Monthly Archives: March 2014

Agents Of Corruption?

Posted on March 3, 2014 by nathanalbright

For those of us who pay attention to the approach of the Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread, this particular time of the year is generally filled with a great deal of self-reflection and self-examination, even for those who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Time Traveler’s Wife

Posted on March 3, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger When I started reading this book, the way in which the lead male protagonist, a time-traveler (apparently the politically correct term is “chronologically deficient person”) named Henry spends over a decade preparing his … Continue reading →

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With Or Without You

Posted on March 2, 2014 by nathanalbright

I do not know exactly when the tradition began, but it is apparently a somewhat longstanding tradition for dances in the Northwest in my church to end with the U2 song “With Or Without You.” This is even true of … Continue reading →

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Reconciliation And Manasseh Ben Hezekiah

Posted on March 2, 2014 by nathanalbright

[Note: This blog was rescued from a blog cleanup on my local congregation’s website, along with a few others.] One of the more complicated and interesting cases of belated reconciliation with God is the case of Manasseh ben Hezekiah, told … Continue reading →

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There Must Be A Reason For It All

Posted on March 1, 2014 by nathanalbright

When I was a junior in high school, as part of the International Baccalaureate program at my school I took a mandatory philosophy class called “Theory of Knowledge” (which we invariably shortened as ToK) which was taught by an enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: True Reason

Posted on March 1, 2014 by nathanalbright

True Reason: Confronting The Irrationality Of The New Atheism, by Tom Gilson and Carson Weitnauer, General Editors [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest blog review.] This particular book is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: If I Had Lunch With C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 1, 2014 by nathanalbright

If I Had Lunch With C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life, by Alister McGrath [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] There … Continue reading →

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