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Apr 15, 2022

Was Jesus Really Crucified?

It’s Friday morning, just after 11am as I type. I’m sat outside a cafe in South London, composing this on my phone. It’s a really warm and sunny day, thanks be to God. Today is celebrated as Good Friday in Christianity. It is the day that is supposed to recall the crucifixion of Jesus. However,… Continue reading

Christianity, Islam

crucifixion, faith, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Philosophy, Qur'an, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 10, 2022

Praise Be to God Alone

The Lord reigns! He is perfect in all of His ways. When we face great trials, the Lord is faithful to those who are mindful of Him, who pray to Him and do good deeds. Thanks be to God! The Lord provides abundantly for whoever He will. It may feel like your enemies surround you,… Continue reading

Poetry

Christianity, faith, forgiveness, God, Islam, Judaism, judgement day, Philosophy, Psalms, religion, repentance, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 8, 2022

What Motivates You to Write?

I was recently pondering the question: Why do I write? I really wanted to understand my motivations and check that they were good. I realised I am motivated by a few different things. Above all, I love helping people to draw closer to God, because being in relationship with God is the greatest blessing there… Continue reading

Reflections

blog, blogger, blogging, Books, faith, God, judgement day, Philosophy, psychology, religion, Spirituality, Theology, writing
Apr 4, 2022

Truth and Certainty

We experience a sense of certainty in relation to different ideas at different times in our lives. Often, those things that we believe to be true when we are younger cease to make sense as we grow older and life experiences expose us to different ideas and belief systems. The experience of feeling certainty about… Continue reading

Philosophy

Christianity, divine sovereignty, epistemology, faith, Free Will, God, Islam, metaphysics, modes of mind, psychology, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Apr 3, 2022

‘Heaven and Hell’ by Bart Ehrman (book review)

Bart Ehrman is known mainly for his work as a New Testament textual critic. His career has involved exploring the origins of the New Testament and trying to decipher how reliable the Christian Scriptures are in their presentation of who Jesus is and what Jesus did and said. In Heaven and Hell, Ehrman attempts to… Continue reading

Book Reviews

afterlife, Bart Ehrman, Books, Christianity, faith, heaven and hell, New Testament, Philosophy, religion, review, Spirituality, textual criticism, Theology
Mar 31, 2022

Writing, though lost for words

Hi, friends! It’s been quite a few days since I last posted and I felt it would be good to share what’s been happening and what’s on my mind. In all honesty, I’m not sure what to write and I had to push myself to ‘put pen to paper’, so apologies if this article isn’t… Continue reading

Reflections

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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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