Monthly Archives: March 2014

Shine Sweet Freedom

Posted on March 17, 2014 by nathanalbright

Today I completed a course on the music of the Beatles, and one of the songs that we covered today in the class was “Here Comes The Sun,” a song that I have written about obliquely before [1]. The song … Continue reading →

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Bringing Many Sons To Glory

Posted on March 16, 2014 by nathanalbright

When we reflect on the place of believers within the plans of God, it can be a bit overwhelming to understand what God would want to do with human beings at all considering how far advanced he is beyond us. … Continue reading →

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What Kind Of Roadkill Was It?

Posted on March 16, 2014 by nathanalbright

Tonight was the second night of our dinner club cycle [1], and it reminded me of some of the logistical planning that makes events like these turn out well. For one, people who are planning parties where there is some … Continue reading →

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Volk Ohne Raum

Posted on March 15, 2014 by nathanalbright

While reading a book over the past couple of days [1], I came across the phrase “Volk ohne raum” in two different parts, each of them in a slightly different context that I found very intriguing and worthy of reflection. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kaiser’s Holocaust

Posted on March 15, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide, by David Olusoga & Casper W. Erichsen Although it is not true that the slaughter of the Nama and Herero in Namibia is forgotten [1], it is true that the implications of this warfare … Continue reading →

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It’s A Nowhere Road And I’m Tired

Posted on March 14, 2014 by nathanalbright

Although I had planned to be sociable tonight, as is often the case, my sociability ran a bit over my normal schedule [1] and so I arrived home alarmingly late, too late to write as much as I had planned. … Continue reading →

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Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning’s End

Posted on March 13, 2014 by nathanalbright

Back in the the mid-to-late 1990’s, there was a popular hit on the radio called “Closing Time” that compared birth to last call at a bar. The songwriter and lead singer of the band had a pregnant wife during the … Continue reading →

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From These Stones

Posted on March 13, 2014 by nathanalbright

[Note: This blog was one of a few that was saved from a congregational website cleaning.] In Matthew:3:8-10 gives a rather surprising statement from John the Baptist that hits close to home for me: “Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, … Continue reading →

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Everything Comes And Goes

Posted on March 12, 2014 by nathanalbright

When I was scraping the ice off of my car windows this morning so that I could see for my drive to work, I did not think that today would be a warm and sunny way, but so it was. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Romance Of Religion

Posted on March 12, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Romance Of Religion: Fighting For Goodness, Truth, And Beauty, by Dwight Longencker [This book was provided free of charge from Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] When the author, who happens to be a married Roman … Continue reading →

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