by Brian Allred “A plague on both your houses.” So spoke the dying Mercutio about both the Montagues and Capulets in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The phrase can rightly be understood as an imprecation. An imprecation, from the Latin imprecatio, is a prayer invoking disaster or judgment upon an enemy or wrongdoer. Long before … Continue reading “O That You Would Slay the Wicked, O God”: Wrestling with the Imprecatory Psalms
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ASC's 10th Semester is Off to a Great Start! New ASC Student Advisory Board Let me introduce you to the strongest student leadership we've had yet: Ariana Bell Marin Davies Cole Knecht Maverick Miller Paulie Mullin Charlie Clark Andy Heimlich Ethan Clark Quentin Brizendine Lily Ellis 2025-2026 Student President: Devon Humphrey Devon is a graduate … Continue reading Notes from Alcuin October 2025
by Brian Allred In John Bunyan’s classic allegory Pilgrim’s Progress, the appropriately named main character, Christian, journeys through trials, troubles, and temptations on the way to eternal glory in the Celestial City. On one particular occasion, Christian, along with his traveling companion Hopeful, encounters Giant Despair. This giant locks them in a dark dungeon in … Continue reading Psalm 88 and The Dark at the End of the Tunnel