Just to be clear, I don’t just walk around talking to random people about the Hobby Lobby case. I was praying and I think the woman thought that I would be someone she could easily commiserate with about... Read more

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2014-06-27T15:58:44-06:00

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The Tragedy of Mark Mayfield and The Call of Love

Last updated on: June 27, 2014 at 3:58 pm By Jeff Hood

For followers of God, politics and religion have always been very closely connected. We are a people determined to see the hand of God move in the land of the living. We start to go astray when we remake God into a Republican or Democrat. We forget that we were made for so much more…namely love. This morning, I woke up to news that Mark Mayfield committed suicide in Mississippi. Most probably didn’t or don’t know anything about... Read more

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2014-06-25T23:18:59-06:00

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My Struggle with Stonewall

Last updated on: June 25, 2014 at 11:18 pm By Jeff Hood

There are few names of places whose mere utterance evokes description of social movement. Stonewall is one such name. On the 28th of June 1969, police raided the gay bar at the Stonewall Inn and bar patrons fought back. Many historians and social observers argue that this was the singular moment that launched the queer rights movement. As the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots approach later this week, I took a second to visit the establishment and ponder... Read more

2014-06-24T23:23:10-06:00

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The Complete Pilgrimage Journal: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 12-19, 2014

Last updated on: June 24, 2014 at 11:23 pm By Jeff Hood

June 12 and 13 Roads comfort me. I often find myself on bright days and dark nights between strips of white and yellow paint. When I meet him, I often wonder who he is and what he has done with my self. The confusion lets me know that I am still alive and perhaps growing in my humanity. There is something comforting about being reminded that we are still alive. This is a story about roads and life. ... Read more

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2014-06-24T22:43:41-06:00

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The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 19

Last updated on: June 24, 2014 at 10:43 pm By Jeff Hood

There is nothing like waking up and knowing that you are going to finish. I knew that every step I had taken and was taking was a step toward abolishing the death penalty. I called many people throughout the day as I walked into Austin. I stopped for some lemonade. The sweetness of the taste almost made me forget the pain in my feet and legs. I pushed on with lemonade in hand. Two fellow pilgrims greeted me... Read more

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2014-06-24T21:48:39-06:00

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The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 18

Last updated on: June 24, 2014 at 9:48 pm By Jeff Hood

Walking down a busy highway late in the day was different than anything I’d done before. People were honking and yelling as I walked. I don’t think anyone was honking and yelling because they liked the look of a man in a robe either. I was unnerved. I thought about stopping. I was tired. I wondered what it would be like to stop. I kept going. The sidewalks disappeared and I trudged through the tall grass. I felt like... Read more

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2014-06-24T18:45:32-06:00

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The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 17

Last updated on: June 24, 2014 at 6:45 pm By Jeff Hood

Storms were coming that looked fierce but never truly developed into anything but a short shower. Red bumps filled the skin covering my right hip. Each step I took caused my robe to rub up against those bumps and made them itch more. I knew I was in for a hot itchy day. The wet hot dusty asphalt and rocks of Highway 21 were the most miserable part of my entire journey. I had trouble balancing and stumbled around. ... Read more

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2014-06-24T18:11:28-06:00

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The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 16

Last updated on: June 24, 2014 at 6:11 pm By Jeff Hood

I woke up. I woke up. I woke up. The transition from sleep to engagement with the world was difficult. I felt terrible. This was only to be my fourth day on my pilgrimage. How would I survive? I prayed and started to force my bones to move. Still moving slowly, I met a group of people to walk down the middle of College Station and Bryan with me. We talked about the death penalty. The weather transformed... Read more

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2014-06-23T22:24:42-06:00

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The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 15

Last updated on: June 23, 2014 at 10:24 pm By Jeff Hood

I was not too far over the Brazos County line when a Sheriff’s Deputy rolled up. Jumping out of the car, the Deputy started a line of call and response with me, “Where are you going?” “To Austin” “Walking?” “Yes, I am walking from Livingston to Austin in protest of the death penalty.” “Ok…” Then another officer pulled up and jumped out of the car. “Can we take a look at your license? We just want to make sure that... Read more

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2014-06-22T23:07:17-06:00

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The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 14

Last updated on: June 22, 2014 at 11:07 pm By Jeff Hood

Sleeping is not easy when you are not on a bed. We take our rest for granted. Homelessness is a pervasive problem in our world. We do violence everyday when we don’t consider the sleepless nights of others. I spent the first few waking hours of my second day on pilgrimage walking against the death penalty and thinking about homelessness. To say that it was hot on my pilgrimage is like saying that Antarctica is cold. My body consistently... Read more

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