Monthly Archives: August 2013

Ninety Percent Of Success Is Just Showing Up

Posted on August 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

I always feel very uncomfortable when it comes to giving young women advice when it comes to guys or modesty. I mean, it’s hard to know exactly what girls know and what they don’t, and whether people would listen to … Continue reading →

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Luke 18:9-14: On The Pharisee And The Tax Collector

Posted on August 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

Luke 18:9-14 is a place where Jesus Christ gives a well-known parable about two different approaches to God with strikingly different results. This passage is sufficiently well known that songs have been written about it, and that many people who … Continue reading →

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A Bridge Too Far

Posted on August 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

All too often in our lives, and I speak from painful experience, our plans and wishes for a situation run aground on realities that show us to have been woefully overambitious in our aims and desires. One of the more … Continue reading →

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Although Your Dominion Is Small: The Curious Connection Between Abraham Lincoln And San Marino

Posted on August 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

For whatever reason, I have an interest in quirky and small and often obscure states, and while I was looking up soccer rankings and 2014 world cup qualifying, I came across an intriguing monument to the republican virtue of Abraham … Continue reading →

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It’s Never Too Late To Apologize

Posted on August 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

A few years ago a friend of mine wrote a little bit about a particular song about a broken and dysfunctional relationship that was then popular on the radio [1], a song whose chorus proclaimed, “It’s too late to apologize.” … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Greater

Posted on August 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

Greater: Dream Bigger, Start Smaller, Ignite God’s Vision For Your Life, by Steven Furtick [Note: This book was provided free of charge by WaterBrook Multnomah Press in exchange for an honest review.] If I have one pet peeve with the … Continue reading →

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Bel Ami

Posted on August 8, 2013 by nathanalbright

So, while my roommates were away from the apartment last week, I managed to watch a few British historical and literary dramas on Netflix, and as one might guess, that led a lot of really weird films to be added … Continue reading →

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The First Time As Farce, The Second Time As Tragedy

Posted on August 8, 2013 by nathanalbright

According to the melancholy Spanish philosopher Georges Santayana (who is responsible for a variety of gloomy philosophical quotes that are often cited), history happens the first time as a tragedy, and the second time as farce. My day today resembles … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Ragamuffin Gospel

Posted on August 7, 2013 by nathanalbright

The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning [This book was provided free of charge by WaterBrook Multnomah Press in exchange for an honest review.] Let us begin this review by talking about the praiseworthy aspects of this book, so that we … Continue reading →

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I Asked For Wonder, And He Gave It To Me

Posted on August 7, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the more difficult challenges in life as an adult is to balance the need to effectively cope with the demands of life while not losing one’s sense of childlike wonder and appreciation that make life worth living. Being … Continue reading →

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