religion
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The Crucifixion of Jesus in Christianity and Islam
I have encountered the view that Pauline Christianity (that is, the theology drawn from the writings that are attributed to the apostle Paul in the New Testament) are a distortion of the true message that Jesus came with. It has been argued by some that all of the prophets sent by God taught a similar… Continue reading
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Don’t Just Write into the Void: Read Other Blogs!
Even though I’ve been blogging for over a decade, I don’t consider myself an ‘expert’ (because I’m not sure there is such a thing). However, I have learned a lot, and I do get frustrated because 90% of bloggers simply write articles, with no thought of promoting their work. They get next to zero readers.… Continue reading
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Discovering the Qur’an
Muslims believe the Qur’an is a perfect revelation from God, and the Qur’an describes itself as an unassailable Scripture which falsehood cannot touch from any angle (Surah 41:41-42). Since I read the Qur’an, and was powerfully moved by what I read, I have tried to encourage my Christian friends to read it. I have had… Continue reading
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A Precious and Beautiful Truth
Those who labour to do the will of God are often spiritually insecure. This is because we have great fear of God and recognise that He has all power and the freedom to do whatever He wishes. We are genuinely afraid of falling short and angering God or failing to understand Him correctly and failing… Continue reading
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Joshua Becker is best known for being a …
Joshua Becker is best known for being a minimalist YouTuber and that’s how I discovered him. Admittedly, the first time I encountered his channel I thought it was a bit strange and eccentric that all his videos are just ‘talking head’ videos, which I prematurely judged to be rather bland! I’m ashamed to say this,… Continue reading
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I came across a wonderfully well-written, honest, and …
I came across a wonderfully well-written, honest, and thought-provoking post today on a blog named ‘120 Words of Torah’. I will quote the article — 120 words in length — in full (emphasis in the original): It’s easy to preach causality: take enough precautions, you’ll stay healthy. Keep divine commandments and you’ll be rewarded, or… 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.
