Tag Archives: family

Let The Circle Be Unbroken

Posted on May 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

The second half of the training session last night for the twenty or so of us who are seeking to become CASA volunteers began in an unusual way, with the instructor having all of us stand in a circle, holding … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Second Chances: Finding Healing For Your Pain, Regaining Your Strength, Celebrating Your New Life

Posted on May 26, 2016 by nathanalbright

Second Chances: Finding Healing For Your Pain, Regaining Your Strength, Celebrating Your New Life, by Pat Smith [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] Pat Smith, the author of … Continue reading →

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Those Who Are Dead Are Not Dead, They’re Just Living In My Head

Posted on May 25, 2016 by nathanalbright

When I got up this morning, I looked online and saw that my mother had posted a reminder that five years ago today, my maternal grandfather had died. The matter was obviously on her mind—and mine too, especially once Facebook … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Naming Our Abuse

Posted on May 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

Naming Our Abuse:  God’s Pathways To Healing For Male Sexual Abuse Survivors, by Andrew J. Schmutzerl, Daniel A. Gorski, and David Carlson [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.] … Continue reading →

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A Letter To My Five Year Old Self

Posted on May 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

Dear Nathan, I feel it necessary to open this letter with an apology. You have likely never received a letter from anyone before, and likely no one has ever apologized to you before, but you are well worthy of both … Continue reading →

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Letters To Myself

Posted on May 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

From this vantage point, I do not know when I started writing letters, nor the first recipients of those letters. The first letter that I remember writing was a letter to my pastor at the time I was about eight … Continue reading →

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A Family Reunion

Posted on May 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

As of the time I write this, yesterday afternoon after church services there was a short meeting of people helping out for a senior’s brunch in a neighboring congregation of my larger church denomination to the one I usually attend. … Continue reading →

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In A Perfect World

Posted on May 13, 2016 by nathanalbright

Life is full of odd and striking coincidences. Upon reading the memoir of a tough-minded Portland businesswoman [1], I was captivated by the book’s advocacy for a local not-for-profit that was dedicated to advocacy for at-risk children whose lives had … Continue reading →

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Eulogy For A Former Pastor: Mr. Don Waterhouse

Posted on May 12, 2016 by nathanalbright

Late yesterday night, as I was winding down and attempting to sleep, I received the following message from one of the local elders I know in one of the Church of God groups in the Tampa Bay area, giving a … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Price

Posted on May 11, 2016 by nathanalbright

It can be all too tempting for us to look to one particular event or issue as defining our lives. As a student of 19th century history, for example, I have spent a great deal of time studying the Civil … Continue reading →

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