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July 2017

July 10, 2017
  *Originally in Dallas Morning News on July 7, 2017   Life is a peculiar...
July 09, 2017
  *The previous iteration of this post was unintentionally hurtful. In the rush of writing,...
July 08, 2017
    Delivered after the July 7 shooting at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Denton, Texas on July...
July 01, 2017
  God is truth. We are not. The mortal search for truth is continuous. The...

June 2017

June 27, 2017
  Earlier today, I took my kids to the park. While they were playing, I...
June 25, 2017
Just a few years ago, I traveled to stand in solidarity with a brutalized community....
June 24, 2017
  As the lightening crashes on this night, the passion of Rev. Charles Moore visits...
June 23, 2017
  On January 18, 2017, two Dallas police officers trapped a stolen car in the...
June 18, 2017
  Today is the first Sunday after the acquittal of Officer Jeronimo Yanez. Nearing a...
June 16, 2017
  Humanity mixed with divinity is a lethal combination. Explanations are fleeting. Jesus is the...
June 15, 2017
  Pandemonium filled the church. The television cameras rolled. I beamed as one of the...
June 11, 2017
  Jesus promised loyalty. Jesus promised care. Jesus promised miracles. Jesus promised salvation. What happened?...
June 10, 2017
  Music boomed. Lights flashed. Hands raised. By the time the minister came on stage,...
June 08, 2017
  Years ago, I was a youth minister in a small town church. As churches...
June 05, 2017
  In the past couple of years, I've learned just how ferocious I can be....
June 04, 2017
  Earlier tonight, I was working in the backyard. From the fence, I heard my...

May 2017

May 27, 2017
  *Originally Published May 2014     A United States soldier processed the flag of...
May 22, 2017
  The images of God were colorful and inviting. The problem was they looked more...
May 21, 2017
    Earlier today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that prevents religious sermons...
May 14, 2017
  *Originally Published July 17, 2015   “How dare you insinuate Jesus had a vagina!”...
May 07, 2017
  The party was going to by hype. Excitement filled his veins. Everybody was going....

April 2017

April 28, 2017
    Good afternoon, I'm Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. I serve as a spiritual advisor...
April 18, 2017
  Auburn University is the type of place that most people wouldn't believe exists until...
April 18, 2017
*Testimony on the Abolition of the Death Penalty before the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee of the...
April 16, 2017
  *Easter Message Delivered in Denton, Texas on April 6, 2015   Let’s begin with...
April 14, 2017
  *Originally Posted on Good Friday 2014     Lately, I have had a lot...
April 09, 2017
  *I posted a version of this on Palm Sunday 2016   The people of...

March 2017

March 31, 2017
  Over the last few weeks, I've seen a plethora of announcements about the employment...
March 30, 2017
God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...
March 30, 2017
God is never lost. In the midst of great evil, God is there. I have...
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