Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
Jared Bridges Saturday marks the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. For most of my life, I never paid much attention to it. I had watched it a few times on television, but never really understood its appeal — until I lived in Louisville, Kentucky for six years. The first spring I was there, I worked part … Read more
Over at the FRC Blog, I post about the Post’s wacky take on organic milk, boxed drinks, and world hunger.
If you prefer a little more emperor in your 2008 presidential candidates, then Jack Grimes is your man. Grimes, who is the United Fascist Union’s candidate for ’08, lists as one of his priority issues to “establish a global government, similar to the Roman Empire built upon an Axis of economic trade to raise the … Read more
Daniel Boorstin on word overusage in America: The word “adventure” has become one of the blandest in the language. The cheap cafeteria at the corner offers us an “adventure in good eating”; a course in self-development … in a few weeks will transform our daily conversation into a “great adventure”; to ride in the new … Read more
Just how crazy are those wacky evangelicals? Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone wanted to find out, so he went “Undercover with the Christian Right” by immersing himself in the world of TBN star John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church. There’s much not to like about the methods that Taibbi employed for the piece, which is an excerpt … Read more
Well, more or less: “It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glory to search out one’s own glory.” [esvignore]Proverbs 25:27[/esvignore], NASB
Today is blogiversary 5.0 here at TruePravda. That’s right, April 25, 2003 marked the beginning of this eclectic hive of commentary, opinion, & general mischief. So to celebrate (aside from rereading all the archives), here are five things I’ve learned about this not-so-new medium: Only write when you have something to say. This is a … Read more
Civility is important — even necessary — in a society that seeks to be known as civilized. But, there are times when civility can go the wrong way. Walker Percy provides an excellent example in his novel The Thanatos Syndrome, where the protagonist (psychiatrist Tom More) encounters an old janitor with whom he’d had familiar … Read more
…PUBLISH FULL RSS FEEDS! That’s right bloggers, I’m putting you on notice. The days of my clicking through to your blog through an RSS excerpt are coming to an end. I just checked my Google Reader subscriptions, and there are 146. One hundred forty six. At some point I must have (slightly) exceeded my self-imposed … Read more
It’s ironic that within the evangelical church — a people who by and large claim their ultimate authority to be Scripture alone — it is tradition that is often the most difficult thing to change. Voddie T. Baucham Jr.’s book, Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with … Read more