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January 07, 2026

ICE Murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis: Time to Rage

The God Who Knows Blood: ICE and the Murder of Renee Nicole Good The Execution...

January 06, 2026

Kendrick Simpson: Oklahoma’s Execution of Trauma

We Are a Society That Punishes Survivors of the Horrors That We Create Kendrick Simpson:...

January 03, 2026

Herod, Maduro & Trump: On The Star That Breaks The Lunacy

The Star That Breaks the Lunacy of Herod, Maduro & Trump When Jesus was...

December 2025

December 30, 2025

Universalism and the Death Penalty: God Has No Death Chamber

Grace and Cruelty: Universalism and the Death Penalty I have spent my life at the...

December 30, 2025

YOU ARE A MURDERER: ESSAYS FOR EXECUTIONERS

You are a Murderer. Essays for Executioners Jeff Hood Paperback, hardback, audiobook & ebook versions...

December 28, 2025

“We Are Herod” : Thoughts on The Feast of the Holy Family

*A Meditation on Matthew 2 The Flight from Herod's Terror Picture them. A young mother,...

December 27, 2025

Sonny Burton: Alabama’s Next Target Didn’t Kill Anyone

The Daughter Knows Sonny Burton Didn't Do It There's a girl in Alabama who lost...

December 26, 2025

The Demise of the Executioner: A Parable

*The characters and events in this parable are entirely fictional. The Demise of the Executioner...

December 26, 2025

I Watched You Kill Him: A Priest’s Plea to Executioners

December 25, 2025 Dear Executioner, I have watched you work. Eleven times now. Eleven men....

December 24, 2025

Emmanuel = God With Us = Merry Christmas.

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

December 24, 2025

From 1812: John Murray’s Radical Theology of Hope

That Sublime and Never Failing Confidence: John Murray's Radical Theology of Hope for a Terrified...

December 23, 2025

Healed: A Theological Tribute to Garth Kasimu Baker-Fletcher

Healed for Good: A Theological Tribute to The Rev. Dr. Garth Kasimu Baker-Fletcher This tribute...

December 23, 2025

Christmas : The Beginning of an Execution

Christmas : When God Became Executable Christmas is God Made Administrable To say God became...

December 20, 2025

Joseph the Feminist : A Sermon on Matthew 1:18-25

The New Testament's First Feminist : Joseph : Matthew 1:18-25 The night Joseph found out,...

December 18, 2025

Learning to See in the Dark: Finding God on Death Row (Text)

Learning to See in the Dark: Finding God on Death Row: Complete Text ______________________________ *To...

December 18, 2025

Innocent in Florida: The Paul Everett Story

I've listened to Paul Everett's voice come through a prison phone line in Florida...steady,...

December 16, 2025

On Death Row Without a Conviction: Jonathan Stephenson

The Man on Death Row Without a Conviction: The Case of Jonathan Stephenson Jonathan...

December 13, 2025

Or Should We Look for Another? : On Matthew 11:2-11

Matthew 11:2-11 John heard what Jesus was doing while he was in prison. From...

December 11, 2025

Why Didn’t Governor Bill Lee Kill Harold Nichols Himself?

I keep coming back to the same question. Why wasn't Governor Bill Lee even in...

December 06, 2025

A Voice in the Wilderness: Repentance at the Borders

When God Calls Us Into the Wilderness of Truth “Voices in the Wilderness: Repentance at...

December 04, 2025

A Prisoner’s Appeal for a Prisoner’s Life: On Harold Nichols

Jonathan Stephenson’s Appeal for Harold Nichols When you speak with a man on death row…even...

November 2025

November 30, 2025

Moral Caution: Luigi Mangione and Our Public Hearts

Moral Caution & Luigi Mangione Moral caution is often most hidden when it is most...

November 29, 2025

Staying Awake in a Sleeping World – First Sunday of Advent

“Staying Awake in a Sleeping World” Just like it was in Noah’s time, that’s...

November 27, 2025

Rahmanullah Lakanwal & The Unfairness of The Death Penalty

Due Process: Rahmanullah Lakanwal and the Eternal Unfairness of the Death Penalty The Immediate Shock,...

November 27, 2025

Beyond The Death Penalty: The Human Evolutionary Journey

Taming Ourselves, Choosing Mercy: Beyond the Death Penalty Humanity’s Paradox: Violence and Compassion Human beings...

November 27, 2025

Harold “Red” Nichols’ & The Final Thanksgiving on Death Row

The Final Gathering Before Death Watch : Harold “Red” Nichols and Friends As soon as...

November 25, 2025

The Autopsy of Anthony Wainwright=Florida Killed a Dying Man

A State Killing a Dying Man: On the Absurdity of Executing Someone With Terminal Metastatic...

November 23, 2025

The Yearning of a Revolutionary: On Luigi Mangione’s Why

Luigi Mangione, Krishnamurti and Christ: A Theological Meditation on the Yearning of a Revolutionary UnitedHealthcare...

November 22, 2025

“Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise”: Christ the King

Christ the King = Above Injustice and the Work of Liberation Christ the King? The...

November 20, 2025

Being Adopted Should Bar A Death Sentence

Why Adoption-Related Mitigation Should Prevent the Execution of Richard Barry Randolph (now Malik Abdul-Sajjad) Capital...