Tag Archives: humor

Can’t Win Alone

Posted on May 23, 2023 by nathanalbright

I would like to take as my text the following message from a Sports Illustrated article: “76ers center Joel Embiid spoke to reporters in the aftermath of the team’s playoff exit on Sunday, and the league’s MVP appeared to have a message for … Continue reading →

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The Mendicant Economy

Posted on May 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the more remarkable aspects of the American entertainment industry was its long ability to depend on advertising for its income. Soap operas, for example, got their name from the sponsorship of these shows aimed at women by companies … Continue reading →

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Road Work

Posted on April 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

For three straight evenings, I have had the chance to observe lanes being closed and traffic being messed up along a road that I regularly drive on near where I live. On the first night, I was returning home from … Continue reading →

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Grasping At Straws

Posted on April 19, 2023 by nathanalbright

This evening I sent a friend of mine a picture of a glass of water and a glass of iced tea on a table, both of them with straws in them. The first response of my friend was a question … 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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A Tale Of Two Trees

Posted on February 25, 2023 by nathanalbright

Those who read this blog may assume that they know which trees I am talking about, but they are mistaken in this case, as there is a story I have in mind that is of a different origin entirely. Recently … Continue reading →

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Noot Noot

Posted on February 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

It began as most things did, with a conversation with a friend where I communicated what my friend and I were doing with animal .gifs, specifically of penguins. Like many people, I have long had a fondness for penguins, those … Continue reading →

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Nil Per Os

Posted on February 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

Yesterday afternoon (as I write this Sabbath morning), I was chatting with a close friend of mine who let me know that her husband had been hospitalized for diverticulosis, and gave me the information about which hospital it was and … Continue reading →

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On Persian Restaurants And The Matthew Principle

Posted on January 16, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Matthew Principle is one of those odd aspects of the Bible that applies to life by which those who have something end up with more of it while those who don’t have a lot end up with even less. … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: December 8, 2022

Posted on December 8, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the things I have noticed recently is that my wordpress blog is giving me odd prompts to write about. Most of the time these do not interest me, but I thought it would be worthwhile to explore the … Continue reading →

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