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Jan 27, 2021

Deep Thoughts About God (video series)

Back in March 2019, I released a book entitled God’s Grand Game: Divine Sovereignty and the Cosmic Playground, which contains a comprehensive exposition of my philosophical perspective. The book explores the divine sovereignty versus human free will predicament with reference to the doctrines of Christianity and other religions (as well as the scientific worldview) and… Continue reading

Miscellaneous

Christianity, divine sovereignty, faith, Free Will, Philosophy, religion, science, Spirituality, steven colborne, Theology, video series, Videos
Jan 15, 2021

Re-imagining Everyday Language in Light of God’s Sovereignty

Last year, I began a blog series called Praise and Prose in which my aim was to do exactly what the title of this blog post expresses. It was an interesting exercise, and definitely worthwhile. I actually planned to publish more posts as part of that series than I did, potentially turning the series into… Continue reading

Reflections

divine sovereignty, etymology, faith, Free Will, God, hermeneutics, language, liguistic philosophy, Philosophy, Praise and Prose, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Jan 9, 2021

Keeping Hope Alive

I can’t bring myself to check the news websites. I stopped doing that months ago. I rely on the chatter in local shops, the occasional conversation with a friend, or a blog post or tweet that I catch sight of, to inform me about the latest stories that are being put out in relation to… Continue reading

Personal

2021, encouragement, faith, God, inspiration, lockdown, motivational, Philosophy, positivity, quotes, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Nov 23, 2020

A Short Q and A with Lara Oztekin

Hello friends! I was browsing on Etsy last week because I wanted to find a print to brighten up the desk area in my bedroom. I hadn’t been browsing for long and I spotted some really beautiful artwork depicting plants. I was drawn to the incredible attention to detail. I decided to order a print… Continue reading

Interviews

artists, artwork, Christmas cards, Christmas gift ideas, Esty, fine art, handmade, illustration, kindness, Lara Oztekin, painting, plants
Nov 1, 2020

Reblog: The True Source of Greatness

It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” —Matthew 4:4 ESV * The Word is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold on me. —Martin Luther * Believe me, sir, never a night… Continue reading

Reblogs

Bible, faith, Famous quotes, God, greatness, Philosophy, quotations, quotes, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, The Word, Theology
Jul 9, 2020

When a person says, ‘I’m bored’, what do they really mean?

For many years now I have felt an aversion to ever describing myself as ‘bored’. For the purpose of helping myself to understand why this is, I decided to write this blog post looking in depth at what the phenomenon of boredom is. Continue reading

Reflections

boredom, civilisation, Counselling, faith, freedom, lockdown, Mental Health, Philosophy, relationships, religion, Spirituality, Theology

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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