religion
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“God Willing”
Despite the fact that making plans can be comforting and provide a sense of stability and assurance, the Lord is continuing to challenge me to live ‘in the now’ and not make plans at all. This is a very counter-cultural way of living as we are taught in school to plan everything and as adults… Continue reading
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Reflections: How to get your free copy
Would you be interested in reading my latest book ‘Reflections: Enlightening Insights Into the Divine Mystery’? The book contains twelve contemplations on the nature, activity and purposes of God from a panentheistic perspective. Panentheism is the idea that creation is contained ‘within God’, a perspective that if true has important implications for the way we… Continue reading
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Don’t Give Up
It’s a cloudy day in London with occasional patches of blue sky and sunshine. I have been longing for sunshine recently as it makes such a difference to the mood of the day. Weekends are harder than week days as those people who I am connected with working in supporting roles can’t be contacted over… Continue reading
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Complicated
My housing situation. My financial circumstances. My family life. My church life. My identity. The mental health system. Theology. Technology. It’s all so complicated. All I can do is shed tears of despair and be thankful for those tears. Because God is merciful and moments of relief are a precious blessing. Continue reading
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New Year, but it’s not a happy one
I’m claiming Universal Credit due to a mental health condition and an injury I sustained during a suicide attempt in 2023. The government have stopped my benefits because I can’t log into my Universal Credit account because you need a phone number to log in and I have a new number. I have called Universal… Continue reading
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Some Thoughts
When out in public, you can do a great service to others, and demonstrate love, by switching off all technology and walking in silence. Very few words need be spoken by those who are grounded in love. It’s okay to feel depressed; these times are depressing. Relationships are more harmonious in the absence of technology.… 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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