Monthly Archives: April 2018

Your Enemies You Will Have With You Always

Posted on April 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

Yesterday afternoon I spent a good deal of time visiting with some friends of mine in a neighboring congregation.  While engaged in conversation with the pater familias, I heard a story about an ongoing dispute over some land that had … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

It seems rather shocking and surprising that Australia, for all of its influence on American pop and rock music, has so few acts inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame [1].  While there are several worthy candidates from … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Osage Orange Tree

Posted on April 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Osage Orange Tree:  A Story By William Stafford, illustrated by Dennis Cunningham This is a story that might be true, and is a bittersweet story about the poet’s youth in Kansas.  What is most remarkable about this story is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Everyone Out Here Knows: A Bigfoot Tale

Posted on April 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

Everyone Out Here Knows:  A Bigfoot Tale, with words by William Stafford and illustrated by Angelina Marino-Heidel As someone who is fond of cryptozoology [1] and who has read a wide variety of William Stafford’s work [2], there is much … Continue reading →

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Scene From A Sabbath Drive Past Multnomah Falls

Posted on April 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Water rapidly rushes over the gorge under the approving gaze of the assembled travelers while the land slumps past the stumps of trees recently cut down over the road closed west to Bridal Veil. Nearby ashen mute moss-covered tree trunks … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Native Ferns, Moss, & Grasses

Posted on April 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Native Ferns, Moss, & Grasses:  From Emerald Carpet To Amber Wave:  Serene And Sensuous Plants For The Garden, by William Cullina Unfortunately, this book was not quite as serene as I would have wished it to be.  While I have … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Carnivorous Plants

Posted on April 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Carnivorous Plants:  Gardening With Extraordinary Botanicals, by Nigel Hewitt-Cooper My first thought among many generally positive thoughts upon reading this book was that I wonder why it was not more popular to see people growing carnivorous plants when I was … Continue reading →

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The Citation And Reference To Sources Within The Epistle Of Polycarp To The Philippians

Posted on April 14, 2018 by nathanalbright

As we have previously noted, Polycarp was not particularly known as an original writer.  He did, of course, write a fateful letter to the Bishop of Rome [1] and he is well known for his martyrdom in Smyrna as well … Continue reading →

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This Time

Posted on April 14, 2018 by nathanalbright

The sound of the sirens gets louder and louder and nearer and nearer as I sit with my back to the window and my head facing a computer at which I am trying to write. “Are they coming for me … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: Great Masters: Haydn–His Life And Music

Posted on April 14, 2018 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  Great Masters:  Haydn–His Life And Music, taught by Professor Robert Greenberg As someone who has listened to a couple of series of lectures by this professor before [1], this lecture is full of the infectious enthusiasm he has … Continue reading →

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