Monthly Archives: November 2025

Two Measures of Gratitude — The Pharisee’s Pride and the Giver’s Cup

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

[Note:  The following is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Tampa, Florida congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, November 29, 2025.] Introduction: The Measure of the Heart As we have just celebrated Thanksgiving, it … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Drivers of Zephyrhills’ Growth and Its Expansion Prospects

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Executive Summary Zephyrhills, in eastern Pasco County, has shifted from a small, largely seasonal retirement town into one of the faster-growing small cities in Florida. Between roughly 2000 and 2023, its population grew from about 11,000 to more than … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Meaning of “Willing to Yield” in Biblical and Extra-Biblical Literature: A Biblicist and Literary-Grammatical Analysis

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The expression “willing to yield” (Greek: eupeithēs) appears centrally in James 3:17 as one of the qualities of the “wisdom from above.” Although often translated as “submissive,” “open to reason,” or “compliant,” the word does not imply gullibility, … Continue reading →

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Policy Brief: Preventing Accidental Degrees in a New University: Ensuring Credential Integrity, Transparency, and Student Intent

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Purpose This policy brief provides strategic guidance for a newly established university on how to prevent accidental degree completion—the unintended awarding of certificates or degrees without a student’s explicit awareness or intent. Such occurrences, although sometimes viewed favorably by students, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Prevalence and Causes of Accidental Degrees and Unintentional Credential Completion

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary “Accidental degrees”—cases where students discover they have earned a degree or certificate without consciously intending or tracking completion—are uncommon but not rare, representing a small yet consistent statistical “noise band” produced by the intersection of modular curricula, transfer-driven … Continue reading →

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Fruit That Cannot Hide: A Sermonette on the Inevitable, External, and Public Nature of Biblical Fruit

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Tampa, Florida congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, November 29, 2025.] Introduction Fruit is one of Scripture’s most powerful pictures of the life of a … Continue reading →

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Hur in the Exodus Narrative: A Biblicist White Paper on His Role, Identity, and Notable Absence After the Golden Calf

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Hur appears only a handful of times in the biblical text, yet he is placed beside Moses and Aaron at key moments in Israel’s early wilderness history. He functions as a stabilizing elder, a supporter of Moses’ God-ordained … Continue reading →

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A Biblicist White Paper on Mary, Joseph, Their Children, and Their Social Status

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper (1) compiles all direct biblical information about Mary and Joseph, (2) evaluates the textual evidence for Jesus’ siblings, (3) reconstructs the probable social status and household composition of the family in first-century Galilee, and (4) … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Improving General Aviation Training to Reduce Unstable Approaches in High-Performance Aircraft

Posted on November 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Unstable approaches in high-performance general aviation (GA) aircraft—fast pistons, high-performance singles, turboprops, and light business jets—remain a major precursor to stalls, runway excursions, and other serious incidents. Data from airlines and business aviation show that approach and landing … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Prospects of Independence, International Recognition, and State Viability for Badakhshan

Posted on November 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Badakhshan—specifically the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) of Tajikistan—is a culturally distinct, geographically remote, and politically sensitive region with intermittent tensions between local populations and the Tajik central government. This white paper evaluates the likelihood that Badakhshan could break … Continue reading →

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