Monthly Archives: October 2021

On The Boundaries Of Honoring Parents

Posted on October 31, 2021 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermon at the United Church of God congregation in The Dalles, Oregon, given on Sabbath, October 30, 2021.] For the last few weeks we have been discussing the limits of various commandments, … Continue reading →

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On The Clout Economy

Posted on October 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

There is a lawyer who has gotten an entire secondary income and reputation in encouraging rappers to stop self-snitching who records humorous but also poignant videos discussing how it is that rappers get themselves into trouble by telling on themselves. … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Begin Again

Posted on October 30, 2021 by nathanalbright

Begin Again, by Norah Jones Norah Jones is an artist who, like many, I am familiar with from her tasteful and catchy and lovely singles and not really from an album perspective. I watched an interview that talked a fair … Continue reading →

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An Encounter With The Nathanish

Posted on October 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more odd and striking and common aspects of my life is that it has been relatively easy to encounter the Nathanish in books and so hard to encounter the Nathanish in life. In reading books, especially good … Continue reading →

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What Man Is And What We Ought To Be

Posted on October 28, 2021 by nathanalbright

In order to have a proper understanding of a great many matters in life, it is important that we have an idea of who we are as people. A great many conflicts that may seem to some cynical souls as … Continue reading →

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On The Territoriality Of Heathen Gods: Part Three

Posted on October 27, 2021 by nathanalbright

Having examined now how it is that heathen gods have sought territory and have rebelled against restraint and denied common authority, and that contrary to what many people think, such heathen ideas and practices are very common in our contemporary … Continue reading →

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Album Review: E.S.P.

Posted on October 27, 2021 by nathanalbright

E.S.P., by the Bee Gees Continuing my tour of the Bee Gees discography going roughly backwards in time from the post-disco comeback period of the group, it is time to look at their first post-disco comeback album in E.S.P. This … Continue reading →

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On The Territoriality Of Heathen Gods: Part Two

Posted on October 26, 2021 by nathanalbright

Having examined previously some of the ways in which the territoriality of matters in contemporary life demonstrates a polytheistic approach to life where there is an absence of common authority and a desire for people to gain benefits through competition … Continue reading →

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Album Review: You Can’t Stop The Bum Rush

Posted on October 26, 2021 by nathanalbright

You Can’t Stop The Bum Rush, by Len If you are familiar with obscure 90’s pop music like I am, you likely remember one of the classic one-hit wonders of the end of the decade, Len, who are remembered for … Continue reading →

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On The Territoriality Of Heathen Gods: Part One

Posted on October 25, 2021 by nathanalbright

Let’s talk about West Virginia. I don’t want to make fun of West Virginia, as that area has suffered enough from history and various conditions that it would be unjust to add to it my own abuse of the people … Continue reading →

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