Tag Archives: family

Product Review: 10W Clark’s Kalden Step Slip On Shoes

Posted on August 24, 2015 by nathanalbright

As I commented on earlier [1], my own knowledge of shoes is not particularly profound. As I was trying to think of what to say about this product, at least something that I could say intelligently, I pondered as well … Continue reading →

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He Didn’t Have To Be

Posted on August 22, 2015 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening, as I was watching a movie [1], I received a phone message from my mother telling me that my stepfather’s stepfather, or my step-grandfather, depending on how you look at it, had died from cancer just a few … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Anne Of Green Gables, My Daughter & Me

Posted on August 21, 2015 by nathanalbright

Anne Of Green Gables, My Daughter & Me: What My Favorite Book Taught Me About Grace, Belonging & The Orphan In Us All: A Memoir, by Lorilee Craker [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale Books in … Continue reading →

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Concerning Cheating Husbands

Posted on August 20, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night, when it was already too late for me to begin writing according to my customary fashion, I became aware of a failed attempt at blackmail that had ended up with 10GB of personal information including accounts and credit … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Love Looks Like

Posted on August 18, 2015 by nathanalbright

What Love Looks Like: 12 Leaders Tell When Love Broke Through Their Darkest Moments, compiled by James M. Goll [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Chosen Books in exchange for an honest review.] There is a lot … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want To Stay Where The Blame’s All Mine

Posted on August 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

Earlier this week I participated in a somewhat contentious discussion about the causes of the American Civil War, a discussion which is always contentious because I grew up as a small child in the rural South who was nevertheless a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: An Amish Boy And A Mother’s Prayer

Posted on August 9, 2015 by nathanalbright

An Amish Boy And A Mother’s Prayer: The Founder Of Gerber Post Buildings Tells His Story, by Glen S. Graber [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Aneko Press in exchange for an honest review.] Like many good … Continue reading →

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The Hunt For Context

Posted on August 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

In both the sermonette and sermon message today, there was the curious phenomenon of there being two insightful and excellent messages that nevertheless failed to comment on particularly relevant contexts to the messages within the intended audience. I found it … Continue reading →

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I Am Not A Human Being

Posted on July 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

Human beings are unusual in that the way we tend to feel about others is often based on the way we treat them, and that the way we think about ourselves is based on the way that others treat us. … Continue reading →

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No Ragamuffins Allowed

Posted on July 26, 2015 by nathanalbright

Among professed Christians it can be fashionable to glory in the immensity of one’s sins, to celebrate a God who takes us as we are and continues to take us as we are without any sort of improvement or consistency … Continue reading →

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