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White Paper: The Theology of Preserving Languages: Biblical Foundations for Celebrating Linguistic Diversity

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblical theology of language preservation and the reasons why Scripture portrays linguistic diversity as a divine gift rather than an obstacle. Far from being a mere tool of communication, language is bound up with … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Intrinsic Worth in a Post-Scarcity Creation Economy

Posted on August 31, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction Throughout human history, scarcity has been the backdrop against which value is defined. Currency, trade, labor, and the pursuit of wealth arise because human beings cannot simply create what they desire ex nihilo. Yet the biblical image in Ezekiel … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Two Sticks, One Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Examination of Israel and Judah Under the Same Divine Standard

Posted on August 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Throughout the biblical narrative, Israel and Judah—once united under a single monarchy—are portrayed as distinct entities, yet bound together under one covenant with God. Ezekiel’s vision of the two sticks (Ezek 37:15–28) symbolizes their eventual reunification, but the prophetic … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Faithless Israel, Treacherous Judah, and the Covenant Call: A Biblical-Theological Analysis of Jeremiah 3 in Light of the Law of God, the Sabbath Covenant, and Apostasy Imagery

Posted on August 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Jeremiah 3 stands as a pivotal prophetic indictment, contrasting the responses of the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah) to covenant obligations under God’s law. This paper explores the chapter in its historical and theological context, considering … Continue reading →

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The Word “Befall” in Genesis 49: Hebrew Semantics and Prophetic Context

Posted on June 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

A Comprehensive Analysis of קָרָא (qara) in Jacob’s Final Blessing Abstract The English word “befall” in Genesis 49:1, where Jacob calls his sons to reveal “what shall befall you in the last days,” carries significant interpretive weight in understanding the … Continue reading →

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Anointed And Judged

Posted on January 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

The Bible presents a complex picture of how individuals and nations can be both chosen by God for a specific purpose and held accountable for their actions in fulfilling that purpose. This tension is evident in the examples of Jehu, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Revolutionary Wealth

Posted on August 4, 2024 by nathanalbright

Revolutionary Wealth: How It Will Be Created And How It Will Change Our Lives, by Alvin And Heidi Toffler Among the most idiotic people in existence are those who pretend to know the future and be able to predict it … Continue reading →

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Yet He Shall Not See It

Posted on June 2, 2024 by nathanalbright

[Note: The following is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Portland, Oregon congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, June 1, 2024.] Good afternoon brethren. We tend to think that our own times are unique … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Scatter, Adapt, And Remember

Posted on April 13, 2024 by nathanalbright

Scatter, Adapt, And Remember: how Humans Will Survive A Mass Extinction, by Annalee Newitz Most of my way through this book, I was (wrongly) convinced that this book would be better than the usual fare of pessimistic, apocalyptic rants about … Continue reading →

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I Will Go To Him

Posted on March 3, 2024 by nathanalbright

[Note: These are the prepared notes for a sermonette given to the Portland, Oregon congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, March 2, 2024.] According to Ward Lamon (as recorded by History.com), on the morning April 4, 1865, Abraham … Continue reading →

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