Jared Bridges

Joyeux Noel

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Let’s not forget this Christmas that the babe in the manger now sits on a throne, that the gentle child is a warrior king who commands vast armies, and that he fights that we may rest in him. The God who is incarnate is making and will make all things new. As he told the … Read more

A Major Award

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Seen in my neighborhood: Excuse the blur — the line between discretion and good photography when you’re standing behind a tree snapping shots of your neighbor’s house at night is thin. I’m not cut out to be among the paparazzi. In case you’ve lived under a rock for the past 25 Christmases, the lamp is … Read more

Losing our souls for self

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This observation by Eugene H. Peterson is noteworthy: We live in a culture that has replaced soul with self. This reduction turns people into either problems or consumers. Insofar as we acquiesce in that replacement, we gradually but surely regress in our identity, for we end up thinking of ourselves and dealing with others in … Read more

Wildcats left blue

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Vols 52, Wildcats 50 For the second week in a row Tennessee tried to give a football game to the other team. And for the second week in a row, the Vols were told that their charity was unwelcome. Games like this — especially when it involves the Volunteers — are best watched in the … Read more