Monthly Archives: June 2015

What We Find Changes Who We Become

Posted on June 26, 2015 by nathanalbright

As someone who regularly watches my blog statistics for patterns so that I may deduce something about the behavior of those who find my blog, I take special notice when someone looks up quite a few posts in a short … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Miracle In The Middle

Posted on June 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Miracle In The Middle: Finding God’s Voice In The Void, by Charlotte Gambill [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] The title to this book is a bit … Continue reading →

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If I Was Half A Man, I Wouldn’t Sleep Alone

Posted on June 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

Tucked near the end of Peter Cetera’s post-divorce album “World Falling Down” is a defiant but melodic album track co-written by longtime Elton John collaborator Bennie Taupin called “Dip Your Wings” that has long expressed my own dissatisfaction with the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Art Of The Handwritten Note

Posted on June 24, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Art Of The Handwritten Note: A Guide To Reclaiming Civilized Communication, by Margaret Shepherd As an occasional, if spectacularly unsuccessful [1], practitioner of the civilized art of writing handwritten notes, this book is definitely a pragmatic one whose aim … Continue reading →

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Set Fire To The Third Rail; Break Down The Fourth Wall

Posted on June 24, 2015 by nathanalbright

This morning, just after arriving at work, I received two communications. The first was an e-mail update from our parent company’s payroll department reminding us that employees needed to have their timesheets finished by 8:00AM PDT, and all managers needed … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Home Is Where The Books Are

Posted on June 23, 2015 by nathanalbright

Home Is Where The Books Are: Creating Literate Spaces, Choosing Books, & Why It Matters, by Meghan Rose & Ruth Shagoury The title of this book would suggest that this book is of general interest to making a home that … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Dad Ever

Posted on June 23, 2015 by nathanalbright

When one thinks of God as a father, our ability to properly understand the nature of God’s paternal care for us depends in large part on the physical examples we have seen and experienced in our own lives [1]. For … Continue reading →

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Would You Like Some Cheese With Your Whine?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by nathanalbright

In my conversations with one of my dear cousins, we used the expression, “Would you like some cheese with your whine?” as a way of pointing out when someone’s complaining was getting to an excessive degree. Today was a day … Continue reading →

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The Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Posted on June 22, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today I happened to spend the vast majority of my waking hours at the home of some of my closest friends, who have sort of taken me in loco parentis and more or less adopted me with the express permission … Continue reading →

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Hold Back The River

Posted on June 21, 2015 by nathanalbright

As might easily be imagined by anyone who looks closely at my blog [1], this is not one of my favorite weekends of the year. My father has been dead almost a decade, and it is still not easy to … Continue reading →

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