Monthly Archives: December 2013

Book Review: The Age Of Consent

Posted on December 27, 2013 by nathanalbright

[Note: This book probably isn’t about the age of consent that you’re thinking of.] The Age Of Consent: The Rise Of Relativism And The Corruption Of Popular Culture, by Robert H. Knight As a sixth-grader, I had to read a … Continue reading →

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A Spiral Staircase

Posted on December 26, 2013 by nathanalbright

In life, the tasks and quests we have are often preludes to other, larger challenges. There are some ways in which the quests of our life are modeled by the games that we play, if in an often artificial form … Continue reading →

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An Encouraging Heart

Posted on December 26, 2013 by nathanalbright

When I was a teenager, I was once given the assignment to speak about Barnabas for a Teen Bible study at my local congregation [1]. I, have, of course, always appreciated Barnabas for his encouraging ways, even though there are … Continue reading →

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All’s Well That Ends Well

Posted on December 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

A few days ago, I was sent the following update about a longstanding concern of this blog [1] with a request to write about the incident. First, I would like to explain what happened in the author’s words: “Hello brethren, … Continue reading →

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Fuel To The Fire

Posted on December 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

I just finished reading the first version of a very excellent novel (which I saw as a sort of YA novel, possibly the first in a series of novels written with an intended audience of teens). A few aspects of … Continue reading →

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The Cut Line

Posted on December 24, 2013 by nathanalbright

It is intriguing how many contexts include some element of the cut line. The book I just finished reading [1] had a particularly chilling form of the cut line, where those children shorter than a certain line were killed right … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Samson

Posted on December 24, 2013 by nathanalbright

Samson: A Savior Will Rise, by Shawn Hoffman [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Booksneeze/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] This particular book is the novelized version of real and chilling historical events in … Continue reading →

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Falls Drop By Drop Upon The Heart

Posted on December 23, 2013 by nathanalbright

Not too long ago, I read a book [1] that contained a quotation by a Greek tragedian that expresses my view of wisdom. Soon after posting it, I found out that the same quote, with a slight variation in translation, … Continue reading →

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Pray It Doesn’t Break

Posted on December 23, 2013 by nathanalbright

This morning I arrived early for the second day of the Northwest Weekend [1] so that I could help set up for the sports day, and the sports events were held at a local high school in the Vancouver area. … Continue reading →

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I Am A Moose!

Posted on December 22, 2013 by nathanalbright

This evening one of my responsibilities was to watch over the children’s room. Some of the children I knew personally, because they were local brethren or from families I have met in my travels around the area, and some of … Continue reading →

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