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The Bridgehead

Jonathon Van Maren

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Welcome to The Bridgehead! A place for insightful and thought-provoking discussions on pressing cultural issues from a Christian perspective. We provide a consistent perspective on a world undergoing rapid societal change. Join Jonathon to learn what it means to live in an post-Christian age, how these changes have come about, and how Christians can effectively respond to these issues.
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Stories are incredibly powerful. They can change lives by inspiring, motivating, influencing, challenging, and even educating. The Story Box is a platform for people from all walks of life and experiences to share their stories with the world. The Story Box also exists to help people realise their worth and reach their full potential through stories. So if you are a lover of stories. Then tune in every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a brand new episode featuring a special guest or guests t ...
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In this Bridgehead Briefing, Jonathon Van Maren discusses Hollywood’s shifting stance on abortion, with a focus on the influx of celebrity memoirs revealing personal abortion stories. These include celebrities such as Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake, Leslie Jones, Kerry Washington, Michelle Williams, Paris Hilton, and, most recently, Kelly Bisho…
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On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the recent statements on Free Agency from Chris Getz. They also take to task Britt Ghiroli's take on the White Sox using the Royals as a blueprint for the future. There is that little bit about Bobby Witt Jr.'s not being readily available. There was some talk abo…
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In a surprising turn of events, LGBT activists in Canada are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation. This, despite his long-standing support for the movement. Jonathon explores the irony of the situation, diving into the shifting political dynamics, the influence of gender ideology in schools, and the evolving landscape for parents…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen start off by discussing a pair of pitchers who have earned 2025 roster spots with the White Sox in Davis Martin and Fraser Ellard. Then, they discuss Colson Montgomery's massive week and a few other players of note in Charlotte. Then, they dive into previews of the MiLB playoffs …
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On the latest episode of the FutureSox podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the recent very loud announcement that the scouting departments both domestic and international need revamping. Colson Montgomery went on a major heater in Norfolk for the Knights. Is he back? Is he on his way to a late promotion? They also break down the announcement…
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Jonathon Van Maren discusses two pivotal topics: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's strategic appointments to Canada's Senate and former President Donald Trump's evolving stance on abortion. Tune in as we dissect Trudeau's legacy in the Senate, the potential challenges for future Conservative leadership, and the internal conflicts within the American …
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen dive into the White Sox farm system starting with the call ups of Jairo Iriarte and Zach Deloach as well as the lack of other young talent on the roster. Then, they discuss Nick Nastrini's first start since being brought back to Chicago and Mason Adams first start off the IL in C…
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On this episode of the FutureSox podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcomed Jim Callis, SR. writer at MLB.com and one of the key cogs in the Top Prospect lists at MLB Pipeline. They walked with Jim through some of the changes in the Top 100 and Top 30 in the MLB Pipeline lists for the White Sox. They open with the current state of the White Sox an…
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Jonathon van Maren interviews Pastor Doug Wilson of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. They discuss Wilson's perspective on building anti-fragile Christian communities in an increasingly anti-Christian age, the strategic importance of selecting the university town, Moscow, for cultural outreach, and the necessity of developing a Christian culture that…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans is joined by Dylan Barnas for a dive into prospects at each level of the farm system. They start by discussing the odd Bryan Ramos situation and organizational lack of leaning into youth as well as Hagen Smith's affiliated debut with High-A Winston-Salem. They also provide a brief update on a f…
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On the newest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller run through the recent moves on the White Sox roster. They also discuss what the White Sox will do with call ups and who will get playing time. They also discuss the recent trend at the park of fans being hunted down by security for shirts and signs that are deeme…
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On the most recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox discuss the White Sox recent roster moves and what they expect in correspondence to the recent addition of Jacob Amaya, option of Ky Bush, and the call ups of Sammy Peralta and Bryan Ramos. What does this mean for Miguel Vargas, and is Nick Nastrini tabbed to come back t…
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On the recent episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox go over the Top 30/100 re-rank over at MLB Pipeline. The chat was buzzing with all sorts of questions on the guys in the Top 30 and where they should be or if they aren't there, they should be. There was a ton of unscripted info on guys and where they are. They moved on to th…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen break down all their thoughts from a spent spent watching and talking with players at Single-A Kannapolis. They discuss the general new outlook of the roster as well as Manager Pat Leyland's thoughts on his roster. Then, they dive into player analysis led by a strong start from J…
