Monthly Archives: May 2014

May You Live An Interesting Life

Posted on May 27, 2014 by nathanalbright

I once read of a curse, which is not something I normally do, which says, “May you live an interesting life.” This particular phrase itself has an interesting history. Interesting as a word is a dangerously vague word, and its … Continue reading →

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Memory Almost Full

Posted on May 26, 2014 by nathanalbright

Before becoming a day famous as a way of defining the beginning of summer (in a similar way that Labor Day defines, culturally, the end of summer), Memorial Day was a day that was best known for being a day … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Deliver Us From Evil

Posted on May 26, 2014 by nathanalbright

Deliver Us From Evil: A Pastor’s Reluctant Encounters With The Powers Of Darkness, by Don Basham [Note: This book was provided by Chosen Books in exchange for an honest review.] I happen to be somewhat interested in the subject of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Living Whole Without A Better Half

Posted on May 26, 2014 by nathanalbright

Living Whole Without A Better Half: Biblical Truth for the Single Life, by Wendy Widder [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.] This book is a rare example of … Continue reading →

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Damnatio Memoriae

Posted on May 25, 2014 by nathanalbright

While listening to the sermon yesterday from the associate pastor of our congregation, I was struck by a particular historical confluence between the discussion of the desire of believers to be written in the Book of Life [1] and the … Continue reading →

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White Rabbit’s On The Run

Posted on May 25, 2014 by nathanalbright

The inspiration for today’s title comes from one of my favorite songs by Vanessa Carlton [1], called Carousel, which uses the carousel as a metaphor for the cyclical nature of life, which is viewed in an optimistic way by the … Continue reading →

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In The Lions’ Den

Posted on May 25, 2014 by nathanalbright

Today it was my responsibility to teach a lesson on one of the more familiar stories of the Bible, that of Daniel in the lions’ den, to my Sabbath School students [1]. Although the story is itself familiar, in large … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Empire Of Necessity

Posted on May 24, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Empire Of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World, by Greg Grandin At first I thought this was going to be a large-scale treatment of the issue of slavery and freedom in the New World [1], a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Oregon Trail

Posted on May 24, 2014 by nathanalbright

The Oregon Trail, by Frances Parkman When I selected this book to read among a collection of excess books at a friend’s house last summer [1], I expected this to be like the other books in that series this was … Continue reading →

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Let Us Have Faith That Right Makes Might

Posted on May 24, 2014 by nathanalbright

It is no particular secret that I have long been inspired by the thought and example of Abraham Lincoln [1]. Among the many Lincoln speeches and addresses that I appreciate, I often find that his Cooper Union address [2] has … Continue reading →

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