Monthly Archives: May 2012

What Would Dietrich Bonhoeffer Do?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

The last time I asked this question in a blog entry the subject of conversation was the unification of Germany under the direction of Otto von Bismarck and its implications for European unity by iron and blood rather than peaceful … Continue reading →

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Life’s What You Make It

Posted on May 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

The deepest truths, when said without love and compassion, become the most irritating cliches. In a song full of deep meaning and deep irony, the band Talk Talk managed to make a sympathetic and evocative song out of what is … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s A Little Bit Crazy

Posted on May 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

I always laugh a little when people tell me how sane I am. I don’t think it’s possible to be entirely sane in a world as insane and troubled as ours, as we are beings influenced by what is around … Continue reading →

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Book Review: What Will Happen In Harry Potter 7?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

Mugglenet.com’s What Will Happen In Harry Potter 7: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Falls In Love And How Will The Adventure Finally End? by Ben Schoen, Emerson Spartz, Andy Gordon, Gretchen Stull & Jamie Lawrence The biggest (and for some, … Continue reading →

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Psalm 46: God Is Our Refuge And Our Strength

Posted on May 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

In October of 2005, one of my first lengthy written Bible Studies (I wish I was able to find the notebook where I wrote it now) that I wrote was on Psalm 46. It was a dark and stormy night … Continue reading →

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The Shibboleth Of Sustainability

Posted on May 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

Craig White has done praiseworthy work in seeking to identify the peoples of the world from the obscure and often-neglected genealogical tables of the Tables of Nations in Genesis. Unfortunately, his views about race in general bear closer relation to … Continue reading →

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Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

Posted on May 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

It is clear that the Chinese political and economic elites have a very different view of the sanctity of the human body than I do. I am of the belief that one shows honor to dead bodies by giving them … Continue reading →

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For You Have Robbed Me, Even This Whole Nation: Part Two

Posted on May 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note: In Part One [1] of this note I examined the issue of tithing in the Law and Prophets. In Part Two of this essay, I examine the arguments used for offerings and contributions from membership, as well as the … Continue reading →

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Here Comes The Rain Again

Posted on May 7, 2012 by nathanalbright

Yesterday, after a few days where there were peaceful and much-appreciated afternoon showers (and a month of light rains), we had the real beginning of rainy season with rain for almost all of the past two days. Having remembered last … Continue reading →

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Civil War Fantasy Roster: Edward “Old Allegheny” Johnson

Posted on May 7, 2012 by nathanalbright

Among all division-level Confederate Generals there is only one of them that has not been honored with the name of a chapter of the Sons or Daughters of the Confederacy. That one exception to the rule that the Confederacy honors … Continue reading →

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