Monthly Archives: September 2015

The Other Side Of The River: Part Two

Posted on September 18, 2015 by nathanalbright

Having discussed the personal and contemporary political matters of rivers as providing the potential for trade and communication that can nonetheless be inhibited by those seeking to wall themselves off from others [1], I would like to turn to a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 7 Women

Posted on September 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

7 Women And The Secret Of Their Greatness, by Eric Metaxas [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest book review.] By the time one has read about the first five … Continue reading →

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Book Review: KJV Foundation Study Bible

Posted on September 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

KJV Foundation Study Bible, editor unknown [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] There is a great irony in this particular book. When the KJV was first edited in … Continue reading →

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The Other Side Of The River: Part One

Posted on September 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

It has been my fate for most of my life to live in towns where rivers are deeply important to the local community. Given that rivers are a ready source of water, and also are major arteries for trade, it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Killing Lincoln

Posted on September 16, 2015 by nathanalbright

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard As the second book I have read from the authors [1], this was a worthy book to pick up at the airport for extra reading, … Continue reading →

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When We Dead Awaken

Posted on September 16, 2015 by nathanalbright

It has been customary, since the earliest times within the Christian era, for writers from the Apostle Paul onward to write about the resurrection as if they would be alive and present at the time. Not being a particularly sanguine … Continue reading →

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Beauty Among The Ruins

Posted on September 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

For me the most poignant images I will retain from this brief but intriguing trip to Pennsylvania for family business [1] will be a couple of images, like that of my stepfather and three of his sisters sitting on two … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Dred Scott Case

Posted on September 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance In American Law And Politics, by Don E. Fehrenbacher This particlar book won the Pulitzer Prize for History, and it was a well-earned prize. At about 600 pages of main text, and a large … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Impending Crisis: 1848-1861

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Impending Crisis: 1848-1861, by David M. Potter, Completed and Edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher Just as the last book I read about the origins of the Civil War was written by Don Fehrenbacher and finished and edited by someone … Continue reading →

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Funerals Bring Families Together

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

This afternoon at about 4:30PM, a group of mourners at the Prince of Peace Anglican Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania stood facing four siblings on a bench while a naval honor guard saluted to a flag and to the siblings, and … Continue reading →

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