Jared Bridges

Notes from the Road

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Here are some more observations from weekend travels: Yes, this is an actual sign I saw in a residential area in Chattanooga. I never saw any see-saws, so they must have been going well over 25 m.p.h. On the road we finished listening to the audiobook version of Grisham’s The Last Juror. All in all, … Read more

The Consequences

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Now that young men have become “Wimps and Barbarians,” says Terrence O. Moore, women have had to compromise. In the follow-up to the former article, Moore now shows us what has happened to women in “Heather’s Compromise.” Moore has some keen cultural observations here, and you’d be remiss to pass them by. As I said … Read more

Vantage Point

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We did some traveling this weekend and I got to go to Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN with my father-in-law. The above photo was taken from Point Park, where the Confederate Army once oversaw the military movements in Chattanooga until they were overtaken in November 1863. It’s a breathtaking view and the weather was spectacular.

Old Computers

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If you’ve ever tried to get rid of an old computer, you’ll know it can sometimes be a chore. Tunku Varadarajan has a hilarious article in the Wall Street Journal today chronicling his attempt to be dispose of his: We bought the machine in 1998. Six years ago. I do not know anyone who has … Read more

Coke Addicts

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I’m not talking about Cocaine, either. There’s another type of Coke addict—the Diet Coke addict. I’ve noticed this trend for a few years now. People who drink Diet Coke are fanatical about the beverage. Eric Gillin’s article, “The Cult of Diet Coke,” recognizes this addiction: The high and mighty are addicted as well. Donald Trump … Read more

Christianity & The Arts

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Two good articles this week on the arts: First, there’s Gene Edward Veith’s WORLD Magazine piece that contrasts the meaningless art of today with the capacity for beauty that’s inherent in a Christian view of art. Second, there’s this interview with Image Journal publisher Gregory Wolfe: Christians have been tempted to say, well, pop culture … Read more

How to Get Kids to Read the Bible? Trick Them

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That’s right, if your teenager doesn’t seem interested in the Bible, just give him a copy of “Refuel,” a Bible-zine aimed at teen-age boys. It looks like a really cool magazine with the album cover from Dire Straits’ Money for Nothing on it, but open it up…and SURPRISE! It’s a Bible! Your teen will be … Read more

The Frat Boy vs. The Intellectual Elite

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President Bush, long seen as dim-witted by the intellectual elite on college campuses everywhere, may be putting some intellectuals to the task on the issue of Islamic anti-Semitism: Yet social scientists have essentially remained mum concerning a problem that President Bush, in a speech in November, has placed high on the world agenda. “Europe’s leaders, … Read more

Terrorist Victory in Europe

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Here’s my favorite quote of the day—John Bush, a.k.a. The Discoshaman, writing on the recent terror attacks in Spain: Only fools and Democrats still believe that appeasement and compromise works with the radical Islamists. They understand force and submission, and no other languages. Harsh, but true. Anyone who thinks that the Islamofacists will stop killing … Read more

Watered-down Sunday School

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Russell Moore on the dilution of children’s Sunday school programs: So many evangelical children’s Sunday school classes are translating biblical texts into a baptized version of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Jesus’ calling of the twelve is about the fact that “Jesus had friends.” Jesus’ multiplication of the loaves and the fish is about the … Read more