Monthly Archives: October 2013

Book Review: The Dave Test

Posted on October 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

The Dave Test: A Raw Look At Real Faith In Hard Times, by Frederick W. Schmidt Although the core of this book consists of a thoughtful examination of ten questions [1] designed to test people to see if they are … Continue reading →

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Trust Is What I’m Offering If You Trouble Me

Posted on October 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

Time and time again as I reflect on matters in my own personal life and the larger context of my life within my time and situation, I come across the problem of trust [1] as it rears its head over … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Health Care Meltdown

Posted on October 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

Health Care Meltdown: Confronting The Myths And Fixing Our Failing System, Robert H. LeBow, MD, revised and updated by C. Rocky White, MD This book characterizes exactly what is wrong with our debate about health care reform. In its pages … Continue reading →

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It Shouldn’t Be So Complicated

Posted on October 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

Often in life I ponder deeply complicated matters, sometimes matters about which I feel strongly, and a great many matters about which my feelings are mixed and ambivalent. A great deal of the complexity of life comes from the fact … Continue reading →

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Donde Estan Los Ladrones?

Posted on October 9, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the major challenges of life is the problem of theft. Within our lives we have to face the reality of theft in a variety of different ways and contexts. Some of these types of theft are rather straightforward–excessive … Continue reading →

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An Autumnal Beauty

Posted on October 8, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today, I had the chance to see the leaves of the trees around my building changing color, so that the yellows and reds could be seen along with the greens. For a variety of reasons, some of them quite odd, … Continue reading →

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While The Strong Do What They Can And The Weak Suffer What They Must

Posted on October 8, 2013 by nathanalbright

The Melian Dialogue forms a central part of Thucydides’ organization of The Peloponnesian War, featuring a fictional discussion between the representatives of imperial Athens and the tiny and hitherto neutral island of Melos, which sits in the Aegean Sea. Athens … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 40 Days Of Grace

Posted on October 7, 2013 by nathanalbright

40 Days Of Grace: Discovering God’s Liberating Love, by Rich Miller This is a book that suggests a depth that it does not possess. The title of this devotional suggests a connection between the 40 days of discovering grace (which … Continue reading →

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E Pluribus Unim: The Imperial Design Of God’s Plan For Humanity

Posted on October 7, 2013 by nathanalbright

Before I begin, I think it would be useful and worthwhile to point out the perspective and worldview that this particular blog entry and the later blog entries that will follow to provide others with a point of either agreement … Continue reading →

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A Day Without Judgment

Posted on October 6, 2013 by nathanalbright

When I was enjoying a lengthy conversation with a brother in Christ [1], one of the more intriguing parts of the conversation, and one that I have pondered and thought about since the chat, involved a challenge of having a … Continue reading →

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