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No One is Wiser than Anyone Else
When you are immersed in conversation with another human being, the way the discourse unfolds is dependent on the will of God. God is the animator of all activity in creation, including all human activity. The way our conversations unfold is inevitably surprising — we may enter a conversation such as a business meeting with… Continue reading
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There is Only One God
In the course of my faith journey, I often find myself asking people if they believe in God. The answers people give can be quite telling. I’ve heard many people respond, “I believe in something“, which to me suggests an openness to the existence of God without an inclination to use the word ‘God’ or… Continue reading
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‘The Abrahamic Faiths’ by Jerald Dirks (book review)
Jerald F. Dirks is an American scholar whose spiritual journey took him from being an evangelical Christian to an ‘atypical Christian’ and finally to being a convert from Christianity to Islam. Dirks was educated at Harvard Divinity School and his family came from a Methodist church background. At the beginning of his career, Dirks was… Continue reading
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The Scholarly Trick of the Authoritative Plural
There’s a trick that some people who perceive themselves to be learned use in order to try to gain your respect and trust. But it’s a sham. In this article, I’ll be exposing this treachery and you’ll subsequently never be sucked in by it ever again. If you listen to a significant number of scientists… Continue reading
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Sacred Scripture: The Contextual and the Timeless
My reflections in this article come from having studied the Bible and the Qur’an. At the present time I regard myself as an ‘Abrahamic monotheist’ because I am trying to understand how the sacred Scriptures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam fit together and whether they can be reconciled. A related issue that I’ve been considering… Continue reading
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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
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