We Are All Orphans of the West
This First Things review of HBO’s The Young Pope has been tumbling about my mind the past week. This segment in particular has stood out. The young pope is an orphan, you see, having been abandoned at a young age…
The Public Reading of Scripture
I appreciate Brian Tallman’s article at Reformation 21 on the public reading of scripture, and probably find his line of reasoning persuasive, though I am not in the PCA. However, I did find these three paragraphs on the WLC, which…
Some Reflections on Mark 6:14-29
Herod is controlled by a woman who is not his legitimate wife, and his daughter holds massive sway over him. He cares what John the Baptizer says because Herod knows he’s right (v.18-20), but won’t change his ways. Herod’s political…
