Tag Archives: Sabbath

An Intimate Festival

Posted on October 13, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Day of Atonement is often viewed as the least pleasant of the festivals of God.  It is the only day in the year where believers are commanded to fast, although many will fast at other times for various reasons … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Of The Blowing Of Trumpets

Posted on October 2, 2016 by nathanalbright

Last night, before I went to an exhausted sleep, I was told by a friend of mine in the congregation that she would be unable to teach in Sabbath School this afternoon and so I would need to teach the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Absolute Love

Posted on September 10, 2016 by nathanalbright

Absolute Love, by R.I. Willroth [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press in exchange for an honest review.] Like many self-published books [1], this book exists in the shadow of far greater books.  It is clear … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Acceptable Worship

Posted on September 9, 2016 by nathanalbright

Acceptable Worship:  What Kind of Worship Does God Accept?, by Dr. C.H. Snyder [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/WestBow Press in exchange for an honest review.] There are many signposts that this short book exhibits that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Paganism Surviving In Christianity

Posted on August 30, 2016 by nathanalbright

Paganism Surviving In Christianity, by Abram Herbert Lewis As someone who reads often about the relationship between Christianity and heathen mystery religions [1], when I saw this book available online to read it was pretty obvious that I would read … Continue reading →

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Deuteronomy 23:15-16: The Biblical Fugitive Slave Clause

Posted on July 30, 2016 by nathanalbright

In the first three-fifths of the nineteenth century, there was a lot of debate that the Fugitive Slave Clause of the United States Constitution was contrary to the Bible.  And those who contented that it was were correct, for although … Continue reading →

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In Need Of Better Marketing

Posted on July 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

Earlier this week, I finally got permission to take a paid day off on Friday, and I traveled with a couple of my frequent travel companions [1] over the past day and the evening before that along an epic journey … Continue reading →

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Where Prayer Was Customarily Made

Posted on July 24, 2016 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text of a sermonette that was given at the UCG congregation in La Centre, Oregon on July 23, 2016.] Imagine a Sabbath not unlike this one in a city near the contemporary border of Greece … Continue reading →

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A People Without Vision

Posted on July 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

Most of us are somewhat familiar with Proverbs 29:18.  Depending on which Bible translation you use, this verse will read several different ways.  The King James Version reads:  “Where there is no vision, the people perish:  but he that keepeth … Continue reading →

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The Kidnapping Of Edgardo Mortara

Posted on June 23, 2016 by nathanalbright

By Moritz Daniel Oppenheim – http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/156423/sothebys-edgardo-mortara, Photo by Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30245689 One of the fastest and surest ways for a nation to lose legitimacy in the eyes of others is by condoning the … Continue reading →

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