Monthly Archives: August 2011

Cleaning Starts From The Top Down

Posted on August 4, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the more irritating tasks that it has fallen upon me to oversee is the whole matter of the students’ cleaning responsibilities. As someone who is not a neat freak, or even remotely fussy about cleanliness as a normal … Continue reading →

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A Scratch of the Pen

Posted on August 4, 2011 by nathanalbright

Though the Thai people do not appear to be great shakes as readers (and if one had to read using the Thai alphabet, which has many more letters and is much more complicated than the Latin, Greek, or Hebrew alphabets … Continue reading →

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Death Is A Hungry Hunter

Posted on August 3, 2011 by nathanalbright

I have long sought to uncover more information about one of my ancestors. My father was named John Leonard Albright after his great-grandfather, a man named John Leonard Miller. This man had been given the middle name of Leonard after … Continue reading →

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Seven Stars

Posted on August 3, 2011 by nathanalbright

Seven stars are in the sky. Six and six go equal. Five’s the rambeaux in his boat. Four score’s an acre. Three’s a driver. Two’s a lily of the day, Dressed in scarlet and green-o, And the one, the one, … Continue reading →

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Acts 20:17-38: The Enduring Relevance of Paul’s Warning To The Ephesian Elders

Posted on August 2, 2011 by nathanalbright

Today at Legacy I had the chance to teach, and explain, one of the more curious (and sobering) passages in the Bible about the responsibilities of elders and ministers in the Church of God. The passage, which is far too … Continue reading →

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A Great Reckoning In A Little Bar

Posted on August 2, 2011 by nathanalbright

I have not talked very much about the debt crisis in the United States, a crisis that appears to be facing a last-minute compromise between all of the interested parties, as would have been reasonable to expect from the start. … Continue reading →

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Nausea

Posted on August 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the more unpleasant feelings that often comes along with travel for me is nausea. I’m not sure entirely why, but certain types of travel experiences tend to leave me feeling very queasy. It’s not motion sickness, at least … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: War Crimes Trial, UK Minister Visit, SYANA Political Contacts

Posted on August 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

It has been a reasonably active (and reasonably political) last couple of weeks for Somaliland. Let us therefore examine some of the latest Somaliland news. We have a former Somali Prime Minister being tried in the United States for war … Continue reading →

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