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2014-04-25T21:20:49-06:00

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A Child of God and Boldly Addressing the Violent Hate that Killed Her

Last updated on: April 25, 2014 at 9:20 pm By Jeff Hood

Maren Sanchez was stabbed to death today a few days after turning down a fellow student’s invitation to the prom at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut. The incident happened less than 25 miles from the site of another school massacre…Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The killers in both instances had a primary motivation…hate. Unresolved anger pushes us to hate which often pushes us to violence. In Matthew 5, Jesus treats murder and anger as equal... Read more

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2014-04-25T00:26:08-06:00

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Bent: Why I Decided to Act.

Last updated on: April 25, 2014 at 12:26 am By Jeff Hood

There is danger in forgetting. There is also danger in remembering incorrectly. The tragic systematic genocide of six million persons of Jewish descent has filled most of our thoughts and history books concerning the Holocaust. The arrest and systematic murder of tens of thousands of homosexuals has not. The German government did not acknowledge and apologize for a systemic murder of homosexuals during the Holocaust until 2002. There is danger in forgetting. There is also danger in remembering incorrectly.... Read more

2014-04-22T12:34:54-06:00

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Jesus Sells Drugs: An Easter Message

Last updated on: April 22, 2014 at 12:34 pm By Jeff Hood

I have known many Easters. I remember one Easter morning as a child realizing Jesus quite literally loved us to death. I was overwhelmed by the enormity of such love. Later that same day, I looked up at a depiction of Noah’s Ark and thought that this Jesus of love sounded much better than the God that destroyed the world with the great flood. The conclusion was simple for me. I loved Jesus and Jesus loved me. The more... Read more

2014-04-18T22:35:28-06:00

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Jesus Didn’t Die for Your Sins. Jesus Died to Show You the Way…the Way to the Cross. // Some Words from A Good Friday Walk

Last updated on: April 18, 2014 at 10:35 pm By Jeff Hood

Lately, I have had a lot of time to think about borders and boundaries. I am a doctoral student at Brite Divinity School and I was sitting in class last spring…and in this class on immigration we began to talk about the end game. What is the end goal? I raised my hand and said, “Can we imagine a world where there are no nationalities…where there are no borders…where there is simply us?” From their response, you would have... Read more

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2014-04-16T13:19:34-06:00

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The Passion of Jesus Comes Early: Standing on the Via Dolorsa at the Execution of Jose Luis Villegas Jr.

Last updated on: April 16, 2014 at 1:19 pm By Jeff Hood

When Jesus declares I was in prison and you did not visit me…and goes on to declare what you have done to the least of these you have done to me…Jesus directly binds his passion with the passion of those in prison. It is important to notice that Jesus does not say I was not guilty and in prison and you did not visit me…rather Jesus binds his self to all who are in prison. In the midst of this... Read more

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2014-04-14T23:52:07-06:00

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Our Enemies Cometh and in them Lay Our Salvation

Last updated on: April 14, 2014 at 11:52 pm By Jeff Hood

I have my fair share of enemies these days. I have found that the longer I work as both an activist and a pastor the more enemies I have. I hear lies. I experience violence. I interact with evil. In these experiences, I have discovered something surprising…my salvation. The scriptures tell us to love our enemies…if you think about your enemies as your neighbors then we are to go a step further and love our enemies as our... Read more

2014-04-14T23:00:21-06:00

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Pushing into the Darkness to Be the Light

Last updated on: April 14, 2014 at 11:00 pm By Jeff Hood

The children walk down the aisles of our churches waving palms all around. Together, we reenact the celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Palm Sundays are always festive times. Everyone knows that the next time they gather it will be Resurrection Sunday and Jesus will have won a great victory over death. The problem is that no one wants to walk through where one has to go to experience a resurrection…the darkness. I won’t say that resurrection celebration without... Read more

2014-04-11T22:02:47-06:00

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Finding Inspiration on Immigration in Strange Places // When Jeb Bush Sounded Like Jesus

Last updated on: April 11, 2014 at 10:02 pm By Jeff Hood

I believe that there are rare moments when a person speaks to a political issue yet transcends political discussion to capture the clarity of one of the deepest pieces of all of our humanity…namely an ability to see love and speak of it for what it is. I doubt I will ever vote for Jeb Bush…in fact I am very close to giving up voting altogether for a variety of spiritual and moral reasons dealing with what happens when... Read more

2014-04-09T17:56:29-06:00

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Hand Washing: The Case of Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas

Last updated on: April 9, 2014 at 5:56 pm By Jeff Hood

When injustices take place, there are always hand washers. To absolve his self of the responsibility of the execution of Jesus, Pilate washed his hands. The judges that sit on the numerous courts that have turned down the appeals of Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas have washed their hands of the burden of his execution. The governor of the State of Texas has become a professional at washing his hands of the burdens of execution after execution using words like monster and... Read more

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2014-04-09T00:24:56-06:00

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Actions Talk and Bullshit Walks: The Story of A Real Christian: Major Kathy Cox of the Salvation Army: Witness to 60+ Executions in Texas

Last updated on: April 9, 2014 at 12:24 am By Jeff Hood

I was scared the first time I visited Texas’ Death Row. I knew no one and had no one to talk to. The rules about interaction are very strict…do not interact with anyone except the guards and the person you are visiting. I was sitting there in my visitation booth and I heard a whisper. Looking up, I discovered an older lady who introduced her self as Major Kathy Cox with the Salvation Army and quietly encouraged my work and... Read more

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