Monthly Archives: April 2022

Once Upon A Time, Bach Was Christian Contemporary Music Too

Posted on April 13, 2022 by nathanalbright

It is hard for us to understand the past. While there are some people who denigrate the past altogether and neglect its role and importance in helping to serve as the raw material for reflection and improvement and insight, there … Continue reading →

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Unexpected But Not Unwelcome

Posted on April 12, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the more humorous aspects of life in Oregon is the constant expectation about coming blizzards. Oregonians look forward to blizzards the way that Floridians look forward to hurricanes, there is a lot of anticipation and frequently the hype … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time In The Dalles

Posted on April 11, 2022 by nathanalbright

Judge John Wolf is running for re-election as a circuit court judge in the 7th District of Oregon, which covers the five counties of Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Wheeler, and Gilliam. Of those five counties, Hood River and Wasco counties … Continue reading →

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The Bible On Baptism

Posted on April 10, 2022 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a message given to The Dalles congregation on Sabbath, April 9, 2022.] I thought I would take a bit of a break from my series of sermons on the boundaries of the ten … Continue reading →

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Comparative Eschatology

Posted on April 9, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the more irritating trends one finds in many books is the way that a great deal of people who fancy themselves to be rational and smart people think of religion merely in a utilitarian way, as a hack … Continue reading →

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Album Review: 19 (Adele)

Posted on April 9, 2022 by nathanalbright

19, by Adele With this album, Adele’s career begins at a young age, and though this album certainly was bigger in the United Kingdom than it was in the United States, it still made some impression on the American charts … Continue reading →

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On Representation

Posted on April 8, 2022 by nathanalbright

Today the first ever black female Supreme Court justice was confirmed by the senate, and she was unwilling to lay down a definition for what it meant to be a woman. She could not do so because given the state … Continue reading →

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Album Review: 21 (Adele)

Posted on April 8, 2022 by nathanalbright

21, by Adele More than a decade after its release, this album is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold more than twenty million copies in the United States alone. Several of the songs on this album … Continue reading →

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You Always Have To Coalition

Posted on April 7, 2022 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening as I was getting ready for bed, I found some interesting commentary on some people who were concerned that their opportunity for sleeping had vanished because some dramatic news sank the weak governing coalition in Israel when a … Continue reading →

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Album Review: 25 (Adele)

Posted on April 7, 2022 by nathanalbright

25, by Adele By the time Adele released 25, she was one of the biggest pop stars in the world. It is hard to think of that being the case, because it would seem at first listen that Adele was … Continue reading →

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