Tag Archives: friendship

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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Letters From My Mailbox: Part Four

Posted on August 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

This morning when I opened my e-mail I saw the following message sent by one of our congregation’s retired pastors about one of our elderly members who had gone into surgery about a week or so before our congregation’s recent … Continue reading →

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The Quests Of Others

Posted on August 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

I have written at some length about my own personal quests for such random items as kao soy (a tasty Northern Thai dish with fried noodles and spicy meat), indomethecin (a drug often prescribed for gout), and tasty but impossible … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cowboy Joel And The Wild, Wild West

Posted on July 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

Cowboy Joel And The Wild Wild West, written by the Gagnon family, illustrated by Seth Yoder [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Adams PR Group.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] Sometimes good books come out … Continue reading →

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We Need To Talk

Posted on July 14, 2019 by nathanalbright

According to former president Ronald Reagan, the most terrifying words to hear from someone are:  “We’re from the government and we’re here to help.”  That said, among the most terrifying words that people can here is the expression “we need … Continue reading →

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