Monthly Archives: April 2012

1 Chronicles 26:1-19: The Levite Gatekeepers Of The Sons Of Korah

Posted on April 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

Among the most notable and most obvious opportunities for service for the Sons of Korah was serving as gatekeepers for the tabernacle and temple of God. Unlike many other places in scripture where the identity of the people as Sons … Continue reading →

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An Idolatrous State Of Mind

Posted on April 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

I have written elsewhere [1] about the way in which human leaders love to develop cults of personality around themselves and bask in the idolatrious regard of others, whether they be kings or dictators or religious leaders. I do not … Continue reading →

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On The Bi-Directional Feedback of Culture And Membership In The 20th and 21st Century Experience Of The Church Of God

Posted on April 19, 2012 by nathanalbright

I have pondered on a possible chicken and egg problem, and I thought it worthwhile to examine the issue as a thought piece to encourage future research (either by myself when I have more texts available or by others) about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A High View Of Scripture?

Posted on April 19, 2012 by nathanalbright

A High View Of Scripture?: The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon, by Craig D. Allert This book is a very useful one, but is likely to cause a great firestorm over the touchy … Continue reading →

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A Vicious Circle

Posted on April 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

It would appear as if there is no avoidance of vicious circles and feedback loops when one is dealing with the problem of scriptural authority. As someone who spends considerable time wrestling with questions of authority in one fashion or … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Man’s Search For Meaning

Posted on April 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

Man’s Search For Meaning: An Introduction To Logotherapy, by Viktor E. Frankl This is the second time I have read this book (it happens to also be a part of my mother’s library, where I read it first). In reading … Continue reading →

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The Kids Are Alright

Posted on April 17, 2012 by nathanalbright

As someone rather attuned to generational complaints, I have heard plenty of comments about how spoiled and pampered the rising generation is [1] [2]. And certainly in part these complaints are true, but to be sheltered and pampered in a … Continue reading →

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A Mystic’s Prayer

Posted on April 17, 2012 by nathanalbright

Those who know me personally will understand that I am not a particularly mystical person by nature. I am intuitive, but I’m not someone who is comfortable with those matters that are too strange and “out-there.” Nonetheless, I had a … Continue reading →

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A Bridge Will Bring Us Back Together

Posted on April 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

Considering that Tupac Shakur is one of the few artists in history (The Notorious B.I.G. is another) whose posthumous discography of original material was actually larger than that during his life, it’s not too surprising that Tupac’s hologram made him … Continue reading →

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Uzbekistan And The War On Children

Posted on April 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

This morning one of my friends sent me a chilling BBC report about life in Uzbekistan that relates simultaneously to several of this blog’s concerns, including the fate of children [1], why no one from Uzbekistan has ever read this … Continue reading →

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