Monthly Archives: April 2012

You Were The Last High

Posted on April 15, 2012 by nathanalbright

The confusion of love and drugs has a long history in music. Whether it is referred to as being “hooked on a feeling,” or a singer referring to a former lover as “the last high,” or a singer talking about … Continue reading →

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Every Day Should Be A Holiday

Posted on April 15, 2012 by nathanalbright

Okay, so I’m only being slightly sarcastic in the title. I spent my morning and early afternoon today traveling with our driver, Surochai (who despite his limited command of English has a generally jovial sense of humor) along with two … Continue reading →

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The Second Passover

Posted on April 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

Passover is the only festival of God that is so important to keep that God allows people to take it a month late if they are unable to do so at the regular time. We find this law, and the … Continue reading →

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Dodging A Bullet

Posted on April 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

It’s very fortunate for me, I suppose, that I do not get my news via television here in Thailand. As an internet addict someone who is on the computer a lot, I tend to get my news online. Earlier this … Continue reading →

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Countries That Need To Get On The Bandwagon

Posted on April 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

Update: New views from Sudan and Cyprus, Sudan taken off the list. Guatemala taken off from the list also. Greenland has been taken off the list as well. Both Libya and Burma (Myanmar) have been taken off the list as … Continue reading →

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Living Sacrifices

Posted on April 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

What sort of sacrifices were required on this day in ancient Israel, and what kind of sacrifices are required of us today? If we read the Hebrew scriptures we will find many accounts of sacrifices, where bulls and rams and … Continue reading →

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Sons Of Anarchy

Posted on April 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

Starting today, and going through the weekend, is one of the most important festivals of Thailand, called Songkram. The word, which apparently comes from the Sanskrit word for “astrological passage,” is celebrated as a New Year’s Festival of sorts for … Continue reading →

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No Tomamos American Express

Posted on April 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

A little more than fifteen years ago I went to the Feast of Tabernacles in the small border town of Esquipulas, Guatemala with my mother and stepfather and some friends from my local congregation. Having never been to Latin America … Continue reading →

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Don’t Panic

Posted on April 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

On December 26, 2004, a 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra led to a massive tsunami across the entire northern half of the Indian Ocean that killed tens of thousands of people. Having had a few requests for information … Continue reading →

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Luke 20:45-47: And For A Pretense Make Long Prayers

Posted on April 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

What did Jesus Christ have against the scribes and Pharisees? There are many passages in the Gospels where Jesus Christ speaks out against the doctrine and the practices of the scribes and Pharisees. One of the harshest passages is in … Continue reading →

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