Category Archives: Bible

Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

Posted on March 8, 2023 by nathanalbright

Why is it that so many people who are technically in the entertainment industry forget what their job is? We take it for granted that entertainment is supposed to be entertaining, and that the various people who are paid to … Continue reading →

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The Authority Song

Posted on March 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

While I was having dinner tonight, I chatted with the bartender about a variety of matters, but especially about some of the enduring aspects of American culture. From time to time I have discussed my own family history, but despite … Continue reading →

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Taking Pascal’s Wager

Posted on March 2, 2023 by nathanalbright

Many Western thinkers have been awfully hard on Blaise Pascal’s wager, which makes a modest claim that it pays to bet on the accuracy and legitimacy of biblical faith. Let us put ourselves in Blaise Pascal’s position, though. He was … Continue reading →

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Below Are The Words Of Mine, Not God

Posted on February 26, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the unfortunate but inevitable consequences of being a public intellectual, especially in the context of the Church of God, is that one is the occasional recipient of messages from cranks who conflate their own human reasoning with the … Continue reading →

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Walking On The Sea

Posted on February 22, 2023 by nathanalbright

Recently I received a question about the Gospels that has attracted a fair amount of commentary. Two passages in the Bible tell the same story of Jesus Christ walking on water, one of His most notable miracles, and one that … Continue reading →

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The Fool Has Said In His Heart

Posted on February 12, 2023 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Portland congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, February 11, 2023.] There are times where what appears at first to be mere trivia has a deeper … Continue reading →

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Hard To Read Minds

Posted on January 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

Yesterday we had a sermon from one of our local elders that was prompted by a comment made in our speaker’s club about why it is that it does not seem that God is calling large numbers of people in … Continue reading →

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Basics Of Biblical Justice

Posted on January 26, 2023 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a Bible Study given to the Portland, Oregon congregation of the United Church of God on January 25, 2023.] There are few subjects that our contemporary age is as interested in talking about … Continue reading →

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Vessels Of Clay

Posted on January 9, 2023 by nathanalbright

What glory is contained within vessels of clay? In 2 Timothy 2:19-21, Paul makes a curious statement: “Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Anglo-Israel Thesis

Posted on December 31, 2022 by nathanalbright

The Anglo-Israel Thesis: Compelling Evidence That Caucasian Europeans Descended From The Ancient Israelites, by Reed Benson A great many readers will understand what this book is about from their own research and will find it a bit puzzling how the … Continue reading →

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