Monthly Archives: June 2024

Before You Were Born I Sanctified You

Posted on June 30, 2024 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, June 29, 2024.] Good afternoon and happy Sabbath to you all. When I was preparing for a recent … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Born Of Lakes And Plains

Posted on June 30, 2024 by nathanalbright

Born Of Lakes And Plains: Mixed-Descent Peoples And The Making Of The American West, by Anne F. Hyde The author of this book is struggling with something deeply ironic in light of the contemporary obsession with identity politics in writing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Taiwan (Cultures Of The World)

Posted on June 29, 2024 by nathanalbright

Taiwan (Cultures Of The World), by Azra Moiz, Janice Wu, and Debbie Nevins This book is the third edition of a popular series of books about the various countries of the world that aims its writings at a middle grade … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Palenque

Posted on June 28, 2024 by nathanalbright

Palenque (Unearthing Ancient Worlds), by Deborah Kops In reading this book I am perhaps a bit more harsh on this book than I might otherwise be if it was meant for adults. That is not to say that it is … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Real Heroes Drive Snow Plows

Posted on June 27, 2024 by nathanalbright

If you know you know, as they say. Over the past days in Massachusetts there has been a remarkable trial where a woman, one Karen Read has found herself facing prosecution in what has become increasingly obviously a corrupt case … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Build A Treehouse

Posted on June 27, 2024 by nathanalbright

How To Build A Treehouse, by Christopher Richter and Miriam Ruggeberg Growing up, I spent a substantial amount of time in the mulberry and kumquat trees that used to be near the front gate to my grandparents’ place outside of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Between Hope And Fear

Posted on June 26, 2024 by nathanalbright

Between Hope And Fear: A History Of Vaccines And Human Immunity, by Michael Kinch On the one hand, it would appear that this author received and acted on a mandate to attack the anti-vax movement, a theme that carries on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Art Of Cruelty

Posted on June 25, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Art Of Cruelty: A Reckoning, by Maggie Nelson There are at least two questions that someone should ask when it comes to whether a book is worth reading. One of them is whether the book is about an interesting … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Pharmaceutical Industry (Opposing Viewpoints)

Posted on June 24, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Pharmaceutical Industry (Opposing Viewpoints), edited by Jamuna Carroll Although I must admit that (in contrast to most of the books in this series that I have read), there were no perspectives that quite captured my own complicated feelings towards … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Pathogenesis

Posted on June 23, 2024 by nathanalbright

Pathogenesis: A History Of The World In Eight Plagues, by Jonathan Kennedy This is a book that could have been so good, but ended up being so bad largely because of the author and his problems. With a Marxist perspective … Continue reading →

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