Monthly Archives: October 2016

Book Review: The Great Good Thing

Posted on October 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes To Christ, by Andrew Klavan [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading a spiritual memoir like this, one … Continue reading →

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Your Word Is A Lamp To My Feet And A Light To My Path

Posted on October 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Psalm 119:105 tells us that “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”  Like many statements of great metaphorical and artistic meaning, it is easy to wonder what that means.  How does God’s word … Continue reading →

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Good Seeds

Posted on October 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Although I have long wanted to distance myself as much as possible from farming, I have equally found it impossible to entirely neglect the insights that can be gained from having one’s attention placed on matters of farming.  If I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jesus: A 365-Day Devotional

Posted on October 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

Jesus:  A 365-Day Devotional, by Zondervan Publishing [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In order to fairly judge a book like this one, you need to have an … Continue reading →

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Thou Mayest Smile At All Thy Foes

Posted on October 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

For various reasons my relationship with the hymn “Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken” has always been complicated [1].  The music itself comes from the patriotic and nationalistic German song Deutschland, most famous for having been Hitler’s national anthem with … Continue reading →

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The Light Of The World

Posted on October 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

I have a tie-clip inherited from my late maternal grandfather that brings a great deal of amusement to my friends due to its Illuminati implications.  Now, it must be freely admitted because it is impossible to conceal that I have … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Saving The Saved

Posted on October 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Saving The Saved:  How Jesus Saves Us From Try-Harder Christianity Into Performance-Free Love, by Brian Lorrits [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] This is a book that without … Continue reading →

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In One Of Your Tribes

Posted on October 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

In Deuteronomy 12:9-14 there is an interesting note that has some surprising relevance to our own worship practices related to the Feast of Tabernacles:  “You shall not at all do as we are doing here today—every man doing whatever is … Continue reading →

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From Tallinn To Kuressaare

Posted on October 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

There are several ways one can travel from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to Kuressaare, the regional capital of Estonia’s Saare province, Saare being Estonia’s largest but largely unpopulated island, a charming small town with a population of about 15,000 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Love, Henri

Posted on October 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

Love, Henry:  Letters On the Spiritual Life, by Henri J.M. Nouwen, edited and with a preface by Gabrielle Earnshaw [Note:  This book was provided by Blogging For Books/Convergence Books. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] While the thought that … Continue reading →

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