Monthly Archives: December 2012

Book Review: Safely Home

Posted on December 27, 2012 by nathanalbright

Safely Home, by Randy Alcorn [Note: Full disclosure: Tyndale House Publishers provided me a copy of this book for free since I am a member of the Tyndale Blog Network. This has not influenced in any way my review of … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Captured: The Forgotten Men of Guam

Posted on December 27, 2012 by nathanalbright

Captured: The Forgotten Men of Guam, by Roger Mansell, Edited by Linder Goetz Holmes It is rare that one finds an example of an aspect of World War II that has been forgotten. In the thousands of books on World … Continue reading →

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Psalm 86: For I Am Poor And Needy

Posted on December 26, 2012 by nathanalbright

In Psalm 86, in the middle of the second collection of the Psalms of the Sons of Korah (Psalm 84-85, 87-88), there is a curious lament psalm of David that is included. The psalm is the only one of the … Continue reading →

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Coming From Somewhere You’ve Never Been

Posted on December 26, 2012 by nathanalbright

It is a great advantage in a debate to know where one’s opponent is coming from. Of course, that advantage is often merely tactical, and at times it may be illusory. As human beings there is always a great deal … Continue reading →

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What Can Brown Do For You?

Posted on December 25, 2012 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening I finished my work for UPS as part of their peak season search for driver’s helpers to deliver the large amount of packages that people order this time of year (a visible sign of the conspicuous consumption of … Continue reading →

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Logistics Workers

Posted on December 25, 2012 by nathanalbright

The lie of Santa Claus has always bothered me. Between movies and mall Santas and lies that parents tell their children, the gifts that they deserve are given by some overweight man who hangs around short elves, and who has … Continue reading →

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Punishment And Reward

Posted on December 24, 2012 by nathanalbright

I am currently reading a novel that will be reviewed soon on this blog (God willing) and the difference between its focus and the focus of many of my Calvinist acquaintances is worthy of some mention. Elsewhere I have commented … Continue reading →

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People Asking Why

Posted on December 24, 2012 by nathanalbright

There is a rare breed of curious and inquisitive and often frustrating child that is always asking the reasons why things are the way they are. It ought to come as little surprise that I was such a child (and … Continue reading →

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A Modest Evening Well Spent

Posted on December 23, 2012 by nathanalbright

Tonight I write this blog entry (which I hope will be brief since I need sleep soon) from the Downtown Vancouver (Washington) Hilton, after having enjoyed a long day at my first Northwest Weekend, where I had the unusual spot … Continue reading →

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Showing Oneself Friendly

Posted on December 22, 2012 by nathanalbright

In the course of a conversation last night with a neighbor of mine who happens to go to the same church that I do, the subject of friendliness came up, and we made reference to Proverbs 18:24, which reads: “A … Continue reading →

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