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2017-03-01T13:37:52-06:00

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Death Cometh: Deconstructing Faith

Last updated on: March 1, 2017 at 1:37 pm By Jeff Hood

“Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust.” Ash Wednesday is a time for remembering our own mortality. Perhaps, that is all we have to cling to. We know death cometh. Is there anything after? There is no way to know for sure. The only thing we know is death. When you look survey your surroundings, death cometh. When you look into your own person, death cometh. Our planet is dying. There is no salvation. Our families are dying. There is... Read more

2017-02-28T11:19:17-06:00

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Jesus Smokes Weed

Last updated on: February 28, 2017 at 11:19 am By Jeff Hood

Walking into the grocery store, I was approached by a rough brother. The closer he got, the more concerned I got. When he started to speak, I had no idea what he was going to say. Then he got to the point, “You got any weed?” I replied, “I’m sorry, I don’t.” Walking away, the brother exclaimed, “Fuck you man!” I guess he just needed some pot. I’ve never smoked weed before. Though, I know more than a few... Read more

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2017-02-27T22:40:50-06:00

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God is Fiction

Last updated on: February 27, 2017 at 10:40 pm By Jeff Hood

“Do you really believe in God?” She leaned in for my reply. “God just seems like such a silly idea.” When I finally answered, she could hardly believe her ears. “This doesn’t sound like any God I’ve ever heard of.” As the conversation proceeded, I explained. I believe the fundamentalist God is an angry piece of shit. I believe the progressive God is deconstructed piece of shit. I believe the God of the Bible is a false idol. I... Read more

2017-02-26T14:36:29-06:00

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Jesus Doesn’t Live In Your Neighborhood

Last updated on: February 26, 2017 at 2:36 pm By Jeff Hood

“I ain’t racist or nothing, I just had to get away from all the crime.” Of course, when anyone says they’re not racist…they are. Curious of the man’s thinking, I enquired further, “Are you sure that’s what it’s all about?” “Well, I also felt like I’d be a better witness for Jesus if I lived in a mostly white neighborhood. White folk just connect better with white folk…you know?” “No, I don’t know.” The conversation was very illustrative of... Read more

2017-02-24T10:11:30-06:00

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Cursing God

Last updated on: February 24, 2017 at 10:11 am By Jeff Hood

A few days ago, I heard an interesting exchange at the gas station. After a man dropped all of his change at the pump, he loudly exclaimed, “God Dammit!” Immediately, someone at the next pump responded, “My God’s last name is not dammit!” The coin dropper replied, “Are you kidding?” The gas pumper got louder, “God curses those who curse him!” The exchange got me thinking. Does God curse those who curse him? My mind immediately went to the... Read more

2017-02-23T10:29:06-06:00

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The Evil of Communion

Last updated on: February 23, 2017 at 10:29 am By Jeff Hood

Communion is one of the most consistent and sacred practices in the Christian world. Instituted by Jesus, the practice is intended to draw people closer to Jesus and each other. Recently, I’ve been considering what the fullness or complete embodiment of communion is. We have to assume that since Jesus is both the totality of the body and blood that Jesus is the fullness of communion. With this in mind, we do know that Jesus took communion with his... Read more

2017-02-22T15:18:48-06:00

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“I AM”: A Primer on Being

Last updated on: February 22, 2017 at 3:18 pm By Jeff Hood

What was before the beginning? What was before that? What was before that or that? The answer to the question doesn’t change. It is the same now as it was then. All of existence and beyond is encapsulated in one phrase, “I AM.” The earliest ideas of God were based on the deconstruction of all that was, is or will ever be. When you search for the core of everything, you arrive at being. Existence names existence. Being is... Read more

2017-02-21T10:57:59-06:00

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Jesus Died in Mexico

Last updated on: February 21, 2017 at 10:57 am By Jeff Hood

There is no doubt about it…15-year-old Sergio Hernandez was slaughtered for no apparent reason. Gunned down in his native Mexico. Sergio and his friends were simply playing a game. They were running back and forth near the US Border. After pulling up on his bike, US Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa opened fire. Sergio was not armed. The coward with the badge simply gunned him down. While Jesus has tried to claim that the kids were throwing rocks at... Read more

2017-02-20T16:08:32-06:00

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Jesus Doesn’t Read the Bible

Last updated on: February 20, 2017 at 4:08 pm By Jeff Hood

We are instructed to follow Jesus. We are instructed to become more and more like Jesus. In the end, we will be made like Jesus. If Jesus is the ultimate aspiration, how much time do you think he spends reading the Bible? Do you think that Jesus has to read his own story? I don’t. I think Jesus is so far beyond the Bible that the Bible becomes insignificant and of little consequence. Jesus is God and God don’t... Read more

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2017-02-19T23:04:17-06:00

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Jesus Wouldn’t Go to Church

Last updated on: February 19, 2017 at 11:04 pm By Jeff Hood

Would Jesus go to church? This is a pivotal question. If Jesus wouldn’t go to church, then what are we doing there? Now of course, one can spend much time arguing about what the word “church” means. For the purpose of this writing, I am speaking of the church institutional. Earlier this morning, I was sitting in church and started to become deeply troubled in my soul. I couldn’t figure out why. After some moments of prayer, I heard the... Read more

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