Tag Archives: family

Flying Free

Posted on May 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

The 18th century philosophe Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.” It is obvious to see that mankind is not free, if by freedom you mean an absolute absence of constraints and restraint and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Take My Hand Again

Posted on May 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

Take My Hand Again: A Faith-Based Guide For Helping Aging Parents, by Nancy Parker Brummett [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.] Reading this book fills one with a … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Feel Like A Fatherless Child

Posted on May 24, 2015 by nathanalbright

This morning, I woke up to the sound of buzzing from my cell phone as a teenage friend of mine from Chile sent me a photograph from the Feast of Tabernacles in 2000, which I spent with my mother, stepfather, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Posted on May 21, 2015 by nathanalbright

This Is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith, & Life, by Gavin MacLeod with Mark Dagostino [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] When I was … Continue reading →

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The First Chapter

Posted on May 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today my pastor gave a sermon on the first chapter of a book I happen to own in my library here in Oregon but have never yet read, for reasons which will become readily apparent. The book in question is … Continue reading →

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The Days Turn Into Months, The Months Turn Into Years

Posted on May 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

Beside the office building where I work in Hillsboro [1] there is an empty, grassy field where people occasionally run around and fly kites and model airplanes. This morning, as I walked into the building at around 7:30AM, there was … Continue reading →

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A Good Ally Is Hard To Find

Posted on May 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

Yesterday one of the elders in our congregation gave a fascinating message that was indirectly a Mother’s Day [1] message, but also spoke to the value of women in general, and did so in a way that I have strong … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 14:1: The Wise Woman Builds Her House

Posted on May 7, 2015 by nathanalbright

It is a fact little known or remembered that the book of Proverbs is immensely gracious and respectful of the wisdom and worth of women. Whether one is looking at the personification of wisdom as a woman, or at the … Continue reading →

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God Has You In His Keeping, But You’re Still In My Heart

Posted on May 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

This morning one of my coworkers showed up even more than usually morose and gloomy to work today. When my immediate neighbors and I were curious as to why this was the case, he explained that today was the anniversary … Continue reading →

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Book Review: All Things Through Christ

Posted on April 27, 2015 by nathanalbright

All Things Through Christ: The Life And Ministry Of Wallace E Thomas, by Wallace E Thomas with Kate R. Thomas [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press in exchange for an honest review.] Even though I … Continue reading →

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