Monthly Archives: June 2012

No Air

Posted on June 25, 2012 by nathanalbright

Some years ago, there was a popular love song on the radio in the United States (and possibly other parts of the world) called “No Air,” a duet between American Idol-winner Jordin Sparks and up-and-coming R&B star Chris Brown that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: In Search Of Stones

Posted on June 25, 2012 by nathanalbright

In Search Of Stones: A Pilgrimage Of Faith, Reason, And Discovery, by M. Scott Peck, MD It takes a special breed of narcissist to write a book like this. It takes a rare mixture of glib pretension at honesty and … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On June 24, 1932, The Thai Military Developed An Unfortunate Coup Addiction

Posted on June 24, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note: Updated May 20, 2014, because apparently the Thai military can’t get enough about coups.] It is not precisely clear just how many coup attempts and successful coups there have been in Thai history, just looking at the 20th century. … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Some Things Never Change, Some Things Do

Posted on June 24, 2012 by nathanalbright

Today I would like to talk about a way that life in Somaliland has not changed in decades, from the first-person account of a very long-lived Somalilander, as well as some ways that there has been a very recent and … Continue reading →

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Dance With My Father

Posted on June 23, 2012 by nathanalbright

Some years ago, when I lived in Los Angeles as an undergraduate student, a deacon whom I knew well gave a deeply personal sermonette about his own tortured relationship with his father, at the end of which he played the … Continue reading →

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Purposes Of The Sabbath: Part Five

Posted on June 23, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the final part of a five part message on the purposes of the Sabbath in the Bible. The first four parts of the message can be found here: Part One: https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/the-purposes-of-the-sabbath-part-one/ Part Two: https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/purposes-of-the-sabbath-part-two/ Part Three: https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/purposes-of-the-sabbath-part-three/ … Continue reading →

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Somewhere To Run, Somewhere To Hide

Posted on June 23, 2012 by nathanalbright

I do not consider myself to be a particularly brave person. Fortunately, perhaps, I am also aware that those of us who are particularly introspective and self-critical are neither the best nor the fairest judges of ourselves. Before I begin … Continue reading →

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Hard Habits To Break

Posted on June 22, 2012 by nathanalbright

As human beings we tend to exaggerate the capacity or inclination of of institutions for change, something I have written about a fair bit [1] [2]. Rather than repeat what I have already said, I would like to examine the … Continue reading →

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Nobody Understands The Words That Come Out Of Your Mouth

Posted on June 22, 2012 by nathanalbright

Yesterday afternoon I interviewed a prospective student for Legacy Institute, and he stated (in Thai), that he thought his English skills were pretty good. The entire conversation between him and me was conducted through one of our third year students … Continue reading →

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Lahu Rak Lahu, Karen Rak Karen, Farang Rak Farang

Posted on June 21, 2012 by nathanalbright

In the early 2000’s, Thailand was ruled by a populist party led by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called Thai Rak Thai (which means, in English, Thais Love Thais), showing the party to have certain nationalistic cultural aims. Today’s blog is … Continue reading →

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