Monthly Archives: September 2021

The Lord Eternal Reigns

Posted on September 22, 2021 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening, we had an opening message from our festival coordinator that struck my mother–quite understandably–as very Nathanish, and I mean that definitely as a good thing. The sermon focused on a set of psalms, Psalms 93-100, that are labeled … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Spenard Roadhouse

Posted on September 21, 2021 by nathanalbright

When our initial choice for dinner was closed we ended up going here for dinner before the opening night service at the Feast of Tabernacles in Anchorage, Alaska. This particular restaurant offers fare that I did not expect for a … Continue reading →

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Like A Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus In Search Of Rain

Posted on September 21, 2021 by nathanalbright

The way that I like to drink water may be fairly considered to be similar to that of a thirsty desert succulent, something I comment on in various ways from time to time. While I was sitting at dinner today … Continue reading →

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It’s A Gnostic World, But It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way

Posted on September 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening (as I write this in a plane) I found myself listening to an interesting talk by someone who considers himself to be a contemporary gnostic and an expert on the gnostic perspective. For a bit more than an … Continue reading →

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Tales Of Travel Woe From The First Class Section

Posted on September 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

It is admittedly hard to complain too hard when one has just enjoyed a tasty cod dinner and been plied with all the bottled water and sprite that one can drink and is sitting in a comfortable first class seat … Continue reading →

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Short Library Book Reviews: Part Eight

Posted on September 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Civil Wars: A History In Ideas, by David Armitage This is not a bad book, but it is a frustrating book. The content of the book and its topic matter is certainly interesting enough, in that the author seeks to … Continue reading →

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Short Library Book Reviews: Part Seven

Posted on September 19, 2021 by nathanalbright

Spy School: Are You Smart Enough To Be A KGB Agent?, by Denis Bukin and Kamil’ Guliev At first glance, this is the sort of book that I might be expected to hate given my antima political views. That said, … Continue reading →

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Traveling To Thyatira

Posted on September 19, 2021 by nathanalbright

[Note: The following is a prepared text of the sermonette I gave to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, September 18, 2021.] Picture the scene. You are part of three buses of tourists who are … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Love Songs (Dan Fogelberg)

Posted on September 18, 2021 by nathanalbright

Love Songs, by Dan Fogelberg I was looking at the discography of Dan Fogelberg while listening to the Very Best of Dan Fogelberg and saw that I already had listened to and liked nine of the ten songs that appear … Continue reading →

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Two Roads Diverged In A Wood

Posted on September 18, 2021 by nathanalbright

The internet is a fount of ill-considered opinions loudly proclaimed (a statement that sadly does not exempt some opinions I have been known to express from time to time). It is not my intention to talk about any specific brainless … Continue reading →

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