Tag Archives: responsibility

Waiting For The End

Posted on June 7, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note: While I was waiting for the internet to come back on this evening, I decided to write this entry and then upload it as a blog entry as soon as the internet came on. I had to wait for … Continue reading →

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Personal Profile: Obed-Edom

Posted on June 5, 2012 by nathanalbright

Obed-Edom is one of those biblical figures who is moderately well-known for his connection with King David, but whose ancestry as a member of the Sons of Korah has been largely neglected among those who study the Bible and seek … Continue reading →

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Rapture Prep?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by nathanalbright

Yesterday afternoon I received a letter in the mail from someone who I have not seen for many years, but who is related to people I know better and have seen more recently. This letter contained a single solitary cd … Continue reading →

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The Problem Of Contentment

Posted on May 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

Why is contentment a problem? As with most aspects of godly character, contentment is a middle path between two unacceptable extremes, complacency and covetousness. In our world contentment is rare–we are rarely satisfied with our relationships, with our possessions, with … Continue reading →

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Life’s What You Make It

Posted on May 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

The deepest truths, when said without love and compassion, become the most irritating cliches. In a song full of deep meaning and deep irony, the band Talk Talk managed to make a sympathetic and evocative song out of what is … Continue reading →

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An Idolatrous State Of Mind

Posted on April 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

I have written elsewhere [1] about the way in which human leaders love to develop cults of personality around themselves and bask in the idolatrious regard of others, whether they be kings or dictators or religious leaders. I do not … Continue reading →

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A Vicious Circle

Posted on April 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

It would appear as if there is no avoidance of vicious circles and feedback loops when one is dealing with the problem of scriptural authority. As someone who spends considerable time wrestling with questions of authority in one fashion or … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Man’s Search For Meaning

Posted on April 18, 2012 by nathanalbright

Man’s Search For Meaning: An Introduction To Logotherapy, by Viktor E. Frankl This is the second time I have read this book (it happens to also be a part of my mother’s library, where I read it first). In reading … Continue reading →

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On Causality And Responsibility

Posted on March 26, 2012 by nathanalbright

As human beings we like to justify ourselves by avoiding responsibility for unpleasant matters. Being a human being I certainly share in that tendency, perhaps even more so than others because my greater ability to reason often means more ferocious … Continue reading →

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Not Worthy: An Examination Of The Relationship Between Love, Grace, and Works

Posted on February 1, 2012 by nathanalbright

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I do not have the time to make this a short post, so I will make this a long one. Since coming to Thailand I have seen a personally new angle on an old problem that … Continue reading →

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