Monthly Archives: January 2017

Book Review: The Container Principle

Posted on January 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Container Principle:  How A Box Changes The Way We Think, by Alexander Klose On the face of it, this book should have been an obvious one for me to appreciate.  After all, few people have had a life that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ninety Percent Of Everything

Posted on January 25, 2017 by nathanalbright

Ninety Percent Of Everything:  Inside Shipping, The Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes On Your Back, Gas In Your Car, And Food On Your Plate, by Rose George This book is not an overall discussion of shipping and logistics [1], but … Continue reading →

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Thinking Of You

Posted on January 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

As someone who reads a great deal of children’s literature, and literature written by young people [1], I tend to notice a few patterns over and over again.  Among these novels there is often an implicit understanding that the world … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Schemes Of The Slighted

Posted on January 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Schemes Of The Slighted (The Adventures Of Hayden And Nikki #2), by Adrianna Lockhart [Note:  This book was given to me free of charge by the author.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Those readers who have read … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Giant Killers

Posted on January 24, 2017 by nathanalbright

Giant Killers:  Overcoming Obstacles And Seizing Opportunities, by Steve Lawson [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Perhaps the biggest surprise about this book is that I read it … Continue reading →

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Intereskumunumo

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nathanalbright

Picture the scene.  It is about noon, and I have successfully managed to find a parking spot along the street before hoofing it a short distance to a building off of Belmont St in a quirky Portland neighborhood.  Seated in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Resurrection Of Gavin Stone

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nathanalbright

As a cinephile who enjoys watching movies and subjecting them to the same sort of critical analysis I give to everything else that comes my way [1], I found this film to be full of ironies.  Here are some of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Return To The Margins

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nathanalbright

Return To The Margins:  Understanding And Adapting As A Church To Post-Christian America, by Terry Coy There are a variety of ways that one can take the understanding that America’s superficial civic religion with a patina of Christian values over … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Seven Stories That Shape Your Life

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Seven Stories That Shape Your Life:  Discover Your God Given Purpose, by Gerard Kelly [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tour.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] When I first heard this book … Continue reading →

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Just Say No To Appeasement?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by nathanalbright

It just so happens that after finishing an unexpected and impromptu lesson for Sabbath School on the death of David since neither of the other teachers for our age cohort were at services yesterday and I had gotten no notice … Continue reading →

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