Monthly Archives: October 2018

Book Review: America: Turning A Nation To God

Posted on October 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

America:  Turning A Nation To God, by Tony Evans [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] I must admit that I liked this book a lot, even more than … Continue reading →

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Book Review: All Together Different

Posted on October 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

All Together Different:  Upholding The Church’s Unity While Honoring Our Individual Identities, by J. Brian Tucker & John Koessler [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishers.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] When reading a … Continue reading →

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Adventures In Awkward Communication

Posted on October 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

Those who know me and have interacted with me, especially in person, are well aware of the fact that I can be a deeply awkward communicator [1].  This awkwardness, though, is not always a bad thing.  In many cases, awkwardness, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Master Of Disguises

Posted on October 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

Master Of Disguises, by Charles Simic It is this book that reveals at least a great part of the potential of the author, and his wrestling with serious issues.  Even if the author does not come to necessarily the most … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The World Doesn’t End

Posted on October 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

The World Doesn’t End:  Prose Poems, by Charles Simic Even though this is the first book by the author I have read, I can tell that the author is slumming here.  That is not to say that this book is … Continue reading →

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To Hate God Is To Love Death: The Failure Of Eros And Thanatos In Homer’s Iliad

Posted on October 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

In Proverbs 8:35-36, during the song of wisdom, Solomon writes the following concerning wisdom:  “For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord; but he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all those who hate me love death.”  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Iliad

Posted on October 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Iliad, by Homer, translated by W.H.D. Rouse I read this book as part of a fairly frequent attempt to review various ancient sources of Greek writing.  I had read much of the epic Greek poem (this version is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bloom’s Notes: Homer’s Iliad

Posted on October 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

Bloom’s Notes:  Homer’s Iliad, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom Before reading Homer’s Iliad (again, I read it at least once before in the time before I wrote book reviews for everything I read), I thought it would … Continue reading →

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Some Reflections On The 2018 Feast Of Tabernacles In Suriname

Posted on October 9, 2018 by nathanalbright

Most years [1] I write some kind of post-feast reflections, and as I just got home early this morning from the Feast of Tabernacles and did not really have the time to write at any length on the matter–not that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Woordenlijst/Wordlist

Posted on October 9, 2018 by nathanalbright

Woordenlijst/Wordlist:  Sranan-Nederlands; Nederlands-Sranan; English-Sranan with a list of plant and animal names This is a book that lives up to its name.  It is by no means a fancy or elegant read, but it is a book with some solid … Continue reading →

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