Monthly Archives: February 2025

Restoring Trust and Accountability: A Path Forward for Church Governance

Posted on February 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction In the life of any church, periods of institutional challenge can test the bonds of fellowship and the resilience of governance structures. The situation our church currently faces—with tensions between popular leadership and traditional governance processes, concerns over resource … Continue reading →

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On Citizenship By Investment

Posted on February 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

I remember feeling somewhat odd the first time I heard about citizenship by investment. I was visiting St. Lucia and had made it through one of their international airports and been reminded about the nation’s “discreet banking,” and I was … Continue reading →

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Producers As Artists

Posted on February 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Since at least the early 1980s with Quincy Jones’ “The Dude,” we have had successful producers seeking to gain artist credit even though some of them can’t hold a tune with a bucket that Dear Henry and Dear Liza would … Continue reading →

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On The Alternatives To Passwordmania

Posted on February 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

One of the gripe I often have about having to deal with as many passwords as I do is that passwords and two-factor authentication is tedious and time consuming and frequently causes problems when it comes to accessing websites and … Continue reading →

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The AfD in Germany’s Republic: Present Strength, Future Prospects, and the Firewall’s Fragility

Posted on February 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction On February 23, 2025, Germany held a snap federal election that marked a turning point in its postwar political history. The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a far-right party once relegated to the fringes, emerged as the second-largest force in … Continue reading →

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Exploring The Contrast Between Yahweh And Elohim: Part One

Posted on February 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

[Note: The following is the prepared text for a sermon given to The Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, February 15, 2025.] Recently, when I closed my last sermon, I hinted at a mystery between two … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Of Cockroaches And Crickets

Posted on February 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Of Cockroaches And Crickets: Learning To Love Creatures That Skitter And Jump, by Frank Nischk, Foreword by Carl Safina The author of this book makes a strange choice that is not necessarily a good one, but it deserves to be … Continue reading →

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On The Museum For October 7th

Posted on February 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Do you think that Israel will create a museum in honor of their response to October 7th? And if so, would it look something like this? If Israel were to create a museum dedicated to October 7th and its aftermath—presumably … Continue reading →

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The Noahide Laws As The Moral Foundation Of The International Order

Posted on February 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

While I have always tended to think of myself as a realist when it comes to International Relations theory, my recent studies into the context of Noah and the Noahide Laws/Covenant of the post-flood world had led me to ponder … Continue reading →

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On The Difficulties Of Getting AI To See Itself As Non-Evolutionary

Posted on February 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

One of the more frustrating experiencing with using AI is the lazy and inaccurate tendency for AI to see processes as evolutionary when they are anything but. Getting the AI to recognize this, as shown in the discourse below, can … Continue reading →

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