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Nov 1, 2020

Reblog: The True Source of Greatness

It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” —Matthew 4:4 ESV * The Word is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold on me. —Martin Luther * Believe me, sir, never a night… Continue reading

Reblogs

Bible, faith, Famous quotes, God, greatness, Philosophy, quotations, quotes, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, The Word, Theology
Oct 31, 2020

The Final Judgement

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on… Continue reading

Scripture

Bible, Christianity, faith, God, Jesus Christ, judgement, Matthew 25, Philosophy, religion, salvation, sheep and goats, Spirituality, Theology
Oct 28, 2020

God is Always Everywhere and Sometimes Somewhere

I believe an aspect of God’s nature is that He is everywhere. You can sense this for yourself if you spend a moment examining your consciousness, and asking whether there are any boundaries or edges to it. When I do this myself, I have a sense that reality is boundless, and this means that if… Continue reading

God

Bible, Christianity, faith, God’s attributes, metaphysics, omnipresence, ontology, Philosophy, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, the nature of God, Theology
Oct 26, 2020

How to Begin a Letter

There’s a Christian bookstore a couple of miles away from where I live in South London. The lady who runs the store is a little… eccentric (so I feel right at home when I visit 🙃). When I was a new Christian, I went into the bookstore to enquire about Bible versions and see what… Continue reading

Christianity

Bible, faith, God, Jesus Christ, letter writing, Paul the apostle, Pauline epistles, Philosophy, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology, Titus 1:1-4
Oct 22, 2020

My Favourite Segment of Preaching Ever

Greetings, friends. A few days ago I was honestly thinking of stopping blogging completely, I think out of a kind of resignedness that global events are going to draw people’s attention away from the blogosphere. I have also been contemplating that getting online could become harder as restrictions on citizen freedom around the world increase.… Continue reading

Christianity

best sermon, faith, God, Jesus Christ, megafest 2013, Philosophy, preaching, religion, Spirituality, T D Jakes, Theology
Oct 21, 2020

A Reflection on John 3:16

Greetings, friends. Quite often, when I’m reading Scripture, I have a ‘wow’ moment when a passage speaks to me in a way it didn’t previously. Today I’d like to share a new understanding I came to of perhaps the most quoted verse in the Christian Bible, John 3:16. The ESV translation says this: For God… Continue reading

Theology

Bible, Christianity, English Standard Version, exegesis, faith, Greek, hermeneutics, Jesus Christ, John 3:16, Philosophy, Scripture, Spirituality, translation

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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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