Monthly Archives: January 2022

Album Review: Living Eyes

Posted on January 18, 2022 by nathanalbright

Living Eyes, by the Bee Gees Perhaps the most obscure album of the peak-era Bee Gees, this album was released in 1981, after disco was clearly in terminal decline, and a lot of people were just not interested in listening … Continue reading →

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Authority And Consent In Sovereignty

Posted on January 17, 2022 by nathanalbright

Previously, we looked at some scriptures that dealt with the subject of sovereignty in the Bible and where it springs from. Many more could be chosen, and others will be discussed in later parts of this larger discussion, but perhaps … Continue reading →

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On The Source Of Sovereignty

Posted on January 16, 2022 by nathanalbright

We live in a world where questions of authority are immensely challenging because their implications are so serious. Yesterday at services there were two split sermons that were both dealing with questions of authority, and they addressed subjects that I … Continue reading →

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You Speak My Language

Posted on January 15, 2022 by nathanalbright

From time to time I find myself interacting with people whose knowledge of English is shaky and who speak other languages far better. For example, over the past few days I have been dealing with a German person with broken … Continue reading →

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Album Review: 30

Posted on January 15, 2022 by nathanalbright

30, by Adele Adele has, since her youth, recorded a series of albums that is based on the year that the albums are recorded and released, and it is interesting to see the progress (or lack thereof), in the mentality … Continue reading →

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On The Illusion Of Safety

Posted on January 14, 2022 by nathanalbright

We live in a dangerous world where risk is an omnipresent factor, and while there are certainly things that we can do to minimize or exacerbate risks, there is nothing that we can do to eliminate the risk that bad … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Be My Baby: The Very Best Of The Ronettes

Posted on January 13, 2022 by nathanalbright

Be My Baby: The Very Best Of The Ronettes, by The Ronettes As is something that may be a tradition here, given my somewhat morbid tastes, the report of the death of the titular Ron of the Ronettes has led … Continue reading →

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Anyone Of Us

Posted on January 13, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the things I tend to find most fascinating in looking at and thinking about myself and other people are the failure we have to properly see ourselves as others see us. One of the consistent sources of double … Continue reading →

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Album Review: The Singles (Savage Garden)

Posted on January 12, 2022 by nathanalbright

The Singles, by Savage Garden There is frequently something interesting about best of compilations, as they serve as an entrance into a group that many would not otherwise know. This is the reverse of the process that happens for those … Continue reading →

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In The Ghetto

Posted on January 11, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of my more tedious online acquaintances is the sort of person who complains about the fate of hiphop music despite the fact that it remains vastly overrepresented on the charts in the United States. In listening to him complain … Continue reading →

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