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2021-01-04T21:55:39-06:00

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My Grandfather.

Last updated on: January 4, 2021 at 9:55 pm By Jeff Hood

The Final Prayer. / On the Death of Jack Dillard. / My Grandfather. I’ve been hesitant to write about it. Sometimes words just can’t capture the totality of loss. The tumult of disagreement never destroyed our relationship. Throughout it all, we spoke as often as we could. Though often imperfect, I never doubted his love. In the end, I was afforded one last visit. This was our final prayer. God We... Read more

Madeleine Gladys Joy Davis Dillard

2020-12-21T13:42:53-06:00

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Drugged. Interstellar Exploration of the Incarnation

Last updated on: December 21, 2020 at 1:42 pm By Jeff Hood

Drugged. Interstellar Exploration of the Incarnation Loud music. “Jesus is alive!” Loud music. “Do you know Jesus?” Loud music. “With every head bowed and every eye closed…” Soft music. “X number of people have come to know Jesus!” Loud music. “We can’t leave tonight without giving a portion back…” Loud music. “Go live for Jesus!” Loud music. The formula was always the same. Truth be told, I hated all of it. It always felt... Read more

2020-12-16T03:19:39-06:00

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Faith is NOT Certainty and Certainty is NOT Faith

Last updated on: December 16, 2020 at 3:19 am By Jeff Hood

“How can we have certainty in any historical narratives? It seems that everything that we’re doing is based on our construction of a false or at least imperfect narrative.” I thought it was a good question…but it got all over my professor. “This is graduate school Jeff…you should have moved beyond silly questions like that.” Unfazed, I went further. “I’m just concerned that we are calling something certain that we have no idea whether it is certain or not.”... Read more

2020-11-24T14:35:13-06:00

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The Latest Ink: High Country Theology

Last updated on: November 24, 2020 at 2:35 pm By Jeff Hood

The Latest Ink: High Country Theology For the last few months, I’ve been wrestling with what a liberation theology of the High Country (Western North Carolina and beyond) might look like. The collected visions and stories are contained in my newest (45th published) book, High Country Theology. Below are a few excerpts… Countless years passed. Few mountain people remained. Most sold themselves to the highest bidder. The owners of paradise became slaves of the outsiders. No one... Read more

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2020-11-15T01:07:00-06:00

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“Trust the Process”…The Last Words You Hear Before You Die

Last updated on: November 15, 2020 at 1:07 am By Jeff Hood

“Trust the Process”…The Last Words You Hear Before You Die Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.... Read more

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2020-11-10T23:55:16-06:00

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The Creation of God: A Vision

Last updated on: November 10, 2020 at 11:55 pm By Jeff Hood

The Creation of God: A Vision The future is a question. God is the question. The past is the future. The future is the past. Time is fiction. “God, you have violated the laws of the cosmos! For your sins, you are hereby sentenced to disintegration.” The cosmic jury had spoken and their ship began to travel closer and closer to the fiery star. When the heat became unbearable, God was shot into the middle of the... Read more

2020-11-05T22:16:49-06:00

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Jesus or Trump?: A Short Note to Fellow Christians

Last updated on: November 5, 2020 at 10:16 pm By Jeff Hood

November 5, 2020 Jesus or Trump: A Short Note to Fellow Christians Below is a transcript. This is not just any transcript. This is a transcript of the President of the United States repeatedly telling lies that undermine our democracy. Such lies are very likely to incite violence if the election maintains its’ current course and Trump loses the presidency. In fact, earlier today Trump’s friend/former advisor Steve Bannon’s YouTube account was suspended and he was banned from... Read more

2020-11-01T21:37:48-06:00

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The Existential Threat: God or Government? / President Trump as Antichrist

Last updated on: November 1, 2020 at 9:37 pm By Jeff Hood

The Existential Threat: God or Government? / President Trump as Antichrist I met a man on the road that was consumed with the dumbass this morning. Though professing to be a firm believer in both God and Trump, it didn’t seem to me that he really knew anything about either. For, his God was Uncle Sam and his Trump was the incarnation of such. After he blubbered about for a few minutes, I asked him about the relationship... Read more

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2020-10-26T20:59:59-06:00

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“Somebody’s In Our House!” Continued Escalating Harassment in Ashe County.

Last updated on: October 26, 2020 at 8:59 pm By Jeff Hood

“Somebody’s In Our House!” Continued Escalating Harassment in Ashe County. I’ve long believed that people are intrinsically good. I’ve long believed that all people carry the undefiled image of God. Moving to Ashe County has certainly tested those beliefs. Nights are tough. Days are spent taking care of our children. Nights are for working. Every night, I have a similar ritual. After most (hopefully all…) of the children have gone to bed. I sit down at... Read more

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2020-10-21T22:51:59-06:00

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Leon Prince: Serial Sex Offender / Almost My Rapist

Last updated on: October 21, 2020 at 10:51 pm By Jeff Hood

Leon Prince: Serial Sex Offender / Almost My Rapist There aren’t many people in my life that I’ve told this story to. It feels weird / but necessary. Not long after I left college, I moved to Montgomery, Alabama. For a few months before I went to seminary, I worked as the interim youth director at a drug and alcohol recovery program. Though I was burdened for all of the young people that I met, there were a couple... Read more

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