Monthly Archives: October 2020

Something Missing

Posted on October 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the more ominous verses of the Bible reveals the decision that was placed before mankind in the garden of Eden that is symbolic of the choice that human beings have had to make over and over again in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Storey’s Guide To Raising Llamas

Posted on October 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Storey’s Guide To Raising Llamas, by Gale Birutta This book is an all-business look at raising llamas. In fact, as part of a series of books that deals with farming, this particular series has established a reputation as being a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hobby Farms Llamas & Alpacas

Posted on October 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Hobby Farms Llamas & Alpacas: Keeping A Small-Scale Camelid Herd, by Sue Weaver This book is funny. Whether or not you have any intention of owning some llamas or alpacas for various purposes, and I must admit that I don’t, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Como Te Llamas?

Posted on October 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Como Te Llamas?: Everyday Llamas You Might Know, by Kristin Llamas This book is not quite what one would expect, and if it’s not a very serious book in any way, it is certainly an enjoyable look at llamas. In … Continue reading →

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The Macedonian Call

Posted on October 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note: The below is the prepared text of a sermonette given to the Portland UCG congregation on October 24, 2020.] We have just returned from a Feast of Tabernacles that is different from any one in recent memory. Most of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Open Book

Posted on October 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Open Book, by Jessica Simpson As an artist, Jessica Simpson has always been one of those b-level singers who had modest success but whose main contribution to the cultural zeitgeist has been her cluelessness about tuna as being the chicken … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Somebody To Love?

Posted on October 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Somebody To Love?: A Rock And Roll Memoir, by Grace Slick with Andrea Cagan I left this book feeling I knew more about Grace Slick than I knew beforehand, but liking her a good deal less, if that was possible. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?

Posted on October 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?, by Steven Tyler This book is not a bad memoir as far as memoirs of rock stars go. If you have read this sort of material before [1], you know how this … Continue reading →

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That Ah-Ha Moment

Posted on October 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the interesting aspects, at least as far as personal conversations went during the recent Feast of Tabernacles, was how quite a few of the people I was chatting with were still drawing lessons and insights ten years later … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Traveller’s History Of Ireland

Posted on October 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Traveller’s History Of Ireland, by Peter Neville It has always puzzled me about the blind spots that exist in books about Ireland. I am a great fan of C.S. Lewis, and have appreciated his literature since I was young, … Continue reading →

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