Philosophy
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Duality in Language
Hello everyone. Today, I hope you’ll join me in looking a little deeper at the way we use language, and how our conversation might change to better reflect God’s involvement in our lives. In this article, we’ll take a look at the linguistic implications of the two previous posts in my Praise and Prose series,… Continue reading
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Dimensions of Reality
Good morning everyone, I hope you had a good weekend. Today’s post is another in my Praise and Prose series, which looks at the way we use language to talk about matters of faith and spirituality, and how this language could change in order to better reflect reality. In my last post in this series,… Continue reading
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Primary and Secondary Causes
Welcome to another post in my Praise and Prose series. The series looks at our use of language, especially in matters of faith and spirituality, and how that language might change in order to better reflect reality. Today I would like to begin a discussion around the causes of human activity. The implications of this… Continue reading
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Why Does God Punish Dreadfully, When Jesus Teaches Forgiveness?
I re-read the book of Revelation today. It seems to me that the teachings of Jesus — who emphasised love of neighbour, love of God, and forgiveness of our enemies — are at odds with the way God’s character is depicted in the Bible. The Book of Revelation is absolutely terrifying in respect of some… Continue reading
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Beard Trimming and God
Yesterday, I was trimming my beard using a small pair of metal nail scissors, and I very nearly cut my ear. It’s always a little treacherous trimming around the ear area because the way the mirror reflects light means I sometimes think left is right and right is left. Dear reader, I know you understand!… Continue reading
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The Language of Silence
I believe that in our interactions with others, we often don’t value the power, and necessity, of silence. In my youth, and even in young adulthood, I was terrified of silence. Refusing to allow silence in my interactions with others meant that I would never have to face the contents of that silence — feelings… Continue reading
About STEVEN
Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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