Monthly Archives: March 2017

Both Ends Against The Middle

Posted on March 28, 2017 by nathanalbright

Today at lunch, as is often the case, I spent a great deal of time having to listen to one of my coworkers who missed his true calling as a talk radio host and instead sells health insurance.  Over and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Inkblots

Posted on March 28, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Inkblots:  Herman Rorschach, His Iconic Test, And The Power Of Seeing [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Crown Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] This is the sort of book that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Dawn Of Christianity

Posted on March 28, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Dawn Of Christianity, by Robert J. Hutchinson [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] As someone who reads a lot of histories of the early Church [1], … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Buy That

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

This past Saturday night at dinner I had a conversation with someone from my congregation who had once loaned me a book to see my thoughts on it [1].  This can be a more hazardous task than may meet the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ten Women Of The Bible

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Ten Women Of The Bible:  One By One They Changed The World, by Max Lucado with Jenna Lucado Bishop This book, plain and simple, is a cash grab.  Perhaps at some point Max Lucado was a good writer, but at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Miriam’s Well

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Miriam’s Well:  Stories About Women In The Bible, by Alice Bach and J. Cheryl Exum In reading a book like this, I wonder why it it exists.  This is not to say that the book is bad, exactly.  It is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Twelve Extraordinary Women

Posted on March 27, 2017 by nathanalbright

Twelve Extraordinary Women:  How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants To Do With You, by John MacArthur Having read books by the author before [1], I was prepared to like this book.  But I must confess … Continue reading →

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Under Intense Scrutiny

Posted on March 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

One of the gentlemen in our local congregation gave an excellent sermon yesterday on the parable of the talents [1] and on some of its many implications.  Among the more intriguing things he said was that commentators of the Bible … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How We Forgot The Cold War

Posted on March 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

How We Forgot The Cold War:  A Historical Journey Across America, by Jon Wiener The way this author goes on about progressives and insults the conservative view of the Cold War, which he oversimplifies and mischaracterizes, he should be called … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Historians In Trouble

Posted on March 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

Historians In Trouble:  Plagiarism, Fraud, And Politics In The Ivory Tower, by Jon Wiener This book was disappointing. It took until the very end of the book for the author to be honest about his leftist agenda to the reader: … Continue reading →

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