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Jan 16, 2020

God’s Grand Game (video)

From a certain perspective, the universe can be seen as a cosmic playground in which all events unfold by the will and creative power of God. This creative work of God, who I believe is animating all events in the eternal present moment, might be fittingly described as God’s Grand Game. In this video, the… Continue reading

Reflections

blog, Books, divinie sovereignty, faith, Free Will, God, omnipresence, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology, truth, video
Jan 9, 2020

Hearing Voices or Hearing God? (video)

Greetings, all! I hope you’re settling into 2020 well. I have resumed filming my ‘Deep Thoughts About God’ YouTube series, in which I take chapters from my book God’s Grand Game and rework them into video form. In this week’s video, which is the fourteenth in the series, I explore the different ways in which people hear… Continue reading

Reflections

Christianity, Deep Thoughts About God, faith, Free Will, God, hearing voices, Mental Health, neuroscience, Philosophy, religion, science, Spirituality, Theology
Dec 23, 2019

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

Christianity

faith, Free Will, God, Jesus Christ, Panentheism, Philosophy, prayer, reflections, religion, The Lord’s Prayer, Theology, truth
Nov 30, 2019

Mental Illness and the Chemical Imbalance Myth

I believe that what are currently diagnosed as mental illnesses should be seen as expressions of character or personality rather than brain disorders. The way in which we behave could only be described as a brain disorder if the reality is that chemicals in our brains control our personalities. But I’m quite sure this isn’t… Continue reading

Mental Health

Big Pharma, faith, General Election 2019, God’s Grand Game, healthcare, Labour Party, mental illness, national health service, NHS, Philosophy, Spirituality, Theology, UK politics
Nov 20, 2019

Humane Prisons

Hi friends. I’ve spent quite a lot of time on YouTube over the last few days, as I signed up for a free trial of YouTube Premium. This means no ads and a considerably better viewing experience. While using YouTube without ads has been wonderful, I’ve still found myself skipping around content quite a lot… Continue reading

Morality and Ethics

compassionate justice, crime, fear, freedom, humane prisons, imprisonment, incarceration, justice, Philosophy, prison, rehabilitation, suffering, the prison system
Nov 4, 2019

Why Are You Cruel, Lord?

I feel incredibly frustrated and rather angry. All I want is to feel peace and joy. I know, Lord God, that You could grant this for me easily. I have suffered too much, Lord, and I don’t want to harm or enslave or punish anyone, all I want is peace. I’m so tired of struggling,… Continue reading

God, Suffering

Anger, anxiety, blog, depression, despair, faith, fear, frustration, Philosophy, punishment, religion, 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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