Tag Archives: abuse

God Gives To His Beloved Sleep

Posted on November 25, 2018 by nathanalbright

For a variety of reasons I have often looked at Psalm 127 and its importance (often alongside Psalm 128) [1].  Although Psalm 127 is short, it touches on a lot of themes that are of deep personal interest to me, … Continue reading →

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Portland Anonymous: Fragment Eleven

Posted on November 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

Benefit concerns have a long history in rock & roll and other genres.  In 1971 there was a benefit concert to help those in Bangladesh after the horrors of their war of independence against Pakistan.  Then there benefit concerts for … Continue reading →

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The Devil Inside

Posted on August 30, 2018 by nathanalbright

Over the past few weeks, I have read far more about and from Graham Greene than I had previously thought possible [1].  To be sure, I have known about him as a writer for some time, reading Our Man In … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gathering Courage

Posted on July 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

Gathering Courage:  A Life-Changing Journey Through Adoption, Adversity, And A Reading Disability, by T.A. McMullin [Note:  This book was provided free of charge through BookCrash.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] This book certainly lives up to its name, … Continue reading →

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On Memiors Of Crappy Childhoods

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”  So begins Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina, a statement I believe is fundamentally wrong.  The reason why is fairly simple and straightfoward.  I am a prolific … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Driving In The Dark

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

Driving In The Dark:  A Childhood Memoir, by Zoe Niklas with Janice Harper For various personal reasons, I happen to be both a reader [1] and a writer [2] in the popular genre of literature known as “memoirs of crappy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Body Keeps The Score

Posted on May 15, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Body Keeps The Score:  Brain, Mind, And Body In The Healing Of Trauma, by Bessel Van Der Kolk This book took a long time for me to get from the library after I had requested it, and once I … Continue reading →

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Apologies Are Not Enough

Posted on March 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

I would like to begin with a statement from a recent news article about a developing story relating to an Oregon church:  “Apologies, like thoughts and prayers in mass shootings, are not enough when it comes to sexual abuse and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rocket Girl

Posted on March 13, 2018 by nathanalbright

Rocket Girl:  The Story Of Mary Sherman Morgan, America’s First Female Rocket Scientist, by George D. Morgan To begin with, this book is a factional/nonfiction novel by the author about his mother.  The writer first wrote a well-regarded play about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mending Your Broken Branches

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Mending Your Broken Branches:  When God Reclaims Your Dysfunctional Family Tree, by Elizabeth Oates [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] It greatly annoys me when a book … Continue reading →

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