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May 2026

May 16, 2026

God is Not Neutral: Glory in the Wounds of Hope

God is Not Neutral On 1 Peter 4:13-16 God is Not Neutral: On the Christianity...

December 2025

December 24, 2025

Emmanuel = God With Us = Merry Christmas.

"They will call him Emmanuel = God with us." -Matthew 1:23, paraphrased God Entered Flesh...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

The Final Visit:  Alone with Anthony Sanchez On His Last Day

  The Final Visit:  Alone with Anthony Sanchez On His Last Day     Early...

September 20, 2023

“The Fight for Anthony Sanchez”: Last Minute Reflections on the Death of God and an Innocent Man

  “The Fight for Anthony Sanchez”: Last Minute Reflections on the Death of God and...

January 2023

January 16, 2023

The Hope of Scott Eizember

  “To be absent from the body is to be present with God.”   Scott...

April 2022

April 17, 2022

The Death of Certainty and The Resurrection of Wonder: A Short Easter Homily

  The Death of Certainty and The Resurrection of Wonder: A Short Easter Homily  ...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

On the Theological Ethics of Assassinating Vladimir Putin

    On the Theological Ethics of Assassinating Vladimir Putin   Earlier tonight, Russian President...

December 2019

December 28, 2019

The Brutality of Hope: Thoughts on Holy Innocence

  I don't own a gun...but if I did...I know that I would have shot...

January 2019

January 12, 2019

The Genocide of Inerrancy: A Personal Encounter

  Depression lurks like a roaring lion....seeking whom it may devour.  My medicine ran out...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

Keyaira D. Saunders. = Hope.

  Greetings!  This is Rev. - Dr. - Jeff - Hood.  I am calling you...

December 17, 2017

Theologies of Santa

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

March 2017

March 28, 2017

#40 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

March 28, 2017

#39 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

March 22, 2017

#29 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

March 22, 2017

#28 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

March 20, 2017

#24 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

March 18, 2017

#21 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

March 16, 2017

#18 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

  "I’ve been living on a hope for a long time..." -Jim Jones   Hope...

March 08, 2017

#8 / Jonestown Theology: Lenten Explorations in the Valley of Death

God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...

February 2017

February 03, 2017

Jesus Died

  Yesterday, my son and I were coming home from his preschool. In the midst...

June 2016

June 16, 2016

On Hope: Conversations with a Disciple

  *Christian Parks is accompanying me again this summer. Throughout our time together, we will...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

Social Pain

  * This interaction is derived from a recent conversation that I had with the...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

The Vision

The Vision Blindness/Can you see me? Fear/Can you see me? Pain/Can you see me? Terror

June 2015

June 28, 2015

The Intern Monologues: Baptism

  *This is the sixth installment of theological conversation between my intern Christian Parks and...

April 2015

April 04, 2015

Jesus is Dead! : An Easter Case for a Theological Resurrection

Throughout my ministry, I have heard awful stories of pain, abuse and suffering. Though the...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Teaching God to Love Lucifer: A Review of Jim Forest’s “Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment”

*I originally wrote this piece for the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Forest, Jim. Loving Our Enemies:...

March 23, 2015

The Courage to Be Queer: A Theological Exploration

*I delivered this keynote address at the LGBTQ Religious Experience Summit at Sam Houston State...

March 15, 2015

Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #509 Edgar Tamayo / January 22, 2014

*These reflections are taken from pieces of the last words of the last 40 persons...

March 10, 2015

Not One More! : Words from Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Faith Leader Lobby Day

  Good afternoon. My name is Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. I am standing right outside...

February 2015

February 28, 2015

The Existential Crisis of Birth: Waiting in the Midst of Doubt

Depression stalks me before every birth. The existential questions taunt me over and over again....

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