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May 29, 2020

An Examination of the Practice of Boasting

“How I sold 20,000 copies of my book in a month!” Have you ever seen a YouTube video or blog post titled in a way similar to the sentence quoted above? Such statements reflect a distorted view of reality, which I would like to discuss in this blog post. Continue reading

Praise and Prose

book promotion, business, entrepreneurship, faith, Free Will, God, marketing, Philosophy, prayer, religion, Spirituality, success, Theology
May 27, 2020

God and Judgement

Welcome to the latest post in my Praise and Prose series, which explores the way in which we use language – particularly in matters of faith and spirituality – and how our language might evolve to better reflect reality. One should never argue against a perceived wrong with language like “God will judge them”. A… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

Bible, Christianity, crime, faith, Free Will, God, judgement, justice, Philosophy, punishment, religion, sovereignty, Theology
May 20, 2020

Stream of Consciousness

The words of Jesus are absolutely compelling. But the fact that we do not have free will is absolutely compelling. God tells me one thing, which is very compelling. The Bible tells me something different, which is very compelling. I have ambitions, through which I aim to alleviate suffering. Sometimes this seems noble. But then… Continue reading

Christianity

Doctrine, faith, Free Will, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, reflections, religion, Spirituality, struggle, Theology, thoughts
May 19, 2020

I would appreciate it if…

We shouldn’t say “I would appreciate it if you’d do the washing up”, because that is making a factual statement about the future, when in reality the future is uncertain, and you will only appreciate it if God brings to your body and mind feelings of appreciation in the future, which you can by no… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

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May 16, 2020

Hearing from God

What do you do if God tells you something that is in direct contradiction with something that’s taught in the Bible? The Christian might say, “God will never tell you anything that contradicts Biblical theology.” To take this position is to elevate the Bible above the free will of God. Is it not true that… Continue reading

God, Scripture

Bible, Christianity, faith, Free Will, hearing from God, Philosophy, religion, satan, sovereignty, Spirituality, Theology, truth
May 13, 2020

A Guide for Agnostics

In this article, I would like to offer a six point thought process that it is logical to go through when trying to discern whether or not embracing Christianity is a wise idea. I hope the guide will help someone who is currently agnostic but is exploring (or considering exploring) the Christian faith. 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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