Monthly Archives: April 2013

Book Review: Humble Orthodoxy

Posted on April 24, 2013 by nathanalbright

Humble Orthodoxy: Holding The Truth High Without Putting People Down, by Joshua Harris [Note: I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review.] Given the events of the past few days, this … Continue reading →

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Not Really Sure How To Feel About It

Posted on April 23, 2013 by nathanalbright

Given the general strength of my intellectual argumentation and my often strong opinions, it often comes as a surprise to others that my emotional life is seldom quite so clear cut. I generally can, and do, cut a very close … Continue reading →

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A Dog With No Illusions

Posted on April 22, 2013 by nathanalbright

The people of the Bible did not like dogs. Though we think of dogs as “man’s best friend,” and show great love and care for our animals, sometimes to the point of treating them almost like children (witness the phenomenon … Continue reading →

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About These Ads

Posted on April 22, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the more popular links from this blog site for the last few days has been the following link: http://en.wordpress.com/about-these-ads/ So, since some of the readers of this blog are apparently curious as to why there are advertisements on … Continue reading →

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Post-Mortem

Posted on April 21, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of my earliest writing habits, and more consistent ones, has been writing eulogies. As a person given to reflecting (though usually after the fact), it is natural to reflect on something after it is done, to ponder on what … Continue reading →

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Who Says You Can’t Go Home?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by nathanalbright

Some tragedies attract a great deal of press and other tragedies appear to be lost in obscurity, for reasons known only to those people who have the choice to talk about something and choose to remain silent and hope it … Continue reading →

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Every Man His Own Historian

Posted on April 20, 2013 by nathanalbright

There are many parallels between the 1860’s and our own troubled times if one wishes to do so, examining the parallels, many of them quite unpleasant. Likewise, we can also look at the past and bemoan the fact that we … Continue reading →

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The Other Side Of The Coin

Posted on April 20, 2013 by nathanalbright

As a writer whose writing style and approach are to blog entries and other postings is similar that of people like Taylor Swift, I am used to writing in such ways as express my own thoughts (and occasionally, though less … Continue reading →

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Brother Against Brother

Posted on April 19, 2013 by nathanalbright

Some days ago one of my roommates brought a book home about the American Civil War. When I did some research about it, I found out that I had already read the book during my youth, as the book was … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Your Gold

Posted on April 18, 2013 by nathanalbright

What do Justin Beiber and Mumford & Sons have in common? They both want to be some girl’s gold. I must say that given my own lack of experience with young ladies, I certainly do not qualify as some sort … Continue reading →

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