Monthly Archives: August 2011

Sometimes Goodbye Is A Second Chance

Posted on August 26, 2011 by nathanalbright

If you had asked me before last year what image the song “Second Chance” reminded me of, it would have been responded with an unsympathetic response about the “post-cheating” ballad “Second Chance by the band .38 Special, an image of … Continue reading →

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Luke 20:27-40: The God of the Living

Posted on August 25, 2011 by nathanalbright

In 2004, when I was a student at the Ambassador Bible Center, a fellow student and I co-wrote (I did most of the writing) a skit that dramatized Luke 20:27-40 and turned into a moderate farce about Bible re-enactors. It … Continue reading →

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On Melancholy

Posted on August 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

It would seem strange that in a world where a third of my people will have at least one depressive episode during their lives, and where a significant number of people (myself included) struggle with chronic depression, that there would … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Bryan Adams

Posted on August 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

Introduction By and large most of the acts I have chosen to talk about for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction have not been acts I am personally a passionate fan about (a notable exception is Chicago), though all … Continue reading →

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Every Boy A Prince And Every Girl A Princess

Posted on August 23, 2011 by nathanalbright

This morning I was greeted on my Facebook page by a link that a close friend of mine had posted about a book written for children that gives stories of biblical princesses. It is not difficult at all for young … Continue reading →

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The Ambiguity of Symbols

Posted on August 22, 2011 by nathanalbright

While I was biking around Mae Sa Luang on the way to the farm today, I absent-mindedly pondered the ambiguity of symbols and how what are often considered to be symbols of slavery by “enlightened” elements of our society end … Continue reading →

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My World Is A Flood

Posted on August 22, 2011 by nathanalbright

Today a wrinkle was thrown in my schedule that needs to get worked out, because it is not acceptable at the present time. So far I have been teaching classes at 1 and 3 PM on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, … Continue reading →

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Not That Calculated

Posted on August 21, 2011 by nathanalbright

For someone as rational as I am, and who enjoys mathematics, statistics, and other related subjects as much as I do, I’m not a very calculated person when it comes to matters of the heart. I tend to think very … Continue reading →

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Luke 12:13-21: The Rich Fool Of Prosperity Theology

Posted on August 21, 2011 by nathanalbright

A popular theological viewpoint in the United States, and one that was popular as well among the Jews of Jesus’ day, was the viewpoint known as prosperity theology. According to this view, which one reads in “Christian” book like the … Continue reading →

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A House Slave Is Still A Slave

Posted on August 20, 2011 by nathanalbright

If you go to college campuses in the United States, there is no question that athletes are treated like the big men on campus, in most campuses at least. The football player or basketball player walks around surrounded by girls, … Continue reading →

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