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2017-09-19T10:11:20-06:00

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Scout Schultz: Dying to Live

Last updated on: September 19, 2017 at 10:11 am By Jeff Hood

I can remember that night. I wanted to take all of the pills. I was done. Repeatedly, I’d looked for help. Repeatedly, I’d come up empty. The room grew smaller and smaller. I had nowhere to go. Sweat poured everywhere. I prayed. That shit didn’t help. God seemed so far away. God was fake. I didn’t care. I needed someone to grasp at. Drifting in and out, I started to lose touch with reality. I never thought about calling... Read more

2017-09-20T07:08:15-06:00

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Would Jesus March at Dallas Pride?

Last updated on: September 20, 2017 at 7:08 am By Jeff Hood

The many closet doors will be closed tightly at Dallas Pride. Read more

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2017-09-10T21:56:16-06:00

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Stormy Theology

Last updated on: September 10, 2017 at 9:56 pm By Jeff Hood

Throughout existence, humans have leaned into storms to hear a word from beyond. It doesn’t matter where that beyond is. Beyond is beyond. Though the conclusions are varied, they all come from a lived reality. Theology is found in such realities. Theology is found in the storm. “God was with us.” “God saved us.” “God sent the angels to surround us.” “Without God, we would be dead.” Immediately after the storm, you are bound to hear comments like... Read more

2017-09-05T10:17:56-06:00

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From Beyond to Within: The Fall of Queerness

Last updated on: September 5, 2017 at 10:17 am By Jeff Hood

*Excerpt from my essay “Queering the Fall” in Ellin Jimmerson’s new book Rainbow in the Word In the midst of normativity, temptation unleashes the queer. Queerness is what makes us divine. We all have our own unique responses to temptation. If not for temptation we would be just like everybody else. If not for God’s responses to temptation, God would not be God. God knew that we needed that fruit tree. The Fall is what makes... Read more

2017-09-04T22:38:22-06:00

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A Recent Email to Our Children’s Teachers

Last updated on: September 4, 2017 at 10:38 pm By Jeff Hood

Teachers. I wanted to make sure that I sent this message to both of you. As a matter of conscience, I am writing to request that our children stand outside the classroom and not participate in the pledge of allegiance/national anthem to the US (or Texas/not sure if y’all do that or not). As followers of Jesus and social activists, we are deeply convicted that we live in a nation that constantly perpetuates a variety of... Read more

2017-09-04T01:58:32-06:00

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Nashville and Harvey…and The End: Tales of Ignorant Responses

Last updated on: September 4, 2017 at 1:58 am By Jeff Hood

The Nashville Statement and the Irrelevance of Progressive Christianity “Progressives only know how to do one thing…respond.” I was sitting in a classroom at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary when I uttered those words. The topic was, “The Changing Landscape of Religion in the United States.” There are few truths that have remained with me from my journey through fundamentalism and liberalism and progressivism to something far more progressive. This is one. “They will never... Read more

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2017-08-31T00:51:22-06:00

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God is Underwater

Last updated on: August 31, 2017 at 12:51 am By Jeff Hood

I remember it all very clearly. I was very conservative. Sitting in my girlfriend’s dorm room, we watched the horrific images of people begging for help from their roofs. We’d all just witnessed one of the worst natural disasters ever. In the midst of it all, we were glued to the television. Eventually, we struck up a conversation about the theological ramifications of it all. She offered a quick observation, “Despite their sin, God is in New Orleans.” I... Read more

2017-08-24T23:09:17-06:00

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Clergy and the Violence of Peace

Last updated on: August 24, 2017 at 11:09 pm By Jeff Hood

It’s a long way from Dallas to Ferguson…but I had to go. I knew you couldn’t follow God and sit on your ass. The air went out. Fire was all I knew. Sweat poured down my face. God met me there. When I arrived, I was introduced to the clergy group. One of the other clergy leaned over and said, “Our job is to keep the peace.” I was terribly uncomfortable with such words. Clergy walked... Read more

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2017-08-13T12:06:02-06:00

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Martyr. #HeatherHeyer

Last updated on: August 13, 2017 at 12:06 pm By Jeff Hood

I never knew her. Then again, maybe I did. I have seen her in the streets of Dallas. I saw her in Ferguson. She was in Baltimore. Heather Heyer has been in the millions and millions of people who have dared to fight against injustice. She has been with us all along. I never knew her. Actually, I guess I did. What was she thinking in the moments before that car smashed her body? Who was she standing... Read more

2017-08-12T23:17:30-06:00

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The Heresy of Salvation: A Parable

Last updated on: August 12, 2017 at 11:17 pm By Jeff Hood

The Heresy of Salvation: A Parable Lightening crashes. The day is heavy. I remember the past. I don’t know about the future. I just write. The answers have died. The questions are all that is left. Violence exploded. They just wanted to find a safe place. Running from block to block, they were desperate for something open. After they’d all but given up hope of finding such a place, they saw a church. Running... Read more

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