Philosophy

Aug 7, 2022

What has Social Media Become? 💀

Ah, the early days of Facebook! We could connect with our friends in unprecedented ways. It was exciting and a truly wonderful innovation. Ah, the early days of Twitter! In only 140 characters we could share our nuggets of wisdom with the world, connecting with people from all around the globe around our areas of… Continue reading

Reflections

Books, business, faith, marketing, Philosophy, religion, social media, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 30, 2022

Celebrating Various Anniversaries (and life update)

I saw a notification in my WordPress comments feed recently congratulating me on it being my twelfth anniversary since I started this blog. I also turned 40 years old in mid-July. So, a couple of milestones reached! I thought I’d give a personal update to mark these occasions. Continue reading

Personal

Books, faith, life update, Mental Health, Philosophy, psychology, religion, Spirituality, Theology, turning 40
Jul 24, 2022

Relationships in our Broken World

The psychologist Alfred Adler spoke about how all healthy relationships are horizontal relationships rather than vertical relationships. Horizontal relationships are equal, but in vertical relationships one person has power over the other. I have been considering this view in respect of my own singleness and my hesitation about entering into a relationship with a woman.… Continue reading

Reflections

Alfred Adler, conflict, Counselling, faith, marriage, Philosophy, psychology, relationships, sex, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 18, 2022

Praise and Worship

The Lord is Great and worthy to be praised! He is abounding in forgiveness and mercy. God created jinn and mankind only to worship Him! I long to worship God in a way that pleases Him, To thank Him for His mercy and His generous promises. The Lord is One! He says only ‘Be’ and… Continue reading

Poetry

Christianity, faith, God, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy, prayer, Psalms, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 2, 2022

A Prayerful Lament

Despair and depression every day,Longing for breakthrough,I trust in the mercy of GodWho controls all things. Is God good?He surely is, though I live in a fogThat confuses my mind. Medication helpsFriends are a blessingScripture encourages. Surely, the Lord has not forsaken me,He knows my heart.I have sinned — we all have sinnedBut God is… Continue reading

Reflections

depression, faith, God, Mental Health, Philosophy, poem, Poetry, Prayers, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Jun 20, 2022

You’re Never Prepared

All of us have had the experience of feeling anxious before a meeting. Our minds are flooded with thoughts concerning how things will go and what we will say. The funny thing is, meetings almost inevitably unfold in a completely different way to how we anticipated. Continue reading

Reflections

anxiety, Christianity, faith, God, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy, psychology, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology

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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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Philosophy

Celebrating Various Anniversaries (and life update)

Relationships in our Broken World

Praise and Worship

A Prayerful Lament

You’re Never Prepared

About Me

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