Monthly Archives: September 2022

On The Sound Uses Of Unsound Reasoning

Posted on September 30, 2022 by nathanalbright

In exploring the possibility of there being sound uses of unsound reasoning, or examples of unsound reasoning that are viewed as sound by those people who engage in them, I am deliberately seeking not to prejudge the question. It is … Continue reading →

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Kings And Priests In The Bible

Posted on September 29, 2022 by nathanalbright

[Note: The following is the prepared text for a Bible Study given to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on September 28, 2022.] This is a busy time of year for all of us as we prepare … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Tales

Posted on September 28, 2022 by nathanalbright

In August of 1992, I remember having the day off of school for a very important reason–a hurricane, Hurricane Andrew specifically–was crossing the state of Florida and so school was canceled because of the threat that the storm posed to … Continue reading →

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Conversations In The Land Of The Deaf

Posted on September 28, 2022 by nathanalbright

In way that was strange but somehow deeply fitting for a Feast of Trumpets, there was a lot of resonance between the sorts of conversations and fellowship I had with the problem of deafness. As is often the case, I … Continue reading →

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What Does Poetry Have To Do With Philosophy?

Posted on September 26, 2022 by nathanalbright

For most people, the relationship between poetry and philosophy may not be obvious, even when poetry is understood in its original Greek broader form as including all sorts of creative arts. For many people, philosophy is such an abstract task … Continue reading →

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The Feast Of Trumpets In Reverse

Posted on September 25, 2022 by nathanalbright

[Note: The following is the prepared text for a sermon delivered to The Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, September 24, 2022.] It is customary as we approach the Feast of Trumpets to view this festival … Continue reading →

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Mankind As A Social Animal

Posted on September 24, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the axioms that philosophers tend to point to about mankind is that mankind is a social animal. Indeed, for centuries, the sociability of mankind has furnished a great deal of the interest of certain novels that strive to … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Aerial

Posted on September 23, 2022 by nathanalbright

Aerial, by Kate Bush No one would ever accuse Kate Bush of being a prolific artist. That said, she has always aimed at quality over quantity, and if her artistic production has waned over the course of her career, an … Continue reading →

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Tales Of Celebrity Misery And Woe

Posted on September 22, 2022 by nathanalbright

I may not be the most charitable music listener around. Earlier this evening, as I write this, I just finished listening to a long-unreleased album by country singer LeAnn Rimes, “Whatever We Wanna,” which was recorded in 2006 but only … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Whatever We Wanna

Posted on September 22, 2022 by nathanalbright

Whatever We Wanna, by LeAnn Rimes One of the advantages of doing retrospectives of an artist’s entire discography is that one finds albums like this one, which regardless of their musical quality ask fascinating questions about what an artist and … Continue reading →

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