Monthly Archives: March 2016

Book Review: Critical Conversations

Posted on March 28, 2016 by nathanalbright

Book Review: Critical Conversations: A Christian Parents’ Gide To Discussing Homosexuality With Teens, by Tom Gilson [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.] This book is written with an … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lit By The Sun

Posted on March 28, 2016 by nathanalbright

Lit By The Sun: The Art And Artists Of The Hotel Pattee, by Lela Gilbert, photography by Ellen Bak [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Carpe Diem Books in exchange for an honest review.] The title of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Ahead Of Time

Posted on March 28, 2016 by nathanalbright

Today, while visiting the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center For Holocaust Education [1], I had the chance to view a documentary on the life of Ruth Gruber, a notable and still living, although very frail and old, pioneering Jewish-American photojournalist. … Continue reading →

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A Strange Oppression Of Spirits

Posted on March 27, 2016 by nathanalbright

One of the most striking passages of the Bible relating to the question of authority can be found, among other places [1], in Mark 10:42-44, which reads: “But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, “You know that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Salvage Trouble

Posted on March 27, 2016 by nathanalbright

Salvage Trouble (Black Ocean: Mission One), by J.S. Morin [Note: This book was provided free of charge by the author in exchange for an honest review.] About the best thing that can be said for this sub-Firefly story of misfits … Continue reading →

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Book Review: McAllister Towing: 150 Years of Family Business

Posted on March 27, 2016 by nathanalbright

McAllister Towing: 150 Years Of Family Business, by Stephenie Hollyman [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Carpe Diem Books in exchange for an honest review.] As an occasional reader of books on corporate history [1], I am … Continue reading →

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Starting Off On The Right Foot

Posted on March 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

Today, my lesson for Sabbath School [1] was originally planned to be the tenth plague, but I found out last night that the previous teacher, and occasional reader of this blog, two weeks ago had covered the tenth plague and … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Friday Good?

Posted on March 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

Today, for the first time in my entire working life, I received as a paid holiday from work Good Friday. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I pondered how to make this day as productive as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Missoula

Posted on March 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

Missoula: Rape And The Justice System In A College Town, by Jon Krakauer In many ways it is best to begin this review where the book ends, and then try to make sense of it, to separate its emotional force … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rape Of Nanking

Posted on March 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Rape Of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II, by Iris Chang It is immensely shocking that this book, which was published in 1997, and which I acquired as part of the books on discount at a Portland-area … Continue reading →

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