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In this episode, Jonathon van Maren hosts a panel discussion featuring investigative journalist Jennifer Bilek, clinical psychologist Dr. Suzanne Vierling, and women's rights advocate Michelle Uriarau. They delve deep into the hidden connections between transgenderism, transhumanism, the fourth industrial revolution, and the erosion of human identi…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are together in person down in Charlotte with thoughts and takeaways from their first two days covering the Triple-A Knights. They discuss the starts they've seen from Nick Nastrini and Jake Eder as well as interviews with a number of players including Colson Montgomery and Bryan…
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On this interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans welcomes on White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon to discuss his rookie season in Chicago. They talk about Cannon's adjustment to the big leagues this year and what has been working well for him recently over his past number of starts. Cannon breaks down his arsenal adjustments and h…
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On the recent episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the White Sox losing streak ending, Pedro getting fired into the sun, and the Sox finally playing some fun baseball. Grady Sizemore has the team looking like a different group of guys. They wind down the episode with a flashback to the Field of Dreams game…
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Ian Eskridge and James Fox are back with another episode of the FutureSox podcast. The streak has mercifully come to an end, AND Pedro has been relieved of his position on the bench along with all of his cronies. Ian and James discuss what will happen with the team for the rest of the year and what roster decisions will be made over the next couple…
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On a new episode of FutureSox Hot Takes and Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the weight of the losing streak. They also delve into a distrust in Chris Getz and Jerry Reinsdorf, the struggles of Luis Robert Jr, and possibly dealing Garrett Crochet in the off-season. They break down what they want to see from the White Sox roster for th…
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On this special interview edition of the FutureSox podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by catching prospect Michael Turner to talk about a ton of great topics. He discusses his personal season dealing with an injury and how he has been able to bounce back. He also talks about the awesome start to the year in Birmingham and what he has seen from top pit…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen talk about the entire farm system and how the final stretch of the season will shake out. They dish on the call up of Ky Bush and promotion of Mason Adams to Triple-A first before diving into the other pitching prospects knocking on the door such as Sean Burke and Jake Eder. They…
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Ian Eskridge and James Fox live for another episode of the FutureSox podcast to discuss the ridiculous losing streak, the #WhiteSox trade return and performance so far, Ian's trip to the affiliates, and recent promotions and roster moves. They also take a look at recent managerial rumors, some thoughts about some of the incumbent prospects, and who…
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Jonathon Van Maren sits down with Megan Basham, a culture reporter for The Daily Wire, to discuss her latest book, 'Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda.' Basham discusses some of her investigative research exposing the infiltration of churches by various leftist ideologies, including those related to LG…
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On the latest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the White Sox 2024 trade deadline. They take a look at what the Sox gave up and who they received in return. They also take a peek in how the team managed to get into the position of trading "key pieces" to the 2017 and beyond rebuild. They then turned the…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and James Fox get together for a full trade deadline analysis episode. They start by discussing this fascinating deadline around the league from a general sense before diving into every trade made by the White Sox. They talk about each trade and the specific players brought in by Chicago via th…
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On this special interview edition of the FutureSox podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by recent draft pick Blake Shepardson. He joins to discuss his unique journey to being drafted from arm surgery in high school to a somewhat rocky collegiate career and everything in between. He talks about the experience of being drafted in the same year as his youn…
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In this special interview edition of the FutureSox Podcast, Elijah Evans sits down with two different recent White Sox draft picks who happen to have played together in the Cape Cod League. First, 7th round pick Phil Fox joins Elijah as he details his journey from a small university to emerging as a legit prospect this spring at Pitt. He talks his …
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On this special interview edition of the FutureSox podcast, Elijah Evans is joined by recent 3rd round pick of the White Sox Nick McLain! He joins to talk all about being drafted by the organization and much more. He discusses growing up with two older brothers in baseball, injuries he dealt with in college, offensive strengths, defensive comfort, …
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Jonathon Van Maren sits down with Mary Eberstadt, a distinguished Catholic author and historian, to explore the long-term impacts of the sexual revolution on Western society. They discuss the decline of religiosity, the breakdown of the family unit, and how these trends have contributed to social disintegration. Mary provides compelling insights fr…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp, Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen provide an in-depth preview of the MLB Trade Deadline from the White Sox perspective. First, they briefly discuss the draft once again as well as the promotion of Brooks Baldwin and continual excellence of Drew Thrope. They also quickly go through each affiliate, mentioning recen…
