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Like A Melancholy Sparrow, Like A Pelican Alone

Posted on October 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

Last night one of the elders here in Estonia, who has been an internet friend for a few years but not someone I had ever met personally until this feast, gave a presentation on mate selection.  As someone whose singleness … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Finding Your Voice

Posted on October 22, 2016 by nathanalbright

Finding Your Voice:  What Every Woman Needs To Live Her God-Given Passions Out Loud, by Natalie Grant [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In ways that ought to be … Continue reading →

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Growing Up In The Millennium

Posted on October 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a message given at the Feast of Tabernacles in Estonia on October 19, 2016.] Since today is Youth Day here at the Feast of Tabernacles in Estonia, even if I feel as if … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Good Thing

Posted on October 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes To Christ, by Andrew Klavan [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishing.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading a spiritual memoir like this, one … Continue reading →

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From Tallinn To Kuressaare

Posted on October 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

There are several ways one can travel from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to Kuressaare, the regional capital of Estonia’s Saare province, Saare being Estonia’s largest but largely unpopulated island, a charming small town with a population of about 15,000 … Continue reading →

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Adventures In Urban Orienteering

Posted on October 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

A few days ago, I was informed that one of the activities that the people of the Baltic states are a greatly fond of is something called orienteering.  When I asked about it to a local gentleman here, who had … Continue reading →

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The Calf Who Didn’t Want To Be Born

Posted on October 15, 2016 by nathanalbright

After arriving to services early enough to fellowship with the brethren before they began in a charming hotel a little more than a mile from my own hostel, I was given a duty that I had not planned to undertake … Continue reading →

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In Mother Russia, You Don’t Write Blogs, The Blogs Write You

Posted on October 14, 2016 by nathanalbright

Given that in my previous personal entry [1] I commented that I would be silent because of the business of my lengthy travels, I thought that in the tradition of many previous travelogues [2] I would give an account of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: He Knows Your Name

Posted on October 10, 2016 by nathanalbright

He Knows Your Name: How One Abandoned Baby Inspired Me To Say Yes To God, by Linda Znachko with Margot Starbuck [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Blog Tours in exchange for an honest book review.] … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child: Parts One And Two

Posted on October 7, 2016 by nathanalbright

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child:  Parts One And Two, a new play by Jack Thorne, based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne [Note:  Spoiler alert.] There are a few things that a … Continue reading →

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