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Steven Colborne's Philosophical Theology Blog

Apr 8, 2022

What Motivates You to Write?

I was recently pondering the question: Why do I write? I really wanted to understand my motivations and check that they were good. I realised I am motivated by a few different things. Above all, I love helping people to draw closer to God, because being in relationship with God is the greatest blessing there…
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Reflections

blog, blogger, blogging, Books, faith, God, judgement day, Philosophy, psychology, religion, Spirituality, Theology, writing
Apr 4, 2022

Truth and Certainty

We experience a sense of certainty in relation to different ideas at different times in our lives. Often, those things that we believe to be true when we are younger cease to make sense as we grow older and life experiences expose us to different ideas and belief systems. The experience of feeling certainty about…
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Philosophy

Christianity, divine sovereignty, epistemology, faith, Free Will, God, Islam, metaphysics, modes of mind, psychology, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 3, 2022

‘Heaven and Hell’ by Bart Ehrman (book review)

Bart Ehrman is known mainly for his work as a New Testament textual critic. His career has involved exploring the origins of the New Testament and trying to decipher how reliable the Christian Scriptures are in their presentation of who Jesus is and what Jesus did and said. In Heaven and Hell, Ehrman attempts to…
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Book Reviews

afterlife, Bart Ehrman, Books, Christianity, faith, heaven and hell, New Testament, Philosophy, religion, review, Spirituality, textual criticism, Theology
Mar 31, 2022

Writing, though lost for words

Hi, friends! It’s been quite a few days since I last posted and I felt it would be good to share what’s been happening and what’s on my mind. In all honesty, I’m not sure what to write and I had to push myself to ‘put pen to paper’, so apologies if this article isn’t…
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Reflections

blog, blogger, Christianity, depression, End Times, faith, Islam, Mental Health, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology, writing
Mar 5, 2022

In Times of Conflict, Focus on God

God’s judgement is coming, so do not ask to bring it on sooner. (Surah 16:1) People of true faith are set apart by God. We are supposed to act in a way that is different to those who are hungry for worldly riches and power. Where there is conflict, we look to God, not to…
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Scripture

Bible, Christianity, conflict, faith, Islam, politics, prayer, Quran, Russia, Spirituality, Theology, Ukraine, war
Mar 4, 2022

Surrendering to the Will of God

I remember having an interesting conversation about philosophy with a close friend many years ago. We were talking about suffering and had slightly different perspectives on the issue of surrendering. When my friend was telling me about his spiritual path, he said that he has gotten to the point — after facing many trials —…
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God

Abrahamic religions, Christianity, Eastern, faith, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, suffering, surrendering, Theology

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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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