Monthly Archives: January 2021

And We Know That All Things Work Together

Posted on January 31, 2021 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Portland UCG congregation on Sabbath, January 30, 2021.] Do we believe that the promises of the Bible apply to us? To be sure, there are promises in the … Continue reading →

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On the Natural Proliferation Of Books

Posted on January 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

A friend of mine wanted to get in touch with me urgently this evening and I was, as one might imagine, rather curious to know why. As it happens, the friend was doing a presentation on some of the subjects … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Outpost In The North Atlantic: Marines In The Defense Of Iceland

Posted on January 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Outpost In The North Atlantic: Marines In The Defense Of Iceland, by James A. Donovan This book is essentially the other side of the story to a post I wrote earlier about the long-term sense of embarrassment that Iceland suffered … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Denmark And Iceland

Posted on January 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Denmark And Iceland, by Elise C. Otte This book is 5/6 about Denmark or so and only 1/6 about Iceland, which may have been fair in the mind of the author concerning the population of the two areas but is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Iceland: The Warm Country Of The North

Posted on January 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Iceland: The Warm Country Of The North, by Sigurgier Sigurjonsson Iceland, a country I have yet to visit but would definitely like to visit at some point, is a country with a fascinating if somewhat peripheral history to Europe as … Continue reading →

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The Blindness Of The Native

Posted on January 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more curious and frequent things that one reads about in books where people travel to other areas is the way that these people tend to look down a bit on natives who do not find the landscapes … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Two Dianas In Somaliland

Posted on January 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

Two Dianas In Somaliland: The Record Of A Shooting Trip, by Agnes Herbert This is a strange and somewhat fascinating book that simply begs to be viewed from a variety of perspectives. The fact that the author claims herself to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Mammals Of Somaliland

Posted on January 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Mammals Of Somaliland by Ralph Evelyn Drake-Brockman This is a book that will not meet the approval of those with a contemporary view of animals and how they should be dealt with. This book generally consists of short and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Djibouiti: Pawn Of The Horn Of Africa

Posted on January 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

Djibouti: Pawn Of The Horn Of Africa, by Robert Tholomier Djibouti, once known as French Somaliland (as opposed to British, Italian, and Ethiopian Somaliland), is a small nation with a strategic location opposite of the port of Aden near the … Continue reading →

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Mostly True Tales?

Posted on January 28, 2021 by nathanalbright

Recently I read a book that tried to present itself as being a true story of a particular person whose name is not necessarily well known but who had an important role in bringing a particular animal to the consciousness … Continue reading →

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