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Mar 22, 2018

The Cosmic Animator

Wherever there is activity in the universe, there must be a power that is causing that activity. Even scientists, who are very successful in describing how things happen, generally agree they cannot say why things happen. This is because there is an all-powerful cause of everything that happens. This cause is not a scientific law… Continue reading

Book Extracts, God

Books, faith, Free Will, God Beyond Religion, Panentheism, Philosophy, religion, science, Spirituality, steven colborne, Theology, Ultimate Truth
Mar 13, 2018

From My Heart, to God

In all honesty, Lord, my main desire in life is to limit suffering as much as possible. I am most concerned with limiting my personal suffering, but I also care for all other sentient beings and don’t want them to suffer either. You have given me a taste of suffering through mental breakdown, torture, depression,… Continue reading

Christianity, God, Prayers

faith, Free Will, heaven, hell, peace, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, suffering, Theology, truth
Jan 24, 2018

Is Jesus the Only Way?

Salvation is a matter we all must consider at some stage in our spiritual lives, and in this post I’d like to briefly present an alternative to the common Christian view that Jesus is the only way to have peace with God. During times when I have been immersed in Christian life and enthusiastically proclaiming… Continue reading

Christianity

An Almighty Predicament, faith, Free Will, God, Interfaith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Jan 20, 2018

What Prayer Reveals About God

Implicit within prayer is the acknowledgment that God is in control of our lives. If it were not the case that God is in control, it wouldn’t make sense to pray to Him. In this article I will give a few examples of how Christians trust in God’s omnipotence and omnipresence when they pray. I… Continue reading

Christianity, God

faith, Free Will, God’s attributes, omnipotence, omnipresence, Panentheism, Philosophy, prayer, religion, Spirituality, theism, Theology
Jan 18, 2018

Pascal’s Wager Discussed

Christianity might seem strange to some, particularly to those who haven’t had a revelation of the reality of God. But when we come to understand the Christian worldview, and how it relates to every human being, we are all forced to consider seriously the idea of salvation and whether ignoring what the Bible says about… Continue reading

Doctrine, God, Life After Death

Blaise Pascal, Christianity, faith, Free Will, heaven and hell, judgment, Pascal’s Wager, Philosophy, religion, Theology, truth
Dec 12, 2017

Two Vital Questions

I have read the whole Bible and attended various Catholic and Protestant churches, and after much study and exploration I believe I have a pretty good idea of the central doctrines and tenets of the Christian faith. Those who have read my essay entitled An Almighty Predicament will know that there are some aspects of… Continue reading

Christianity, God, Scripture

authority, Bible, catholicism, church, faith, Free Will, hermeneutics, interpretation, Jesus Christ, religion, Theology

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