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2026-01-31T18:02:15-06:00

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The Beatitudes: A Revolution in Every Generation

Last updated on: January 31, 2026 at 6:02 pm By Jeff Hood

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The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12a The Empire and the Word When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up to teach… it is important to remember what those crowds were living under. They were not free. They were managed. Counted. Taxed. Watched. Their language was monitored, their movements noted, their labor extracted, their suffering normalized. Rome did not only rule with soldiers; Rome ruled with narratives. Rome told people who they were, what they were worth… who they should fear. And most... Read more

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2026-01-31T12:32:34-06:00

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SEVERED. : Theological Science Fiction on the Death Penalty

Last updated on: January 31, 2026 at 12:32 pm By Jeff Hood

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SEVERED. In a world governed by an all-seeing Network, recognition is the condition for existence. Those who fall outside its patterns are not punished or imprisoned, they are severed. Their names fade. Their histories collapse. Their lives are quietly withdrawn from the record. What remains is not death as execution but death as disappearance. Severed. follows one such erasure through crystalline cities, bureaucratic rituals and acts of attention that refuse to vanish. Blending speculative fiction with theological inquiry, the novel... Read more

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2026-01-31T02:22:11-06:00

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The Case of Nicholas Smith: Coercion, Trauma & Murder

Last updated on: January 31, 2026 at 2:22 am By Jeff Hood

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Coercion, Trauma & Murder in Alabama Nicholas Smith sits on Alabama’s death row for a murder he admits committing…but under circumstances that challenge our understanding of culpability, intent and justice. His story is not one of actual innocence, but rather what might be called legal innocence: a case of wrongful conviction built on coercion, manipulation and a fundamentally flawed understanding of his role in the death of Kevin Thompson on April 20, 2011. This is a story about how a... Read more

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2026-01-28T00:40:22-06:00

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A Letter to Wade Hayslip on Charles Thompson’s Execution

Last updated on: January 28, 2026 at 12:40 am By Jeff Hood

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*On Wednesday, January 28, Wade Hayslip intends to witness the execution of Charles Thompson, the man who murdered his mother nearly 30 years ago. As a spiritual advisor and witness during the executions of eleven men, I wrote this letter to Wade…not to tell him how to feel, but to share what I have seen. Dear Wade Hayslip, I read your interview with Amanda Lee Myers in USA TODAY, and your words moved me to write this letter. I... Read more

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2026-01-27T02:51:17-06:00

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Death by State: ICE, Police Brutality and Executions

Last updated on: January 27, 2026 at 2:51 am By Jeff Hood

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Death by State In January 2026, Minneapolis once more became a killing ground. Federal immigration agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, during an enforcement operation. Weeks later, they fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in a separate confrontation. Both incidents were captured on video. Both sparked national outrage. And both revealed a reality that much of America would prefer to ignore: the state has the power to take life with impunity. These deaths aren’t anomalies.... Read more

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2026-01-24T22:35:15-06:00

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Alex Pretti of Minnesota: Prophet of a New World

Last updated on: January 24, 2026 at 10:35 pm By Jeff Hood

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Alex Pretti: The Prophet Whose Life Declared a New World When John the Baptist stood in the wilderness, his voice cut through the dust and fear of his time. He spoke a phrase so dangerous that it cost him his freedom…”Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” That wasn’t just a religious slogan…it was a declaration that the world that people knew wasn’t the only world that was possible. It was the announcement that the way of fear,... Read more

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2026-01-19T14:26:51-06:00

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ICE Atrocities Don’t Justify The Invasion of Sacred Spaces

Last updated on: January 19, 2026 at 2:26 pm By Jeff Hood

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The Facts: A Misguided Protest Against ICE Atrocities Yesterday (1/18), protesters stormed into Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, interrupting worship to confront Pastor David Easterwood (who was absent) about his perpetuation of ICE atrocities in his role as acting director of the ICE St. Paul field office. The disruption followed legitimate outrage over ICE abuses and the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Protesters chanted... Read more

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2026-01-17T16:58:09-06:00

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The Lamb Not The Strongman: Donald Trump is Not Jesus Christ

Last updated on: January 17, 2026 at 4:58 pm By Jeff Hood

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The Lamb The next day, John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look—the one who takes away the world’s sin! He’s the one I told you about, the one coming after me who is greater than I am, because he existed before me. I didn’t fully know him before, but God sent me to baptize with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.” John also testified, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and... Read more

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2026-01-15T02:25:31-06:00

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The Ayatollah Khamenei Is Evil

Last updated on: January 15, 2026 at 2:25 am By Jeff Hood

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The Ayatollah Khamenei is a Tyrant The Ayatollah Khamenei Rules by Evil Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei rules Iran by evil. Everything else is decoration. A system that imprisons women for how they dress, executes protesters for speaking and slaughters dissenters to preserve power has crossed every moral boundary that separates governance from tyranny. This is not a failure of reform. It is not cultural difference. It is the deliberate, calculated use of cruelty as a governing tool. That is evil.... Read more

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Jesus Melts ICE : Theological Monograph on Renee Nicole Good

Last updated on: January 15, 2026 at 12:17 am By Jeff Hood

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JESUS MELTS ICE A Theological Response to the Martyrdom of Renee Nicole Good for the Undocumented Immigrant Jeff Hood *This is an online version of a short book that I recently wrote after ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Print, ebook, audiobook and hardback versions are available here. Contents Foreword: Why I Wrote This Book Introduction: The Knock at the Door Chapter 1: The Refugee God Matthew 2:13-15 Chapter 2: Love Your Enemies Matthew 5:43-48 Chapter 3: The Dangerous... Read more

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