Monthly Archives: June 2012

A Fair Question On Homosexuality And The Bible

Posted on June 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

For a believer in God’s laws and moral standards, the contemporary and debased moral culture of our times is greatly provoking. Even sporting news feels the need to push an ungodly and unacceptable homosexual agenda on others by promoting endless … Continue reading →

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Purposes Of The Sabbath: Part Four

Posted on June 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the fourth part of a five part message about the Sabbath. If you wish, you can read the previous parts of this sermon below: Part One: https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/the-purposes-of-the-sabbath-part-one/ Part Two: https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/purposes-of-the-sabbath-part-two/ Part Three: https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/purposes-of-the-sabbath-part-three/ Enjoy :).] So far … Continue reading →

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Exodus 31:12-18: The Sabbath Covenant

Posted on June 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

When I teach students the doctrines of the Bible, one of the passages I like to examine is found in Exodus 31:12-18, a short passage that nonetheless presents the reader of the Bible (for those few who read that particular … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: ELO/ Jeff Lynne/ Traveling Wilburys

Posted on June 15, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note:  ELO was inducted in 2017.] Eighteen members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are inducted at least twice, and one (Eric Clapton) has been inducted three times [1]. Jeff Lynne has not been inducted a single time: … Continue reading →

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Clothes Make The Man

Posted on June 15, 2012 by nathanalbright

It may come as a surprise to some people that I have even a remote interest in sartorial matters, but even if my budget has seldom allowed me to indulge in my taste for reasonably excellent fashion, I at least … Continue reading →

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Maybe Someday The Mosquitoes Will Protest Too

Posted on June 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

As a dryly ironic spectator of Northern Thai life, I find it sometimes necessary to comment on the more worrisome aspects of Thai life as well as its more entertaining ones. Today served an example of a potentially worrisome sign … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Small Is Beautiful

Posted on June 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Matthered, by E.F. Schumacher Small may be beautiful, but this book is a decidedly mixed bag, some parts of it obvious truisms, other parts of it damnable errors, some parts sensible advice, other … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have To Live Like A Refugee

Posted on June 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

Right now in Western Burma a massive humanitarian disaster that has so far not drawn a great deal of attention outside of regional media is taking place concerning a people that is a small and despised ethnic minority in a … Continue reading →

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Parallel Lives: Michelle Branch & Vanessa Carlton

Posted on June 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

For those of us who are fans of classical literature (in translation), one of the most intriguing biographical histories ever written was the massive Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Plutarch wrote his Parallel Lives with some definite agendas, and it is … Continue reading →

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The Fastest Immigration Experience One Could Expect

Posted on June 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

Today was a day that could have been a very bad day, a very frustrating day, especially for my poor coworker who got up at 5AM this morning to save an early place for me (his number in the queue … Continue reading →

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