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Jan 21, 2024 · Crosses are painted red at Clark Memorial United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City after the execution of death row inmates.
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May 3, 2023 · Virginia prison chaplain pens powerful accounts of his time on death row. Virginia killed more than 1,300 people who were convicted of serious crimes before deciding, in 2021, that it would...
Sep 18, 2023 · Russ Ford (center) and Todd Pepper discuss their book, “Crossing the River Styx: The Memoir of a Death Row Chaplain,” during a Sept. 14 event at the Library of Virginia. (Photo by Jay Paul)
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Feb 9, 2024 · The Reverend Russ Ford, who served as the head chaplain on Virginia’s death row for eighteen years, raged against the death penalty while ministering to the men condemned to die in the 1980s and 90s.
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Mar 13, 2023 · For 13 years in the 1980s and 1990s, Ford was head chaplain on Virginia’s death row, ministering to those who had been sentenced to die for their crimes.
Jul 19, 2023 · Rev. Russ Ford witnessed 28 executions during his time as chaplain for Virginia's death row. The experience challenged his own faith--but also demonstrated the potential for spiritual growth among the most hardened criminals.
Chaplain Smith reminds us that God’s grace is available to men in prison as much as it is for each of us living on the outside. God can raise us higher than our actions through His love and grace. How has God’s grace lifted you?
