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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
Oct 20, 2019

Interview | David Robertson

Greetings all! Once in a while I’m going to be interviewing people who have inspired me, either in the blogosphere or in the world at large. This is not something I’ve done before, but I’m delighted to kick things off with one of my favourite bloggers, David Robertson, who always writes fascinating posts on his… Continue reading

Interviews, Spirituality

Alan Watts, Buddhism, China, Christianity, faith, Karen Armstrong, mysticism, perennialism, Philosophy, religion, Taoism, truth
Sep 6, 2019

The Pull Towards Jesus

Hi everyone. There’s so much I could share with you today, but I am going to make this post brief because I want to have some quality prayer, worship, and Bible reading time this evening. On Wednesday, with the help of the pastor from a church I used to go to and one of his… Continue reading

Christianity, Scripture

accommodation, Bible, church, faith, God, Jesus, moving home, Philosophy, prayer, Psalm 6, religion, Theology
Aug 26, 2019

Everything is Meaningless

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” 3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. 6 The wind blows to the south… Continue reading

Reflections, Scripture

Bible, Christianity, Ecclesiastes, faith, God, Philosophy, religion, Theology, truth, wisdom
Jul 25, 2019

What is Causing Our Thoughts? (video)

Hello and welcome to the latest instalment in my Deep Thoughts About God series. Today, we’ll be covering the very important (and often overlooked or misunderstood) topic of thought. What is thought? What causes thoughts to arise in our minds? How do our mental experiences relate to God? Answering these questions is the focus of… Continue reading

Reflections

faith, Free Will, God, Mental Health, neuroscience, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, the human mind, Theology, thought, video, video series

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