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On a post draft edition of the FutureSox podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox talk White Sox draft picks and how the Sox spent their draft pool. They run through the entire list of picks and got over what the possible thought process was in the War Room as they worked through a strategy to build the team. Within minutes of the stream being over Hagen…
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On a special FutureSox Interview series episode Elijah Evans is joined by the head coach of Okemos High School, Raul Presas, to talk all about White Sox second round pick Caleb Bonemer. Presas shares stories of coaching Bonemer since he was 12 years old and how he has progressed over the years. He provides insight about Bonemer's offensive and defe…
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Jonathon Van Maren sits down with Bishop W.C. Martin, as he shares the incredible true story of Possum Trot, a small town in East Texas. Yes, the Sound of Hope is based on a true story! They discuss how Bishop Martin's small congregation in East Texas sparked a nation-wide conversation about foster care and adoption, and led to the movie "The Sound…
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Elijah Evans and Dylan Barnas get together for a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast breaking down the entire White Sox 2024 MLB Draft Class. They discuss general thoughts on the draft and strategy exhibited by Mike Shirley before going through all 21 picks and providing information on each player. They give a scouting report on each player as…
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Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen are back with another edition of the FutureSox RoundUp. First, they briefly discuss the first two days of the MLB Draft which featured a fascinating draft strategy from the White Sox. Then, they go through the farm system quickly but focus on the Triple-A Knights team which is more exciting than ever. They talk about a v…
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On this week's bonus episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox went live to react to the first and second round of the 2024 MLB Draft. For part 2 of this special podcast Ian and James welcomed their FutureSox cohort and contributor to Just Baseball, Elijah Evans, to react to the White Sox 43rd and 68th pick and go over some of the…
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On this week's episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox went live to react to the first and second round of the 2024 MLB Draft. In the first half of part 1 they went live with Burke Granger of D1 Baseball. They discuss the guesses on who would go 1 overall and who the White Sox would take with pick 5. On the second half of part 1…
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Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Aaron Renn, author of "Life in Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture." They discuss the decline of Christianity's influence in America & how we see this played out in 3 presidential sex scandals, the impact of societal changes on Christian communities, and how Christians can build resilie…
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On the latest episode of FutureSox Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discussed the Michael Kopech situation and his new agency, The Boras Corporation. The also talk about the upcoming draft and who Danny wants to see the White Sox draft. They also take a run through the possible trade candidates from the Sox 40 man roster.…
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On this edition of the FutureSox RoundUp Elijah Evans and Jeff Cohen break down all the recent promotions and top performers within the White Sox farm system. They start by looking at three young MLB players who have impressed recently in Drew Thorpe, Jonathan Cannon, and Lenyn Sosa. Then, they talk through our hitter of the week, George Wolkow, an…
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Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome Locked on Guardians Jeff Ellis to talk MLB Draft. With his years covering the MLB draft, Jeff, breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of the 2024 draft class. He goes extensively into this crop of talent and where he sees the draft order going. He breaks down what he thinks the Guardians will do at 1 overall, an…
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The MLB draft is 1 week away, and on this episode of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox are making their pick for who they are 100% in on. They break down what the White Sox might look to do with their bonus pool early to try and grab the guys that they're looking at. All the draft content is out on the site building to next Sunday's …
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In this episode, Jonathon has a conversation with Justin Brierley, a UK broadcaster, writer, and speaker, about his book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God.’ Brierley shares his insights on the intellectual and cultural shifts he observes, including a growing interest in Christianity among secular intellectuals disillusioned by atheism. He ex…
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On a special edition of the FutureSox Podcast Ian Eskridge and James Fox welcome a fountain of draft knowledge in the form of Joe Doyle of FutureStarsSeries.com. He was gracious enough to give us an hour plus. There is a lot of information packed into a short time. The opening topics include: Draft strengths and weaknesses by category, what kind of…
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On the latest episode of Hot Takes & Heaters Nick Murawski and Danny Miller discuss the recent report from Bob Nightengale that the Sox are shopping Crochet, Robert, and Benintendi (lol). The White Sox sold out for Mexican Heritage night, but will they ever be able to be consistent with that kind of attendance? Thorpe and Cannon have some promising…
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