Monthly Archives: March 2018

Book Review: Sleep Smarter

Posted on March 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

Sleep Smarter:  21 Essential Strategies To Sleep Your Way To A Better Body, Better Health, And Bigger Success, by Shawn Stevenson I have mixed feelings about this book and the approach of the author.  Reading this book is akin to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: I Could Use A Nap And A Million Dollars

Posted on March 19, 2018 by nathanalbright

I Could Use A Nap And A Million Dollars: Biblical Alternatives To Stressed-Out Living, by Jessie Clemence [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Blog Tours.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading this book … Continue reading →

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Some Practical Advice For Deleavening

Posted on March 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

[The following is the prepared text for a sermonette delivered at the United Church of God congregation in Portland, Oregon on March 17, 2018.] When it comes to deleavening and the avoidance of eating leavened bread during the Days of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Transactional Analysis In Psychotherapy

Posted on March 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

Transactional Analysis In Psychotherapy, by Eric Berne, MD This is an interesting book, if you find psychology interesting [1].  Written by the same fellow who wrote the much less technical and much more popular book Games People Play, this book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Games People Play

Posted on March 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

Games People Play:  The Psychology Of Human Relationships, by Eric Berne, MD Some time ago, I made a note that my pastor was enthusiastic about this book and recommended that we in the congregation read it.  Since it was a … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To The Apostolic Fathers: Part One (Identity)

Posted on March 17, 2018 by nathanalbright

Who were the Apostolic Fathers, and why should you care?  I would like to spend today dealing with the first of these questions, or rather the first part of the first of these questions.  The expression apostolic fathers is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: In Search Of King Solomon’s Mines

Posted on March 17, 2018 by nathanalbright

In Search Of King Solomon’s Mines, by Tahir Shah Who knew that the search for the legendary gold mines of Ophir of King Solomon could be a family quest that included the author as well as his father and grandfather?  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tschiffely’s Ride

Posted on March 17, 2018 by nathanalbright

Tschiffely’s Ride:  Ten Thousnd Miles In The Saddle From Southern Cross To Pole Star, by Aimé Tschiffely It is striking and almost unbelievable to me that this work was rejected by publishers on three continents until the author was helped … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m A Toys’R’Us Kid

Posted on March 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

If you are a child of the 80’s or 90’s, you can probably hum along or perhaps even sing along to their theme song.  Perhaps you remember that theme song accompanying commercials featuring child stars promoting Toys’R’Us as a toy … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Joe Walsh

Posted on March 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

[Note:  After this post had been written but before it was published, one of my readers, Mike Honcho, said the following about Joe Walsh that I thought would be good to share:  “How about Joe Walsh/James Gang. I know he’s … Continue reading →

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