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Book Review: The Lost Children Of Wilder

Posted on December 29, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Lost Children Of Wilder:  The Epic Struggle To Change Foster Care, by Nina Bernstein This book is an example of what happens when an author is so up her own colon trying to promote a particular view of social … Continue reading →

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My Plane Flew Away With All The Things Caught In My Mind

Posted on December 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Early this morning as I tossed and turned in bed, I happened to notice that someone had viewed a blog post of mine from near the beginning of this particular blog, a post that had momentous consequences for the blog … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Out

Posted on November 21, 2016 by nathanalbright

Out:  One Christian’s Experience Of Leaving The Gay Community, by Bob Five with Ron Hughes [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.] I must admit that while I have … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Deadpool

Posted on October 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

Perhaps I can be excused for being a little bit late to this particular party.  As nearly everyone who would watch this film is likely aware of, Deadpool was an immensely successful summer blockbuster for its witty and wisecracking and … Continue reading →

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Dancing With The Scars

Posted on September 12, 2016 by nathanalbright

There are downsides of being the sort of person whom everyone is paying attention to in a sermon message like we had yesterday.  One of the perks of being a writer who tends to leave a fair amount of his … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Beyond The Shades Of Gray

Posted on August 25, 2016 by nathanalbright

Beyond The Shades Of Gray, by Dean Bailey [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press in exchange for an honest review.] In 2004, as a student at the Ambassador Bible Center, I felt moved to write … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Glass Castle

Posted on August 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Glass Castle:  A Memoir, by Jeanette Walls This is the second book in the CASA book of the month club [1], and as might be expected, it is a book about a broken family.  In fact, this book is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Like Family

Posted on July 11, 2016 by nathanalbright

Like Family:  Growing Up In Other People’s Houses:  A Memoir, by Paula McLain Although I must admit that I often read books that this genre falls into, namely the memoir of a disastrous childhood [1], the reason I read this … Continue reading →

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There But For The Grace Of God Go I

Posted on June 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

When I returned to the Washington County courthouse to observe my second hearing prior to being sworn in as a CASA, which is to happen soon [1], I had the chance to read the thorough, and somewhat depressing, initial report … Continue reading →

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The Intractable Dilemma Of Presence And Absence

Posted on June 11, 2016 by nathanalbright

Among the many intractable dilemmas of my life [1] is the intractable dilemma of presence and absence. For lack of a better way of putting it, I am a haunted soul, tormented by the ghostly presence of history and memory … Continue reading →

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