Monthly Archives: September 2021

Short Library Reviews: Part Five

Posted on September 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

Women Of The Blue & Gray: True Civil War Stories Of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, And Spies, by Marianne Monson It is perhaps a bit unfair to point to the fact that the author is not a historian but really a … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Arrival (ABBA)

Posted on September 8, 2021 by nathanalbright

Arrival, by ABBA Continuing our tour of the ABBA discography to place ABBA’s body of work as a whole compared to the all-time greats, we come to Arrival, an album that marks a high point of commercial appeal for the … Continue reading →

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The Three Responses To Jesus Christ In Matthew 2:1-12

Posted on September 7, 2021 by nathanalbright

As it is the appropriate time to talk about both the first and second coming of Jesus Christ, let us examine Matthew 2:1-12, which discusses the arrival of the famous wise men of the East to see the Savior some … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Waterloo

Posted on September 7, 2021 by nathanalbright

Waterloo, by ABBA This album, created in the aftermath of ABBA’s win with the title track in Eurovision, marked the international breakthrough of the group. As we have done previously with two other ABBA albums, we are looking at this … Continue reading →

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When Old People Play Pretend

Posted on September 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

When I gave a positive review to the ABBAtars that were introduced in the music video the excellent new ABBA single “I Still Have Faith In You,” I received an unfriendly comment from someone who thought it was ridiculous that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Collaborative Worldbuilding For Writers And Gamers

Posted on September 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

Collaborative Worldbuilding For Writers And Gamers, by Trent Hergenrader This book is interesting on the one hand simply because of its contents, namely because it deals with a subject that is personally fascinating to me as well as something I … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ABBA: The Album

Posted on September 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

ABBA: The Album, by ABBA While it seems that ABBA has almost as many self-titled albums as Wheezer, I’m not aware of anyone calling their albums by their color names at least. In continuing our tour of ABBA studio albums … Continue reading →

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On The Boundaries Of Murder

Posted on September 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

[Note: The following text is the prepared text for a sermon given to the United Church of God congregation in the Dalles, Oregon, on Sabbath, September 4, 2021.] If you remember my previous message in this disorderly series on the … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ABBA

Posted on September 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

ABBA, by ABBA In listening to the first new music by ABBA in some time yesterday, I thought it would be worthwhile to see if ABBA could meet the 5 album rule, where one tests bands to see whether or … Continue reading →

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Single Review: I Still Have Faith In You/Don’t Shut Me Down

Posted on September 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

Today, somewhat unexpectedly to me, at least, I found myself among the first people who was aware of a new ABBA single release with the two tracks “I Still Have Faith In You” and “Don’t Shut Me Down” as a … Continue reading →

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