Monthly Archives: September 2012

A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed

Posted on September 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

Today in this post I would like to give some props to a close friend of mine named Jennifer Reid, who I knew before she was married, when she was dating my best friend at the time. For some time … Continue reading →

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Ever Had One Of Those Catherine Morland Days?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

For those who are unaware, Catherine Moreland is the rather guileless heroine of Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey. Due to the lack of hospitality of her host, one General Tilney, she is ordered to leave very suddenly without any ceremony … Continue reading →

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Blow The Trumpet At The Time Of The New Moon

Posted on September 17, 2012 by nathanalbright

So far in a series of offertory messages over the past few holy days I have commented a little bit on some of the sorts of offerings that God expects of us. These offerings include not only money, but a … Continue reading →

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Luke 1:46-55: My Soul Magnifies The Lord

Posted on September 17, 2012 by nathanalbright

As we celebrate the festival of Jesus Christ’s first and second coming today on the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah in Hebrew), it is worthwhile to examine one of the most notable songs within the New Testament, the Magnificat of … Continue reading →

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Not Enough Love In This World

Posted on September 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

What is our attitude to the happiness of others in love? Do we believe in love and respect and happiness as scarce qualities or do we think there is enough for everyone to share them? Our attitude towards life determines … Continue reading →

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Loyalty

Posted on September 16, 2012 by nathanalbright

This morning I read a story of touching loyalty from a dog to its owner. For the last six years, an Argentine German Shepherd has kept a vigil over its master’s grave, after having found it in a cemetery he … Continue reading →

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Lessons From The Book Of Obadiah

Posted on September 15, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note: This message was written, with only very minor edits, long before the unpleasant events of the past week, which made the following commentary about Arab perfidity and the continual violence against Israel and the people of God a bit … Continue reading →

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On Soldiers And Democracy

Posted on September 15, 2012 by nathanalbright

During my graduate studies at Norwich University, one subject that came up several times in the course of my research was the relationship between soldiers and democracy [1]. Two of my long papers (one of them my capstone paper [2]) … Continue reading →

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We Must Become The Change We Seek

Posted on September 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

While we must always be aware that not all change is progress, and not all progress toward a goal (even our own goals) is necessarily good, it is obvious that we all desire a great deal of change in the … Continue reading →

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As Simple As ABC

Posted on September 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

Every once in a while, I enjoy finding particularly important news about mathematics, and yesterday I came across a story that is worthy of discussion, even if my ability to explain it is somewhat hampered by difficulties in typing mathematical … Continue reading →

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