Tag Archives: gender issues

Pocketful of Sunshine

Posted on May 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

To those who are interested in quarreling, nearly any subject will do as far as the start of an argument. It is not uncommon in mixed company for me to hear complaints about the difference between pockets for men and … Continue reading →

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And The Spirit And The Bride Say, Come

Posted on May 24, 2023 by nathanalbright

Earlier this evening, as I write this, I received a question from a friend of mine who belongs to a Church of God in her native New Zealand. She had an interaction with a couple of people who belong to … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Sometimes

Posted on February 14, 2023 by nathanalbright

Sometimes, by Jamie O’Neal Jamie O’Neal was, at least for a little while, a moderately popular country singer with hits like “There Is No Arizona” and “When I Think About Angels.” But if her music was certainly decent, she didn’t … Continue reading →

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They Don’t Care If You’re Hate Watching As Long As You’re Watching

Posted on September 16, 2022 by nathanalbright

This evening while I was eating dinner and watching, as is my custom, Thursday Night Football, I noticed that the television next to football was showing Game 3 of the WNBA championship. I must admit that while there was a … Continue reading →

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Will Smith: A Case Study In Fragile Masculinity

Posted on March 29, 2022 by nathanalbright

Even though I did not watch the Academy Awards last night, there is one moment from the broadcast that nearly everyone knows who pays attention to meme culture is familiar with, and that is the moment when Chris Rock made … Continue reading →

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On The Ferocity Of Zoo Animals

Posted on February 18, 2022 by nathanalbright

While I was at dinner this evening, I watched, off and on, the scoreless first half of the women’s soccer game between the United States and the Czech Republic. While I was watching the game I puzzled over the quality … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Just Getting Started

Posted on October 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

Just Getting Started: Stepping With Courage Into God’s Call For The Next Stage Of Life, by Wendy Peter [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Chosen Books in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are … Continue reading →

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Short Library Reviews: Part Five

Posted on September 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

Women Of The Blue & Gray: True Civil War Stories Of Mothers, Medics, Soldiers, And Spies, by Marianne Monson It is perhaps a bit unfair to point to the fact that the author is not a historian but really a … Continue reading →

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Pentecost And The Lovely Feminine Touches Of Ruth

Posted on May 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a split sermon given to the Portland, Oregon United Church of God congregation on Sabbath, May 15, 2021.] I would like to begin my message today by quoting from page 407 of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Make Their Day

Posted on February 18, 2021 by nathanalbright

Make Their Day: 101 Simple, Powerful Ways To Love Others Well, by Karen Ehman [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In … Continue reading →

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