A Prayer for Those Experiencing Trauma
Gracious and Eternal God:
You are the God and Father of our Lord and Savior,
Jesus, the Christ.
Lord God, I thank You for Your grace and Your mercies;
And I thank You that Your faithfulness is everlasting; ...
Rev. Don Heath: Oklahoma executions will continue until the people say ‘Stop’
This opinion was originally published on August 28, 2022 by The Oklahoman
I was in the execution chamber with James Coddington Thursday for the last 45 minutes of his life.
When I entered, he was already stra...
To Affirm the Death Penalty Is to Reject the Christian Gospel
We need a broader moral reckoning on capital punishment—in the Bible belt, in particular. In a recent forum, we zeroed in on the challenge of problematic theology, which in Shane’s words has turned the Bible Belt into a “Death Belt,” giving moral cover to a lethal human rights violation. Southern states where Christianity predominates are the ones holding fast to the death penalty and using it most often. Last month four executions were scheduled—two in Texas and one each in Tennessee in South Carolina—during a season where Christians everywhere celebrated resurrection.
The Feasts of God’s Calendar
We know through revelation of the scripture that blood that was on the doorpost was foreshadowing-- was symbolic of the Blood of Jesus that was to deliver us from sin and from the depths of the wages of sin, which is death.
Stations of the Cross Illustrated by Tennessee Men on Death Row
May these paintings open our hearts up to the profound depth of God's love, and may they stir in us a passion for extending that love and grace to others. It is our hope that contemplating the execution of Jesus does something to us, in us. We pray that as we reflect on the love of God, it transforms us into people who are merciful and who are committed to ending the death penalty.
Free Melissa Lucio
To advance God's kingdom on earth and pursue his vision of holistic shalom means we cannot avoid what's happening on death row.
Buddy Stouffer’s Execution Was the Last of 2021. Will It Be the Last to Be Proved an Error?
On Thursday (Dec. 9), Oklahoma executed Bigler “Buddy” Stouffer, a 79-year-old deeply committed Christian who has maintained his innocence since being convicted of murder in 1985. It was the last execution sche...
Buddy Stouffer’s Execution Was the Last of 2021. Will It Be the Last to Be Proved an Error?
On Thursday (Dec. 9), Oklahoma executed Bigler “Buddy” Stouffer, a 79-year-old deeply committed Christian who has maintained his innocence since being convicted of murder in 1985. It was the last execution sche...
Julius Jones was spared by a governor who prayed. Let’s all now pray to end the death penalty.
The irony cannot be missed. Christians all over the world were praying that a Christian governor would not execute a fellow Christian brother who is almost assuredly innocent.
The Wrong Debate: On Alabama’s New Gas Chamber
As states grapple with how to resume killing, the only debate seems to be over the method.