An Apostle Falls

Betrayal had fulfilled the prophecy.
Too proud for penance and too weak to run,
he strung himself up from a cedar tree
and swayed for days beneath a scathing sun.
Thieves cut his desiccated body free,
then left it in the dust. Throughout that night,
Jerusalem kept shuddering with light.

Next
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

What Vivek Gets Wrong About Citizenship

Colin Redemer

December is here. The air is chill, the leaves have fallen, and children are preparing for school…

Tucker and the Right

Glenn C. Loury

Something like a civil war is unfolding within the American conservative movement. It is not merely a…

Trump’s Marijuana Order Could Be a Terrible Mistake

Joseph Prud’homme

President Trump recently issued an executive order directing the rescheduling of marijuana under the Federal Controlled Substances…