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Jul 26, 2020

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

God

article, blog, Christianity, divine nature, faith, law of attraction, mysticism, ontology, Philosophy, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 17, 2020

I Don’t Even Exist

Those who are familiar with my philosophical outlook will know that I describe human beings as puppets under the control of an omnipresent God. It’s important to mention that I use the word puppets rather than the word robots to describe human beings, and there’s a significant difference between the two. Robots are pre-programmed and… Continue reading

Philosophy

Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, metaphysics, ontology, Plato, puppets, sovereignty, Spirituality, the soul, Theology
Jul 9, 2020

When a person says, ‘I’m bored’, what do they really mean?

For many years now I have felt an aversion to ever describing myself as ‘bored’. For the purpose of helping myself to understand why this is, I decided to write this blog post looking in depth at what the phenomenon of boredom is. Continue reading

Reflections

boredom, civilisation, Counselling, faith, freedom, lockdown, Mental Health, Philosophy, relationships, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Jun 18, 2020

Imagining Pluralistic Religion

Imagine how your spiritual life would look if you loved every person (both friend and stranger) unconditionally, rather than with the condition that they must alter their beliefs to accord with your own worldview if they are to meet with acceptance within your community. Imagine a spiritual life where your religious activities are not motivated… Continue reading

Interfaith

Christianity, church, faith, Hinduism, Interfaith, Islam, Judaism, Philosophy, religion, religious pluralism, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology
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 23, 2020

Ownership and the Fear-Based State

Today’s post is another instalment in my Praise and Prose series, which looks at how the language we use — particularly in matters of faith and spirituality — might evolve in order to better reflect reality. A person may spend 40 years working hard to pay off a mortgage, so they can ‘own’ their home.… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

anarchy, animal kingdom, blog, capitalism, democracy, education, emotions, faith, love, Philosophy, property, 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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