Monthly Archives: June 2019

On Creativity: A Creator Reflects On His Own Creativity: Part One

Posted on June 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

One of the truths that is easy enough to uncover when it relates to creativity is that it is easiest for us to talk about ourselves and our own creativity.  We are the creators we know best, after all.  Just … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Driving Eureka!

Posted on June 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Driving Eureka!:  Problem-Solving With Data-Driven Methods & The Innovation Engineering System, by Doug Hall To a great extent, this book felt like a sales pitch.  I’m not saying that is necessarily a bad thing, since it appeared as if the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Creativity, Inc.

Posted on June 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Creativity, Inc.:  Overcoming The Unseen Forces That Stand In The Way Of True Inspiration, by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace If you are looking for a book about individual creativity, this book is likely to disappoint you a bit, but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Make A Nerdy Living

Posted on June 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Make A Nerdy Living:  How To Turn Your Passions Into Profit, With Advice From Nerds Around The Globe, by Alex Langley In reading this book I wondered if I was the right kind of nerd.  To be sure, I have … Continue reading →

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Why Should It Matter Who The Messenger Is?

Posted on June 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

From time to time I have noted the unfortunate personal tendency I have to be far less friendly to messages being delivered to me that come with certain labels even where I am quick to claim such labels and identities … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rules For Disappearing

Posted on June 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Rules For Disappearing, by Ashley Elston [Warning:  There be spoilers here.] It is hard to overestimate how implausible this plot is.  That is not to say that this book is not enjoyable, after a fashion, but it is certainly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Greetings From Witness Protection

Posted on June 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Greetings From Witness Protection, by Jake Burt This is a fantastic middle-grade novel with an immensely relatable heroine, kindly kleptomaniac Nicki Demere.  This is the sort of book that begs for a sequel, although as of yet the author has … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Deep Zone (Football Genius #5)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Deep Zone (Football Genius #5), by Tim Green One way that you can tell this is a fictional story is that the author has the Falcons winning the Super Bowl.  When I chose this book to read from the library, … Continue reading →

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Towards A Theology Of Creation In Thomas Merton’s Writings

Posted on June 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

While the subject of the theology of Creation is far too large a one to tackle in the course of a modest piece of writing like this, it is worthwhile at least to write some about it and about where … Continue reading →

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Place In This World

Posted on June 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

1991 was a banner year for Christian contemporary music [1].  Amy Grant had several hits, giving her a place in the pop mainstream that she would be able to maintain through the next few albums throughout the rest of the … Continue reading →

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