Tag Archives: Passover

If I Could Walk On Water

Posted on July 31, 2017 by nathanalbright

In 1988 Eddie Money released the single “Walk On Water.”  It became his last top ten hit to date on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and aside from a blistering guitar solo from a onetime member of his band who … Continue reading →

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Yet They Ate The Passover Contrary To What Was Written

Posted on April 2, 2017 by nathanalbright

[Note:  The following is the prepared text for a sermonette given at the United Church of God in Portland on April 1, 2017.  It was also given at the Hood River congregation on March 18, 2017.] If you all don’t … Continue reading →

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Where Were They Going Without Ever Knowing The Way?

Posted on April 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

At this year’s Passover, I was unfortunately more than a little discomfited by the aftereffects of the fatal lure of a root beer float to go along with dinner at a small drive-in near the location of Passover where I … Continue reading →

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They Could Not Drink The Waters Of Marah, For They Were Bitter

Posted on April 11, 2016 by nathanalbright

One of the passages that I discussed with my Sabbath School yesterday was Exodus 15:22-27, which reads as follows: “So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of Shur. And they went three … Continue reading →

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Triste Est Anima Mea Usque Ad Mortem

Posted on April 3, 2015 by nathanalbright

When I was a teenager, I got the idea in my head to write a play about the Passover, but with a twist. Set in the early 1940’s in the Pasadena area, during World War II, the play envisioned a … Continue reading →

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Because I Like Tormenting Myself

Posted on April 14, 2014 by nathanalbright

So, today was a pretty full day for me, as it was for many of the people I know, a spring to the beginning of the Spring Holy Day season. Since I am a person who likes to comment drily … Continue reading →

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So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance?

Posted on April 12, 2014 by nathanalbright

One of the most poignant parts, at least to me, in the movie “Dumb And Dumber,” is a scene where the character Lloyd (played by Jim Carrey) is asking about his chances with the woman he adores who (unbeknownst to … Continue reading →

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Broken

Posted on April 1, 2014 by nathanalbright

About a year ago, a lonely and heartbroken and deeply pensive poet sat in a booth at a Denny’s restaurant in Canby, Oregon, and took out a notebook, opened it to a blank page, and wrote in small and cramped … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Four Cups

Posted on March 20, 2014 by nathanalbright

Four Cups: God’s Timeless Promises For A Life Of Fulfillment, by Chris Hodges [This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] By chance, when I was reading John Maxwell’s Leadership Gold [1], … Continue reading →

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Seven Days You Must Eat Unleavened Bread

Posted on April 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

In the middle of the law that explains the Days of Unleavened Bread as a Holy Day to God, there is a very clear command about eating unleavened bread in Leviticus 23:6: “And on the fifteenth day of the same … Continue reading →

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