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Apr 28, 2020

Duality in Language

Hello everyone. Today, I hope you’ll join me in looking a little deeper at the way we use language, and how our conversation might change to better reflect God’s involvement in our lives. In this article, we’ll take a look at the linguistic implications of the two previous posts in my Praise and Prose series,… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

causality, Christianity, dimensions of reality, duality, etymology, faith, God, language, linguistic philosophy, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 24, 2020

Primary and Secondary Causes

Welcome to another post in my Praise and Prose series. The series looks at our use of language, especially in matters of faith and spirituality, and how that language might change in order to better reflect reality. Today I would like to begin a discussion around the causes of human activity. The implications of this… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

causation, duality, faith, Free Will, God, language, linguistic philosophy, Philosophy, religion, science, sovereignty, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 22, 2020

Beard Trimming and God

Yesterday, I was trimming my beard using a small pair of metal nail scissors, and I very nearly cut my ear. It’s always a little treacherous trimming around the ear area because the way the mirror reflects light means I sometimes think left is right and right is left. Dear reader, I know you understand!… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

beard trimming, Christianity, divine sovereignty, faith, Free Will, God, God’s Grand Game, omnipresence, Philosophy, religion, salvation, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 20, 2020

Praise and Prose: New Series Info

Greetings and blessings. In today’s post, I’m just going to provide a quick update on my new blogging series which, God willing, will start tomorrow. The series will look at the kind of everyday language we use to talk about life and faith, and I will aim to offer insights to help us assess whether… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

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Apr 15, 2020

Suffering, God, and Covid-19

Is God responsible for human suffering? This question has been a major consideration of mine ever since God revealed Himself to me and I became a Christian back in 2008. I have considered Biblical interpretations of suffering, and have also explored a range of non-Christian arguments as to why we suffer, including those from Eastern… Continue reading

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Christianity, Coronavirus, Covid-19, enlightenment, Essay, faith, Free Will, God, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, suffering, torture
Mar 20, 2020

Why Would God Do This?

I’ve been feeling very angry. I just have no idea why God has to make everything so hard and miserable all the time. All the sickness, depression, poverty, hospitals, fear, bad news, etc, etc, etc, every single day for years, decades, centuries. It’s so annoying. Does God really find pleasure in making us all suffer… Continue reading

Suffering

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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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