Scripture
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This is All I Long For
Greetings, friends. I’m writing this post to share some scriptures and a song through which God has been ministering to me recently, with the hope of encouraging someone who’s reading. As you will see, the scriptures that I’m sharing actually include an admonishment to use these words to encourage brothers and sisters in Christ, and… Continue reading
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Encouragement
Dear friends, I’m writing this as a kind of spiritual life update. I hope it is helpful or at least interesting for someone reading. I will just share honestly what’s going on (I have come to believe good writing is simply honest writing, rather than necessarily skilled writing, but that’s a subject for another day… Continue reading
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The Severity of God
Is it wise to reject the Christian worldview on the grounds that one doesn’t believe God would be as severe and punishing as the Bible portrays? Or should one accept that God causes terrible suffering and embrace the Christian worldview, even though it could make it difficult to love God genuinely knowing how severe He… Continue reading
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Double Predestination
In the early hours of this morning, I picked up a Bible for the first time in a while and read through the book of Revelation. I suspected before I began reading that I would be drawn back into the Christian worldview, as the words of the Bible always communicate in a powerful way. I… Continue reading
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Why Christians are Happy to Choose Unsound Theology
Having been a Christian myself for many years, I fully respect the power of Christianity to transform minds and lives and I know that the majority of Christians are positively motivated; seeking Truth, seeking peace, and seeking God’s love. But part of the role God has given me in life is bringing to light some… Continue reading
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Describing God
I’ve been thinking a lot about ways of describing God recently. I think it’s a really useful spiritual exercise to try to put our understanding of the being of God into words, and that is exactly what I will try to do in this article, before inviting your suggestions as to the same. There’s a… Continue reading
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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
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