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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 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. ...

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...

June 12, 2014

On the Eve of Pilgrimage: Contemplating Walking 200 miles from Livingston to Austin in Opposition to Execution

Community leaders of the day stood with their stones ready.  The law said that the...

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...

May 12, 2014

The Cross and The Needle: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Numerous officials hurried into a back room.  The meeting was called to order by the...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Botched Executions: A Visit, Jesus in Oklahoma and Us

This morning I visited a young man in the Tarrant County Correctional Facility in Fort...

April 18, 2014

Jesus Didn’t Die for Your Sins. Jesus Died to Show You the Way…the Way to the Cross. // Some Words from A Good Friday Walk

  Lately, I have had a lot of time to think about borders and boundaries. ...

April 16, 2014

The Passion of Jesus Comes Early: Standing on the Via Dolorsa at the Execution of Jose Luis Villegas Jr.

When Jesus declares I was in prison and you did not visit me…and goes on...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

The Week: Close to Death

  Over the past few weeks, my mind has never been far from death.  Last...

February 20, 2014

Letter to Dallas Co DA Craig Watkins from the TCADP Faith Community

    February 21, 2014 Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, Good morning.  We bring...

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