Monthly Archives: January 2018

Camera Obscura

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Yesterday, as it happened, our congregational choir sang a song called “In His Hand,” by Marty Parks.  The opening lyrics, sung by the ladies, goes as follows:  “In my darkness He is light, in my weakness He is might.  In … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mending Your Broken Branches

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Mending Your Broken Branches:  When God Reclaims Your Dysfunctional Family Tree, by Elizabeth Oates [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] It greatly annoys me when a book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Way Of A Pilgrim And The Pilgrim Continues His Way

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Way Of A Pilgrim And The Pilgrim Continues His Way, translated by R. M. French I really liked this book.  I can’t say it’s a perfect book, but this book was really enjoyable to read.  As someone who reads … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Visions Of God

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Visions Of God:  Four Medieval Mystics And Their Writings, by Karen Armstrong It should come as little surprise that I would read a book like this given my fondness for reading books by Christian mystics [1], but I found this … Continue reading →

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Chickens To Gather

Posted on January 20, 2018 by nathanalbright

Many times one has interesting experiences and it is easy to put a title on it or to put the story in such a context, but this is not one of those stories for me.  Last night I left work … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Machine Man

Posted on January 20, 2018 by nathanalbright

Machine Man, by Max Barry Having read a couple of the author’s books a couple of times already [1], I was somewhat prepared for the approach the author would take here.  If you have read any of the author’s works, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: All The Light We Cannot See

Posted on January 20, 2018 by nathanalbright

All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr A coworker of mine who works at a bookstore loaned this book to me and then kept on bugging me about when I was going to read it after having made … Continue reading →

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The Other Side Of Outsourcing

Posted on January 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

Often one reads of the way that so many tasks are outsourced and the way that companies feel that they can have tasks done by others for cheaper than they can do it for themselves, but often the practical outcome … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Disaster Artist

Posted on January 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Disaster Artist:  My Life Inside The Room, The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made, by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell One of the more chilling lines in this book–and there are a lot–is when the actor that the author replaces … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bambi Vs. Godzilla

Posted on January 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

Bambi Vs. Godzilla:  On The Nature, Purposes, And Practice Of The Movie Business, by David Mamet I got this book from the library and I have to say that it was a funny book to read.  Just its title alone–a … Continue reading →

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