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December 2025

December 24, 2025

Emmanuel = God With Us = Merry Christmas.

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

August 2025

August 22, 2025

The Passion of Jesus According to Nitrogen

The Chamber In the darkness of night, they brought him to the chamber. Where...

April 2025

April 29, 2025

Lisa Jo Chamberlin: Hope for Life in Mississippi

Lisa Jo Chamberlin: Hope for Life in Mississippi On March 20, 2024, Lisa...

January 2025

January 11, 2025

The Baptism of the Lord, Homiletical Musings 01/11/2025

The Baptism of the Lord or The Lunacy of Greatness The Baptism of the...

August 2024

August 21, 2024

Clemency for Littlejohn! : A Letter to Governor Kevin Stitt

*Text of the above OpEd is below. August 18, 2024 Clemency...

March 2024

March 26, 2024

HOLY WEEK GIFT (Book of Reflections): Execution Echoes

HOLY WEEK GIFT FREE SHORT BOOK OF REFLECTIONS> Execution Echoes Reflections on the Seven...

March 20, 2024

Parables from Death Row: The Parable of the Sower

Bart Johnson, Prisoner on Alabama's Death Row The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood, Death Row...

February 2024

February 26, 2024

Don’t Turn Your Head: Aaron Bushnell Burned for You

Yesterday (February 25), a United States Airman named Aaron Bushnell posted the following message...

November 2023

November 01, 2023

“Blank Slate” : Systematic Theology from Death Row : (Casey McWhorter & Jeff Hood)

“Blank Slate” : Systematic Theology from Death Row : (Casey McWhorter & Jeff Hood)...

October 2023

October 22, 2023

“Stop being nice. Jesus raised hell!”: OK Death Row Inmate Emmanuel Littlejohn on John 2:13-17

“Stop being nice. Jesus raised hell!”: OK Death Row Inmate Emmanuel Littlejohn on John...

October 18, 2023

It’s ISRAEL that is actually ANTI-CHRIST: A Plea for Righteous Christian Theology

It’s ISRAEL that is actually ANTI-CHRIST: A Plea for Righteous Christian Theology ...

October 11, 2023

Jesus is Not a Zionist: Reflections on Evil

Jesus is Not a Zionist: Reflections on Evil Zionism is a relatively young...

September 2023

September 20, 2023

“The Fight for Anthony Sanchez”: Last Minute Reflections on the Death of God and an Innocent Man

“The Fight for Anthony Sanchez”: Last Minute Reflections on the Death of God and...

July 2023

July 11, 2023

Courage Personified : Anthony Sanchez

“Courage Personified: Anthony Sanchez” In our day, courage is an interesting cultural...

February 2023

February 21, 2023

Orationes Mortuorum (Complete Text)

*The complete text of Orationes Mortuorum: 40 guided meditations based on the last words of...

January 2023

January 23, 2023

THEOSEMANTICS: 18 Volumes of Theological Elasticity

THEOSEMANTICS amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSP9FMHT?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk With regards to spirituality, words should have a certain...

November 2022

November 05, 2022

An Open Letter to Debra Wyatt (daughter of AJ and Patsy Cantrell, who were victims of Scott Eizember in Oklahoma)

An Open Letter to Debra Wyatt (daughter of AJ and Patsy Cantrell, who were...

October 2022

October 06, 2022

An Oration to Abolitionists Following the Execution of John Ramirez.

*Delivered on a Death Penalty Action vigil immediately following the October 5, 2022 Execution...

October 05, 2022

The Executioner. : On the Executioners of John Ramirez

The Executioner. : On the Executioners of John Ramirez Tonight, John...

September 2022

September 29, 2022

Football is Evil: Tua Tagovailoa & Our Addiction to Watching the Destruction of Others

Football is Evil: Tua Tagovailoa & Our Addiction to Watching the Destruction of Others ...

June 2022

June 29, 2022

Christ in the Trailer: A Lesson about Migration and Greed from a Literal Hell

Christ in the Trailer: A Lesson about Migration and Greed from a Literal Hell ...

April 2022

April 17, 2022

The Death of Certainty and The Resurrection of Wonder: A Short Easter Homily

The Death of Certainty and The Resurrection of Wonder: A Short Easter Homily ...

April 11, 2022

The Economy of Jesus and The Impending Execution of Carl Buntion

In Matthew 25, Jesus didn’t give a caveat with regards to guilt or innocence...

April 10, 2022

Beware of the Palm Wavers

*Originally Posted on Palm Sunday 2015 The people of Jerusalem waved their palms...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

On the Theological Ethics of Assassinating Vladimir Putin

On the Theological Ethics of Assassinating Vladimir Putin Earlier tonight, Russian President...

December 2021

December 24, 2021

The Hood Creed: A Queer Creed from A Queer Believer at Christmas

The Hood Creed: Queer Thoughts from a Queer Believer Often, folks who disagree with...

December 18, 2021

The Embodiment of Christmas: Broader Lessons from the Text

The Embodiment of Christmas: Broader Lessons from the Text Putting on my suspenders...

December 13, 2021

Things I’ve Destroyed for the Real Jesus

Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

Theology of Future Past: Past Thoughts on Certainty

*I came across this article this morning. I wrote it 12 years ago. Though the...

October 05, 2021

The Gospel of Frances Haugen: Jesus Just Deleted His Facebook Account

Over the last few days, I've been captivated by the words of corporate whistleblower Frances...