Alva Review-Courier -

Perhaps you’re familiar with the untimely death of John the Baptist, but for the sake of this article, please allow me to remind you. John the Baptist was not the sort of fellow to pull his punches. No matter the circumstances, John was willing to tell people exactly what they needed to hear, in place of what they might otherwise like to hear. In the case of Herod Antipas, Mr. “the Baptist” merely reminded the puppet king that he was living in sin as long as he kept his brother’s wife as his consort (later, his wife). While Antipas seems to have taken the rebuke in stride, his girlfriend (Phil...