Monthly Archives: November 2015

A Whale Of A Deal

Posted on November 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

Forty-five years ago, on November 12, 1970, the Oregon Highway Division was videotaped doing something that is almost as bizarre as dropping beavers from planes via parachute [1]. While trying to dispose of a rotting whale carcass on the coast … Continue reading →

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It Could Happen To You

Posted on November 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

This past Sabbath, I had the opportunity to chat a bit about the European refugee crisis at church with a friend of mine who happens to be the only Norwegian-born American I know. As a result of rebuilding ties with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: From Sabbath To Sunday (1928)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

From Sabbath To Sunday: A Discussion of the Historical Aspects of the Sabbath Question, Showing How, When, Why, and by Whom the Change Was Made From the Seventh to the First Day of the Week, by Carlyle B. Haynes Although … Continue reading →

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Book Review: President Lincoln: The Duty Of A Statesman

Posted on November 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

President Lincoln: The Duty Of A Statement, William Lee Miller I happened to check this book out from the library before realizing it was the second part of a two-part “ethical biography” of Abraham Lincoln, this volume covering Lincoln as … Continue reading →

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The Sabbatarian Implications Of The Jerusalem Conference

Posted on November 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

Previously, when speaking about the striking statement that Jesus made about the perpetuity of the law of God until heaven and earth pass away in Matthew 5:17-20, we mentioned that the Jerusalem Conference of Acts 15 gave perhaps the most … Continue reading →

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Every Other Day

Posted on November 11, 2015 by nathanalbright

As someone who spends a great deal of my life working with spreadsheets, I am familiar with their moody and temperamental nature, their tendency to collapse when overwhelmed without giving very much communication of trouble, their penchant for stony and … Continue reading →

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The Acceptable Year Of The Lord

Posted on November 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

In Luke 4:16-21, Jesus Christ delivered to his hometown synagogue in Nazareth a memorable message that none of them likely forgot, whatever they thought about it: “So He came to Nazereth, where he had been brought up. And as His … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Brave Enough

Posted on November 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

Brave Enough, by Nicole Unice [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] There is a mystery at the heart of this book. In speaking about the subject of courage, … Continue reading →

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Matthew 5:17-20: A Hermeneutic Of Continuity

Posted on November 9, 2015 by nathanalbright

The word hermeneutic may be a frightening one for many people who are not students of theology, yet it means a rule of interpretation. When we examine the attitude of Jesus Christ and the early Church of God towards the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Chronicle Of The Old Testament Kings

Posted on November 9, 2015 by nathanalbright

Chronicle Of The Old Testament Kings: The Reign-By-Reign Record Of The Rulers Of Ancient Israel, by John Rogerson It is difficult to imagine a book on this subject that would more greatly fail to live up to its name. In … Continue reading →

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