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June 2022

June 04, 2022

A Concise Theology of Love. (6 of 7. Free): Death Row Ruminations (Thoughts from an Extended Dialogue with Keith LaMar)

This concise theology of love was constructed by The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood (Dean, The...

June 04, 2022

A Concise Theology of Love. (5 of 7. Maximum): Death Row Ruminations (Thoughts from an Extended Dialogue with Keith LaMar)

This concise theology of love was constructed by The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood (Dean,...

June 02, 2022

A Concise Theology of Love. (4 of 7. The Is): Death Row Ruminations (Thoughts from an Extended Dialogue with Ohio Death Row philosopher Keith LaMar)

A Concise Theology of Love. (4. The Is): Death Row Ruminations (Thoughts from an...

June 01, 2022

A Concise Theology of Love. (3 of 7. The Future): Death Row Ruminations (Thoughts from an Extended Dialogue with Keith LaMar)

This concise theology of love was constructed by The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood (Dean, The...

May 2022

May 02, 2022

Clergy United Against the Death Penalty: An Introduction & Invitation to Support

Clergy United Against the Death Penalty: An Introduction & Invitation to Support Not...

April 2022

April 07, 2022

Melissa Lucio is Innocent But Her Supporters Are Not…ie Carl Buntion

*For many years, I’ve served as a spiritual advisor on Texas’ Death Row. For...

November 2019

November 14, 2019

Rodney Reed is Not Innocent

For the better part of a decade, I've given my life to the...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

Seeing John Battaglia

Seeing John Battaglia The room was cold. It's always cold in there. I was...

September 2017

September 21, 2017

Morgan Guyton: An interview with Jeff Hood, author of The Execution of God

Morgan Guyton: An interview with Jeff Hood, author of The Execution of God MG: Hey Jeff,...

September 19, 2017

The Execution of God: Excerpts: Condemnation and Hell

11/12 “There will be silence!” “Sit down! Sit down!” “The charge is murder!”...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Alliance of Baptists 30th Anniversary Press Conference // Pullen Memorial Baptist Church // Raleigh, North Carolina

Good afternoon, I'm Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. I serve as a spiritual advisor...

April 18, 2017

Testimony on the Abolition of the Death Penalty before the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee of the Texas House of Representatives

*Testimony on the Abolition of the Death Penalty before the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee of the...

January 2017

January 12, 2017

The Death Penalty in Our Communities

Last night, Christopher Wilkins was executed. An admitted killer of many people, Wilkins was...

January 11, 2017

The Table Revelation

As I sat with my family around our dinner table, I watched the clock....

December 2016

December 15, 2016

Pray for Dylann Roof

Earlier today, a jury found Dylann Roof guilty of killing 9 people at the...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

A Death Penalty Prayer Delivered in Dallas/Fort Worth

Let us pray- Oh God, we have participated in the mechanisms of death. We...

June 2016

June 08, 2016

Hillary Clinton is the AntiChrist

*I wrote, "Donald Trump is the AntiChrist" in December 2015 and still stand behind...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

The Last Verdict: A Book Review

Arpin-Ricci, Jamie. The Last Verdict. Self-Published. 2016. I get solicitations for...

April 08, 2016

The Execution: In Pragmatic Verse

The Execution Fear was all I knew Every step drew me closer The...

January 2016

January 03, 2016

Killing Andrew Thomas

On a frequent basis, I get messages from death row inmates. Due to the...

December 2015

December 17, 2015

Abolish that Damn Death Penalty!

*This is a "Letter to the Editor" set to be published in dozens of...

November 2015

November 16, 2015

The Pilgrimage for Raphael Holiday is The Pilgrimage for Abolition

This Wednesday, Raphael Holiday will be executed minutes after 6pm at the Walls Unit...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

The National Association of Evangelicals/Executioners

For years, I've heard rumors that the National Association of Evangelicals was planning to...

October 10, 2015

Queer Cosmology and the Penalty of Death

*Lecture delivered in Columbus, Ohio on 10/9/2015 Queer theorists and theologians push against boundaries...

October 07, 2015

The Abolition Prayer at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Circleville, Ohio

Spirit of Love. Spirit of Light. Spirit of Justice. Fill us from the tips...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Christians Killed Kelly Gissendaner

1.75 million Southern Baptists forced her down the hallway. 619 thousand United Methodists strapped...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Testimony on Texas HB 1527: A Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty

Thank you. My name is Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. I am the Minister of...

April 16, 2015

The Invincible Love of the Garzas

Once a month, I make the trip down to Livingston. The roads are long...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #522 Manuel Vasquez / March 11, 2015

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

March 27, 2015

Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #521 Donald Newbury / February 4, 2015

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