Monthly Archives: January 2018

Because The Night

Posted on January 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

How does a one-hit wonder who is not named Jimi Hendrix get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?  I give Laura Nyro a lot of grief because it is unbelievable that she could be inducted into the Rock … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Never Split The Difference

Posted on January 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Never Split The Difference:  Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It, Chris Voss with Tahl Raz I read this book after a bit of time, since someone recommended this book to me some time ago and the book was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Avoiding The Greener Grass Syndrome

Posted on January 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Avoiding The Greener Grass Syndrome:  How To Grow Affair-Proof Hedges Around Your Marriage, by Nancy C. Anderson [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Despite never having been … Continue reading →

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Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning’s End

Posted on January 14, 2018 by nathanalbright

Early Friday afternoon I received an e-mail from one of the deacons of our congregation inviting me to The Dalles to give the inaugural sermonette there.  I had spoken in Hood River on numerous occasions [1], and so it was … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Game Of Thrones And The Medieval Art Of War

Posted on January 14, 2018 by nathanalbright

Game Of Thrones And The Medieval Art Of War, by Ken Mondschein It ought not to be a surprise that there have been a few notable efforts on the part of military historians to tie the Game of Thrones with … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Agincourt 1415

Posted on January 14, 2018 by nathanalbright

Agincourt 1415:  A Tourist’s Guide To The Campaign, by Peter Hoskins with Anne Curry Having read another of the author’s other books relating to the same subject [1], I was interested in reading this book to add to my trove … Continue reading →

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We Regret To Inform You That There Is Not Enough Room On The Lifeboat

Posted on January 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

There are times when seemingly unrelated news stories end up having surprising relevance with each other, and which prompts me to reflect with considerable concern on the repercussions of these convergences on my own life and on the well-being of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Out Of The Ashes

Posted on January 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

Out Of The Ashes, by Tracie Peterson and Kimberly Woodhouse [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Having read a couple of books by the author before [1], … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The House On Foster Hill

Posted on January 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

The House On Foster Hill, by Jaime Jo Wright [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] It is difficult for me to be a fair judge of this … Continue reading →

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Censoriously Yours

Posted on January 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

Yesterday in my e-mail, I received a notice from PragerU that they were suing Google, the owner of YouTube, over the way that their videos have been treated.  According to their statement, more than 40 videos had been flagged as … Continue reading →

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