Monthly Archives: September 2013

A Clock Is Ticking

Posted on September 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today I had intended on having a peaceful and relaxing afternoon until a party this evening, but I suppose I’m not someone who can really stay at rest very easily. After a successful choir performance I tried to schedule a … Continue reading →

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Living In Fear Till Nothing Else Remains

Posted on September 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

A large number of the sermon messages here in Redmond-Bend this year have dealt in some fashion with the issue of courage. I do not consider myself a particularly brave person, although one area of courage that I do possess … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Need Another Hero

Posted on September 24, 2013 by nathanalbright

In the 1980’s, Mel Gibson rose to prominence in a series of films where he played a rootless drifter who ended up being a sacrificial sort of hero. In one of those movies, “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdone,” Tina Turner played … Continue reading →

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Smile, Raise Your Voice, And Go Out Singing

Posted on September 24, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today happened to be Family Day at the Feast of Tabernacles here in Redmond, Oregon, and for rather personal reasons Family Day, and the subject of family in general, is a pretty melancholy sort of matter for me. Of course, … Continue reading →

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The Man With Too Many Hats

Posted on September 23, 2013 by nathanalbright

When I was a teenager and got to use my family’s first personal computer to use for school assignments, one of the earliest clip art pictures that I remember using and identifying with was the picture of a man with … Continue reading →

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We’re All Stars In The Dog And Pony Show

Posted on September 23, 2013 by nathanalbright

This afternoon I went to the Ringling Brothers circus in Redmond, Oregon, and as is my fashion I could not watch the spectacle without a great deal of reflection that somewhat hindered my involvement in the actual show itself. There … Continue reading →

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International House Of Prayer

Posted on September 22, 2013 by nathanalbright

In Kansas City, a man with a belief in the rapidly approaching end times has built a nondenominational “temple” which he calls the International House of Prayer, which has drawn a great deal of young and rootless people ambitious to … Continue reading →

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The Past Is Prologue

Posted on September 22, 2013 by nathanalbright

In the second act of Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest,” one of the characters make the following statement as part of a speech: “We all were sea-swallow’d, though some cast again, And by that destiny to perform an act Whereof what’s … Continue reading →

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The Feast Of Booze

Posted on September 21, 2013 by nathanalbright

This evening while I was writing my earlier blog entry I happened to see a scene that was lamentable but also sadly not very uncommon. I happened to see a person who had gotten drunk and was slightly underage who … Continue reading →

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I Hope You Look At Me Through Patient Eyes

Posted on September 21, 2013 by nathanalbright

When I was a preteen and teenager, I was fond of the music of PM Dawn, which I have written about before at some length [1]. My favorite song of PM Dawn was (and is) a song that is sufficiently … Continue reading →

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