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Be Thankful
Good morning, dear friends, In my Bible reading today I read about Saul being made king after the people of Israel rejected God because they wanted to be a kingdom like the nations around them. Their behaviour demonstrated envy, which we know to be sinful. Coincidentally, in my reading from Psalms today the importance of… Continue reading
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Fighting in the Abrahamic religions
I thought I would offer a few thoughts in consideration of the present war in the Middle East. From a Christian perspective, violence of any kind is always wrong. It’s okay to be angry, and fight peacefully for justice, but it’s never right to harm another human being in any way. Jesus exemplified a non-violent… Continue reading
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The Ten Commandments
According to the Bible, the Ten Commandments (or ‘Decalogue’) were given to Moses at Mount Sinai after he led the Jewish people out of their captivity in Egypt. In preparation for receiving the commandments, Moses fasted (no food or water) for 40 days and 40 nights. The commandments were inscribed by God on two stone… Continue reading
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Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor living in the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy whole heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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