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November 2018

November 18, 2018

918 People Dead / 40 Years Since Jonestown : Words to the Official Memorial Service in Oakland, California

*For many years, I've been a theologian of Jonestown.  The 918 people who died have...

November 11, 2018

Are Veterans Inherently Dangerous? // Happy Veterans Day?

  "My brother...what's your name?"  I don't remember how I met Quincy...but I know I'd...

October 2018

October 28, 2018

Quadritarianism: Revelation of the Tree of Life

  Fog finds often finds us when the times are idle. I've known such times....

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Jesus Was UnSuccessful / On Those Having Sex With Animals

2 Short Blogs in One     Jesus Was Not Successful     "I am...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

The Offense of a Backyard Flag

  "Thou shall have no other Gods but me..." One of the earliest teachings of...

March 2018

March 23, 2018

Magic. THE Word of God.

  In the beginning...   "She just disappeared!"   Memories of something flood my brain....

March 16, 2018

The Ones Who Will Never Walk Out: The Antidote to Mass Shootings

  I'd stayed after school. I had something to do. I guess I always had...

March 12, 2018

Hell: A Vision in Blue, White and Red

  Behold, I sat in a large room. There was no light. There were only...

March 09, 2018

The Sin of the Ballot: The Evil of Voting

  The Sin of the Ballot: The Evil of Voting   Does God vote?  ...

March 02, 2018

What can a slip of paper teach us? Everything?

  I found a receipt. My grandmother hasn't known me in years. Yet, on this...

December 2017

December 17, 2017

Theologies of Santa

  Growing up, I never liked school all that much. I found it to be...

November 2017

November 25, 2017

We Killed Damon Allen.

  2 Men in Uniform.   We told him that he could serve his country....

November 24, 2017

The Baptism of a Dog: Ponderings from The God of the Future

available at:   https://www.amazon.com/God-Future-Jeff-Hood/dp/1532633564/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511585961&sr=8-1&keywords=the+god+of+the+future+jeff+hood     Throughout The God of the Future, I struggled. Many of...

November 19, 2017

A Short Theology of Sleep

    "What's taking so long?" The restaurant seemed to attract assholes. It seemed like...

November 14, 2017

Lay Down Your Body

    How far would I go?   How far would you go?   The...

November 12, 2017

The Breach: Bullshit

NASA / Unsplash   If it weren’t for my children, I wouldn't go to church....

November 11, 2017

Bedtime Prayer

David Monje / Unsplash   Throughout my childhood, I often spent the night at my...

November 09, 2017

Cowards.

  Dozens and dozens of people were dead. The images were horrific. Yet again, someone...

November 05, 2017

Apostasy: God, Guns and Sutherland

    In the beginning, God created guns. God said, "Let us make man in...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

The Color of 34.

Today. I am. May the grace of God and the comfort of God's brilliance...guide your...

October 16, 2017

The Eternality of Souls

There is a church a few blocks from our house. I run by it everyday....

September 2017

September 19, 2017

Scout Schultz: Dying to Live

  I can remember that night. I wanted to take all of the pills. I...

September 10, 2017

Stormy Theology

  Throughout existence, humans have leaned into storms to hear a word from beyond. It...

September 04, 2017

A Recent Email to Our Children’s Teachers

  Teachers.   I wanted to make sure that I sent this message to both...

August 2017

August 13, 2017

Martyr. #HeatherHeyer

  I never knew her. Then again, maybe I did. I have seen her in...

August 12, 2017

The Heresy of Salvation: A Parable

  The Heresy of Salvation: A Parable     Lightening crashes. The day is heavy....

July 2017

July 01, 2017

Truth=False

  God is truth. We are not. The mortal search for truth is continuous. The...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

Theology of Abuse in The Park

  Earlier today, I took my kids to the park. While they were playing, I...

June 16, 2017

God is Afraid

  Humanity mixed with divinity is a lethal combination. Explanations are fleeting. Jesus is the...

June 05, 2017

Thrift Store Theology

  In the past couple of years, I've learned just how ferocious I can be....

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