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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...

April 24, 2016

Max Soffar is Alive and We’re Dead

In 2014, I put together a letter from an influential group of Baptists asking...

December 2015

December 17, 2015

Abolish that Damn Death Penalty!

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

August 2015

August 12, 2015

The Brutality We Ignore

Under the auspices of enforcing the law, they came to the door. Grabbing the...

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...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #511 Ray Jasper / March 19, 2014

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

March 10, 2015

Not One More! : Words from Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Faith Leader Lobby Day

Good afternoon. My name is Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. I am standing right outside...

March 01, 2015

Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #496 Richard Cobb / April 25, 2013

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

February 2015

February 28, 2015

Lenten Reflections from the Executed: #494 Ricky Lewis / April 9, 2013

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

January 2015

January 22, 2015

No More Murders! : Stop the Supreme Court and the People of Georgia with Prayer

There is an old story about Jesus. During one of his marathon sessions, the...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

The Cycle of Violence: Voting and Texas Politics

Over and over again, I listened to the voices that argued for the need...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

LOVE: Wrestling with the Wrestlings of Paul and the Root of Our Self

*Delivered at Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas on 9/18/2014 We...

September 16, 2014

A Lesbian is Murdered and Nobody Cares…

"Lesbian Murdered." What if that was all the news headlines said? I have a...

September 10, 2014

Claiming Justice and Killing Jesus: The Execution of Willie Trottie

"...I was in prison, and you visited me." Jesus doesn't say, "I was not...

July 2014

July 24, 2014

The Last Testament of Joseph Wood: The Prophet of a Botched Execution

"Why have you forsaken me?" is a proper description of what many of us...

July 17, 2014

God is Our Passive Enemy: Reacting Fairly and Honestly to a Day Like Today

Christians have a bad tendency to rush to offer excuses for God in...

July 14, 2014

Theology from Death Row Letter 3 / Texas Death Row Inmate Will Speer on The Meaning of Evil

ARE WE EVIL? I have spent much of my time in prison considering this question. ...

July 14, 2014

Across the Borders and Into the Flames: Rev. Charles Moore, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Bishop Yvette Flunder and Us

Resurrection is not possible without death. Rev. Charles Moore knew about resurrection and his fullest...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

The Complete Pilgrimage Journal: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 12-19, 2014

June 12 and 13 Roads comfort me. I often find myself on bright days...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 19

There is nothing like waking up and knowing that you are going to finish. ...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 18

Walking down a busy highway late in the day was different than anything I'd done...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 17

Storms were coming that looked fierce but never truly developed into anything but a short...

June 24, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 16

I woke up. I woke up. I woke up. The transition from sleep to...

June 23, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 15

I was not too far over the Brazos County line when a Sheriff's Deputy rolled...

June 22, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 14

Sleeping is not easy when you are not on a bed. We take our rest...

June 21, 2014

The Pilgrimage: A Short Story of a Long 200 mile Journey // June 12 and 13

Roads comfort me. I often find myself on bright days and dark nights between strips...

May 2014

May 23, 2014

Jesus is Calling…Please Pick Up: An Open Letter to Brother Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee

Brother Bill. I bring you greetings in the name of our savior...Jesus the Christ. We...

April 2014

April 09, 2014

Actions Talk and Bullshit Walks: The Story of A Real Christian: Major Kathy Cox of the Salvation Army: Witness to 60+ Executions in Texas

I was scared the first time I visited Texas' Death Row. I knew no one...

April 02, 2014

The Danger of Being Called Pastor / Thoughts the Night Before Death Row

The sky has been dark all afternoon. Lately, it seems the sky is always...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Would We Execute Moses?: The Case of Anthony Doyle

One day, a man became overcome with evil, grabbed an object and repeatedly struck...