Monthly Archives: March 2018

Album Review: Rainbow (2017)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by nathanalbright

Rainbow, by Kesha Ultimately, this album may prove to be among the most culturally significant albums of 2017.  The context of this album is illuminating, in that it was released after a massive popular outcry against Kesha’s label forced their … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Melodrama

Posted on March 22, 2018 by nathanalbright

Melodrama, by Lorde Lorde’s second album, recorded during a period of personal struggle for the young singer, was released a few years after the very successful first album she released, which I have not heard in its entirety although the … Continue reading →

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Apologies Are Not Enough

Posted on March 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

I would like to begin with a statement from a recent news article about a developing story relating to an Oregon church:  “Apologies, like thoughts and prayers in mass shootings, are not enough when it comes to sexual abuse and … Continue reading →

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A Defense Of Origen’s Orthodox Subordinationism

Posted on March 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Although it has been a while since I commented on the topic of subordinationism as it relates to noted and well-regarded Hellenistic Christian writers and thinkers [1], it is worth remembering that this brief series of posts was begun by … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blood River

Posted on March 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Blood River:  A Journey To Africa’s Broken Heart, by Tim Butcher While in general reading books about the Congo or its neighbors is pretty depressing business [1], this book manages to combine that obviously depressing reading with some searching questions.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Eyes Of Africa

Posted on March 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Eyes Of Africa:  In The Eyes Of Africa, by Victorine D. Ngangu [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Books Go Social.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Although this book was printed in the United States, … Continue reading →

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The Puzzle Of The Lord’s Day In The Didache

Posted on March 20, 2018 by nathanalbright

Among the more notable texts in the Apostlic Fathers is the Didache, and this short text, an early manual on practice within Christian communities, presents the reader with a lot of puzzles.  Among those puzzles is section 14 of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Life In Community

Posted on March 20, 2018 by nathanalbright

Life In Community:  Joining Together To Display The Gospel, by Dustin Willis Having read another book by the author which I happened to enjoy, I was struck by the way that this book resembled the writings of Bonhoeffer and Nouwen, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Life On Mission

Posted on March 20, 2018 by nathanalbright

Life On Mission:  Joining The Everyday Mission of God, by Dustin Willis & Aaron Coe [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishers.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading this book and its approach … Continue reading →

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Mysteries Of The Bible: How Does The Eternal Create Evil?

Posted on March 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

Recently, I received a question from a loyal reader about the meaning of Isaiah 45:7, which reads:  “I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.’”  Of course, that is what I read … Continue reading →

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