Monthly Archives: January 2013

Book Review: The 5 Money Personalities

Posted on January 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

The 5 Money Personalities: Speaking The Same Love And Money Languages, by Scott Palmer and Bethany Palmer [Note: This e-book was provided to me free of charge by BookSneeze, and has not affected my review in any way.] As someone … Continue reading →

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We Walk The Same Line

Posted on January 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

A book I finished reading earlier today [1] dealt with a subject that inspires a fair bit of controversy, a doctrine known as the priesthood of all believers. The raw materials of this doctrine can be found in 1 Peter … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Legend Of The Monk And The Merchant

Posted on January 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

The Legend Of The Monk And The Merchant: Twelve Keys To Successful Living, by Terry Felber [Note: I received this book free of charge from Booksneeze. It has not affected my review in any way.] The Legend Of The Monk … Continue reading →

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An Evangelical Tension

Posted on January 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

For a variety of reasons, I have pondered a great deal on the relationship between grace and works. Both grace and works can be perverted, and often are in theology, so that either God’s law is mocked by those who … Continue reading →

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Deeper Underground

Posted on January 12, 2013 by nathanalbright

What we say and do often has a great deal of significance beyond that which is immediately intended or meant. Many people, for example, enjoy sending out coded messages in the hope that others who are sufficiently intuitive will recognize … Continue reading →

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It Is Easier To Forgive Someone For Being Wrong Than For Being Right

Posted on January 12, 2013 by nathanalbright

In general the subject of forgiveness is a difficult one. This is true because the wrongs that have to be forgiven is rather massive in many cases, because the wounds still hurt, and because there are disputes as to what … Continue reading →

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Fractured Fairy Tales

Posted on January 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

Anyone who has ever read Grimm’s Fairy Tales, the fairy tales of other nations like France or Denmark, can tell that there is a wide distance between the fairy tales as they were compiled by sociologists of folk culture like … Continue reading →

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Fair Havens

Posted on January 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

What expectations do people have for their homes? A great deal can be learned about someone by their ideal home situation, both in the space and in the activity that can be found in their homes. It is not coincidental, … Continue reading →

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The Law Is Made For The Unrighteous

Posted on January 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

It is ironic, and more than a bit hypocritical, that those who claim the most stridently that the law cannot legislate morality are those who most earnestly try to induce moral behavior (as they see it) through the passage of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Portland Names And Neighborhoods

Posted on January 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

Portland Names And Neighborhoods: Their Historic Origins, by Eugene E. Snyder This is the sort of book whose title seems a bit dry and dull, and honestly few people would pick up a book like this unless they had a … Continue reading →

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