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Oct 21, 2020

A Reflection on John 3:16

Greetings, friends. Quite often, when I’m reading Scripture, I have a ‘wow’ moment when a passage speaks to me in a way it didn’t previously. Today I’d like to share a new understanding I came to of perhaps the most quoted verse in the Christian Bible, John 3:16. The ESV translation says this: For God… Continue reading

Theology

Bible, Christianity, English Standard Version, exegesis, faith, Greek, hermeneutics, Jesus Christ, John 3:16, Philosophy, Scripture, Spirituality, translation
Oct 20, 2020

An Alphabet of God’s Attributes

I’m not sure why, but today I felt like simply publishing an alphabet of words which point to some of God’s attributes. Maybe this is an exercise a parent or teacher could do with a child. Coincidentally, today I have been studying Psalm 37, which is an acrostic poem in the original Hebrew, meaning each… Continue reading

God

children, Christianity, divine attributes, faith, games, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, teaching, Theology, word game
Oct 16, 2020

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

Christianity

1 Thessalonians, Allie Paige, eschatology, faith, In Your Midst, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, Scripture, second coming, Spirituality, Theology
Oct 5, 2020

Knowing What to Pray

Hello, friends. Have you ever had anxiety around your prayer life, wondering whether you are praying in a way that is ‘correct’ or ‘effective’? In this article, I would like to share how I recently overcame a kind of blockage in my prayer life which was making me feel very frustrated. In recent years, I… Continue reading

Christianity

faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, prayer, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Sep 16, 2020

Eternal Conscious Torment?

Greetings, friends. This article is an update on my theological explorations, and my attempt to fully understand whether I can reconcile my belief in God’s sovereign control over the unfolding of all events with the Christian gospel. When Christians discuss the doctrine of hell, they usually take one of three positions: traditionalism, conditionalism, or universalism.… Continue reading

Theology

afterlife, annihilationism, Christianity, death, Doctrine, faith, Free Will, Life After Death, Philosophy, Predestination, Spirituality, Universalism, views of hell
Sep 8, 2020

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

Christianity

annihilationism, Bible, death, God, hell, Jesus Christ, Mental Health, Philosophy, Predestination, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology

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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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