Tag Archives: family

With Brethren Like These, Who Needs Enemies

Posted on March 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night a friend of mine sought to provoke a response from me by forwarding to me an article by a woman named Carol Taylor [1] that had been posted on a friend’s Facebook page by his father. To be … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Accidental Heaven

Posted on March 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

Accidental Heaven, by Michael McKinsey [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Outskirts Press in exchange for an honest review.] In the forward to this novel, the author claims not to be a great writer but claims to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: After A Fashion

Posted on March 5, 2015 by nathanalbright

After A Fashion, by Jen Turano [Note: This book was provided by Bethany House Publishers for free in exchange for an honest review.] I must admit that few romance novels find their way to me, and so I often wonder … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Me

Posted on March 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

Me, by Ricky Martin This particular autobiography, which appears to have been written with an aim of introducing Ricky Martin’s story to the world, and his bold confession about his homosexuality, is a work with nine chapters and divides almost … Continue reading →

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I Never Had The Chance To Say Goodbye

Posted on March 2, 2015 by nathanalbright

When I was in high school, one of the ways, often on a Friday night, that I would gently lull myself to sleep, and sometimes to sleepwalking to bed, was listening to the album “Now In A Minute,” by Donna … Continue reading →

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Good Enough

Posted on March 1, 2015 by nathanalbright

In listening to the minister talk about the difference between good and godly, especially given his apparent valedictory mood, I was struck by the immense importance of the difference between good and godly, and its serious implications. As my pastor … Continue reading →

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Keep Up Your Heart

Posted on February 26, 2015 by nathanalbright

Today, as I was reading a book [1], I was struck by the following quote, as it related to a young man with tormented sleep who saw no escape from the horrors his eyes had seen: “Despair is deadly sin, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Sanctuary Sparrow

Posted on February 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Sanctuary Sparrow, by Ellis Peters The title character in the seventh [1] Brother Cadfael mystery novel is a young man who escapes from a lynch mob by claiming the right of sanctuary at the abbey where Cadfael lives, after … Continue reading →

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Rest In Peace, David Ekama

Posted on February 24, 2015 by nathanalbright

Occasionally it falls to my lot to write about the death of people I know [1], and today I was informed about the sudden death of an acquaintance of mine from my days spent in Western Pennsylvania. I must admit … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Virgin In The Ice

Posted on February 24, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Virgin In The Ice, by Ellis Peters As the sixth novel [1] in the Brother Cadfael series, this novel adds some wrinkles to the series. For one, profoundly, it introduces a brave and gallant young liege-at-arms to an Angvin … Continue reading →

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