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Feb 8, 2015

A response to ‘Stephen Fry on God’

You may have seen a recent video clip that went viral in which Stephen Fry makes some very stark criticisms of God. I have embedded the clip below this article in case you haven’t seen it. In the clip Fry is answering the question of what he would say to God if he came face… Continue reading

Reflections, Suffering

Christianity, evil, Free Will, God, omnipresence, Philosophy, Stephen Fry, suffering, theodicy, Theology
Jul 11, 2014

Life After Death

I believe that consciousness is eternal. What I mean by this is that there never was or will be a time when you were/are not alive. Just because we don’t remember being babies doesn’t mean we weren’t once babies, and in the same way, I believe we existed long before birth, but do not have… Continue reading

Life After Death, Reflections

Christianity, Consciousness, dying, faith, God, heaven, hell, reincarnation, religion, resurrection
Dec 29, 2013

May God Grant us Peace!

As I sit alone in my bedroom, I am aware of how quiet this house is at the moment. It’s a five bedroom property, but three tenants have moved out in recent months and have not yet been replaced. It is wonderful to be able to enjoy the peace and quiet of a near-empty house,… Continue reading

Meditation, Reflections

Books, death, faith, God, life, peace, Philosophy, Prayers, religion, Spirituality, suffering
May 17, 2013

Living with the Question

Anyone who has read my blog in any depth will recognise that there are two important components to my beliefs about God and the world. On the one hand, there is my panentheist attitude that sees God in everything as the ‘cosmic animator’ – responsible for everything that happens in existence. On the other hand,… Continue reading

Christianity, Reflections

Bible, Christ, faith, Free Will, God, Jesus, Panentheism, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Feb 5, 2012

Reflections on Friendship

After a very productive ‘deep and meaningful’ conversation with one of my best friends recently, I started to reflect on the nature of friendship, and a few thoughts emerged regarding what constitutes a healthy friendship. These are my reflections. There is a place of true connectedness where both friends can be free to be their… Continue reading

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emotions, friendship, love, spontaneity, unconditional love

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
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