Monthly Archives: August 2020

Two Stairs Into Heaven

Posted on August 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Although I must have seen the episode many years ago when I was a child, I can still remember an episode of a television show called “Touched By An Angel,” which dealt thoughtfully with the behavior of human beings–if by … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Panic

Posted on August 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

American Panic: A History Of Who Scares Us And Why, by Mark Stein I wonder if this book was revised in the contemporary period the extent to which Donald Trump would be worthy of being added to these panics. The … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Dictionary Of Freemasonry

Posted on August 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Dictionary Of Freemasonry, by Robert Macoy During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, there was a great focus in trying to recover the intellectual heritage of the West.  Whether it was people seeking to uncover the connection between the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Freemasons

Posted on August 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

American Freemasons:  Three Centuries Of Building Communities, by Mark A. Tabbert This book is an interesting work that discusses the complexities that freemasonry has found in the United States.  This complexity exists on several levels.  For one, how has the … Continue reading →

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On The Power Of Habit: The CONCACAF Octogonal Of 2022

Posted on August 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

I do not tend to feel, personally, that I have the credibility to attack people for being creatures of habit. Every week, I go into the grocery store and buy basically the same food to eat at work for snacks … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rough Guide To Jamaica

Posted on August 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Rough Guide To Jamaica, by Lebawit Lily Grima and Sarah Hull It can be fascinating to read tourist guides to see just how tourists are expected to behave. I have to admit, in reading this book, that I am … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Moon: Jamaica

Posted on August 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Moon: Jamaica, by Oliver Hill In looking at guides to Jamaica, this book does what one would expect and there is nothing wrong about that. Like many nations, Jamaica is somewhat torn between the need to appeal to tourists, which … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jamaica: The Essential Guide To Customs & Culture

Posted on August 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Jamaica:  The Essential Guide To Customs & Culture, by Nick Davis I found this book in general to be a very easy-to-read and also very informative and enjoyable guide to Jamaica.  This is a book that is not focused on … Continue reading →

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You Find More Than Nuts At The Ends Of Branches

Posted on August 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

Yesterday a local elder of ours gave a sermon that seems to have been well-designed to prick at the listeners. Indeed, it was not until the sermon was nearly over that I understood what the point of the message was, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Migration And Settlement

Posted on August 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

American Migration And Settlement, by Brett Griffin It is a hard thing to give American patterns of migration and settlement the proper degree of coverage. First, there is the matter of the prehistorical migrations that must be taken into account, … Continue reading →

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