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Pure And Undefiled Religion Before God And The Father Is This: Part One

Posted on April 22, 2015 by nathanalbright

James 1:27 gives one of the most succinct statements of the sort of worship that pleases God: “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself … Continue reading →

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We All Die Trying To Get It Right

Posted on April 17, 2015 by nathanalbright

The extensive reading I do for Christian publishers often finds me reading about the subject of justification, which inevitably means that I think about and ponder the subject often [1]. Recently I read a book about the novel Middlemarch [2], … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Single Dad Detour

Posted on April 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Single Dad Detour: Directions For Fathering After Divorce, by Tez Brooks [Note: I am not married, planning marriage, or planning divorce at present, nor do I have any kids. This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Yourself Away To The Weight Of Love

Posted on April 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

In my recent trip to Salt Lake City, one day in particular reminded me of the wide gulf that exists for women in this present society. In a speech highly colored with feminism, Facebook COO and founder of LeanIn.org Sheryl … Continue reading →

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It Was A Long Night For Everyone

Posted on April 4, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night, for the second straight year, I went to the home of some friends of mine over in Happy Valley [1], who were kind enough to lend me some of their cutlery for my own most recent dinner party … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Finding Me

Posted on April 3, 2015 by nathanalbright

Finding Me, by Kathryn Cushman [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] In this briskly-paced novel that checks in at a little more than 300 pages, the author manages … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Miles Errant

Posted on April 1, 2015 by nathanalbright

Miles Errant, by Lois McMaster Bujold As part of the continuing series of omnibus volumes I have reviewed in the Vorkosigan series [1], this volume offers another chance to comment on how the context of a story changes by its … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Facing The Blitz

Posted on March 19, 2015 by nathanalbright

Facing The Blitz: Three Strategies For Turning Trials Into Triumphs, by Jeff Kemp [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] There are a lot of things to like about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Skin In The Game

Posted on March 16, 2015 by nathanalbright

Skin In The Game: Living An Epic Jesus-Centered Life, by Rick Lawrence [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.] It is altogether fitting that in a book which discusses … Continue reading →

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Unless You Enter As A Little Child

Posted on March 14, 2015 by nathanalbright

As might be imagined, I am often intrigued by the sort of topics that fall to me to be taught in my Sabbath School classes. Today, I happen to have a class assigned about three passages where Jesus Christ blessed … Continue reading →

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