Jesus Christ
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Is Jesus the Only Way? (video)
Today, I’m bringing you the sixteenth video in my Deep Thoughts About God series, which is the visual accompaniment to my book God’s Grand Game. This video looks at the problem of the exclusive truth claims of the Christian religion. From a Christian perspective, Jesus is the only way to have peace with God —… Continue reading
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A Reflection on Christian Prayer
I spent many years as a practicing Christian, and there are still certain modes of mind that I experience that have been strongly influenced by the Bible and by the behaviour of Christians. For instance, many times every day I feel the urge to pray. Prayer is a curious thing. When we pray, we are… Continue reading
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Who was Saint Augustine?
Every Friday I offer a snapshot of a philosopher from history, reflecting on an idea of significance they contributed to the history of thought. There is necessarily some crossover between philosophy and theology, as is evident in today’s post, where I’ll be profiling Augustine of Hippo, a central figure in the history of the Catholic… Continue reading
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Unconditional Love
In this post I’d like to share a few thoughts about love, and specifically how love operates in the life of a Christian. I will argue that the Christian worldview presents a God who loves conditionally, and that this fails to satisfy our innate longing for unconditional love. Continue reading
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A Radical Philosopher
In today’s Friday Philosophy post we’ll be taking a brief look at the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. We’ll learn about his radical approach to philosophy – an approach which had a marked influence on the Cynics and Stoics who followed him. Continue reading
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The Foolishness of the Gospel
Jesus famously taught that if we seek, we shall find. Those who wish to find favour with God and live a godly life will at some point encounter the teachings of the Bible and be forced to consider the Christian worldview, and whether to embrace or reject the radical gospel of salvation we find in… Continue reading
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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
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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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy whole heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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