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May 26, 2019

God’s Sovereignty and the Bible

I’ve been spending some time thinking about how free will relates to the Bible, and in this post I’d like to present an argument claiming that it’s not possible to describe the Bible as the Word of God and at the same time maintain that we have free will — an idea at the heart… Continue reading

Philosophy, Theology

Christian doctrine, Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, Panentheism, pantheism, religion, Scripture, the Bible
May 18, 2019

Do I Have the Spirit of God?

Good day, friends! In this post I’d like to tell you about a recent Twitter engagement I had that is philosophically very interesting. It’s on the subject of whether it’s possible for true Christians to renounce their faith, and the related issue of whether the spirit of God resides in all people or only born… Continue reading

Philosophy, Theology

apostasy, Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, God’s Grand Game, holy spirit, omnipresence, religion, Spirit of God, Spirituality, twitter
May 16, 2019

The Cosmic Animator (video)

Hi everyone! Today I’m delighted to bring you the second instalment in my Deep Thoughts About God video series. If you missed episode one, you can read last week’s post and watch the first video — entitled ‘How Do I Know God Exists?’ — by clicking here. This week’s video is relatively short and snappy,… Continue reading

Reflections

divine ontology, divinity, faith, Free Will, God, Panentheism, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology, truth
Apr 26, 2019

Spinoza’s View of God

Benedict de Spinoza was a 17th century Jewish-Dutch philosopher, probably most famous for his pantheistic leanings. Pantheism is the view that reality and God are one and the same. In the past I have read plenty of secondary material about Spinoza, and have for a long time been wanting to read his most famous publication,… Continue reading

Philosophy

Baruch Spinoza, Benedict de Spinoza, ethics, faith, Free Will, God, Panentheism, pantheism, religion, Spinoza, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 3, 2019

Blog Tour (Day 7): Pilgrimage to Somewhere

Hi, friends! Welcome to the seventh instalment in the God’s Grand Game blog tour. Today’s contribution is a concise but fantastically well written review by a relatively new blogger named Logan Noland, who writes on his website Pilgrimage to Somewhere. I really appreciate Logan’s kind, thoughtful, and open-minded review. I also love the way he… Continue reading

God’s Grand Game, Theology

blog tour, book review, Christianity, faith, Free Will, God’s attributes, Logan Noland, Philosophy, Pilgrimage to Somewhere, religion, Spirituality
Mar 29, 2019

Blog Tour (Day 4): Retrospective Lily

Hi folks! I’ve been very excited about today’s post. We’re now on Day 4 of the blog tour and all the articles this week have been super. If you’ve missed any of the posts thus far, you can catch up here. Today’s instalment — an interview I did for the fabulous Retrospective Lily — provided… Continue reading

God’s Grand Game, Theology

Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, interview, new books, Philosophy, religion, Retrospective Lily, Spirituality

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