Tag Archives: family

Movie Review: The Resurrection Of Gavin Stone

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nathanalbright

As a cinephile who enjoys watching movies and subjecting them to the same sort of critical analysis I give to everything else that comes my way [1], I found this film to be full of ironies.  Here are some of … Continue reading →

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Just Say No To Appeasement?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by nathanalbright

It just so happens that after finishing an unexpected and impromptu lesson for Sabbath School on the death of David since neither of the other teachers for our age cohort were at services yesterday and I had gotten no notice … Continue reading →

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Please Please Me: Part One

Posted on January 15, 2017 by nathanalbright

Yesterday at Sabbath services our pastor stated that he was starting a series on pleasing God, and since pleasing and pleasure is a subject that I do not speak about here nearly often enough, I figured it would be good … Continue reading →

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Seeking Refuge In Silence

Posted on January 11, 2017 by nathanalbright

Nearly every day at work there is some kind of question directed to me that goes something like, “Nathan, can you hear the walkie talkie?” or “Is the walkie talkie on?”  And every day my reply is the same, a … Continue reading →

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Scenes From The Southside

Posted on January 4, 2017 by nathanalbright

This past weekend I spent the vast majority of my time at the home of some friends on the far southeastern side of Portland.  Upon waking up on the morning of the first to see the snow gently falling down, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The i Factor

Posted on January 1, 2017 by nathanalbright

The i Factor:  How Building A Great Relationship With Yourself Is The Key To A Happy, Successful Life, by Van Moody [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Enemies Of The Heart

Posted on December 31, 2016 by nathanalbright

Enemies Of The Heart:  Breaking Free From The Four Emotions That Control You, by Andy Stanley This book, like a few others [1], was recommended to me by a friend of mine who I once briefly dated as a college … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tropical Family Vacations

Posted on December 30, 2016 by nathanalbright

Tropical Family Vacations In The Caribbean, Hawaii, South Florida, and Mexico, by Laura Sutherland This is a rare travel book that delivers more or less exactly what you are looking for.  It gives the precise locations where it provides travel … Continue reading →

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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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Book Review: Windows Of Hope

Posted on December 27, 2016 by nathanalbright

Windows Of Hope, from the editors of Reader’s Digest For those of us who have read a great deal of material from Reader’s Digest over the years, it can be a bit of a struggle to place this particular book … Continue reading →

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