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• “Not negating what Christ did as the Son of God, I like to preach about his humanity ..."

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - Describing himself as “a redneck minister,” the Rev. Larry Dean Hood says his background as a native Odessan whose dad was a policeman and oilfield mechanic is often an asset in his work as pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord and as a Home Hospice chaplain.

“I’m for those not very religious guys who say, ‘I don’t want a preacher,’” Hood said. “I’m in their comfort zone because I habla Odessa” ...

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