Tag Archives: friendship

White Paper: Borrowed Ladders: How Social Exposure Expands Cultural Sophistication Beyond Individual Discovery

Posted on December 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Individuals rarely acquire their deepest cultural knowledge in isolation. Much of what later becomes central to one’s aesthetic judgment, intellectual breadth, and interpretive sophistication arrives not through deliberate searching but through relational exposure—friends, mentors, family members, classmates, and … Continue reading →

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The Joys of Traveling with Friends and Family: A White Paper on Shared Journeys and Collective Experiences

Posted on October 3, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Traveling is often celebrated as a pathway to personal growth, cultural enrichment, and memorable experiences. Yet, when undertaken with friends and family, travel takes on an additional dimension: it strengthens bonds, creates shared stories, and builds emotional resilience … Continue reading →

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Escalatory Retaliation, Or How History Feels When It Is Being Written

Posted on April 14, 2024 by nathanalbright

I happened to glance at my phone as I was getting ready to leave services and go to dinner, and found that on both Skype and Telegram, a dear friend of mine (who happens to live near the center of … Continue reading →

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The Cost Of Resentment

Posted on June 14, 2023 by nathanalbright

It can be all too easy for those who are momentarily and temporarily victorious to believe that their victory is final and complete and that they can rub the faces of the defeated into the mud and excrement that intensely … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: John Wick 4

Posted on March 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

Note: This movie is not suitable for children. As someone who was a bit late to the party, not seeing any of the John Wick movies until I found them while doing some traveling, and finding myself surprisingly interested in … Continue reading →

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Right Back Where We Left Off

Posted on October 12, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the notable aspects of the social life of my father that always struck me as being the most interesting was the way that he had as his best friends people who he had not necessarily seen or interacted … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean To Be A Friend Of God?

Posted on June 6, 2021 by nathanalbright

What does it mean to be a friend of God? To fully explore the implications of that question would take far more time than I have, but I would like to look at a fundamental aspect of this question. What … Continue reading →

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On How To Show You Care

Posted on May 10, 2021 by nathanalbright

Both at dinner on Sabbath and while I was enjoying a great deal of time spent with friends and family, a topic came up that drew a lot of thought and discussion. How do other people recognize that we care … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Art Of Friendship

Posted on January 17, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Art Of Friendship:  Creating And Keeping Relationships That Matter, by Kim Wier [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] When it comes to books like this, I wonder … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tolkien And C.S. Lewis: The Gift Of Friendship

Posted on September 25, 2019 by nathanalbright

Tolkien And C.S. Lewis:  The Gift Of Friendship, by Colin Duriez There are not nearly enough books that have been written about the subject of friendship.  This particular book seeks to look at two particularly famous and illustrious friends who … Continue reading →

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