religion
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God as a Parent
In my ongoing research for my work-in-progress book about human and divine justice, I’m reading a book titled Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire by an author named Julie Ferwerda. The book presents arguments in favour of Christian universalism — that is, the belief that all people who have ever lived will… Continue reading
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Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911) was an American writer …
Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911) was an American writer who I had never heard of before today. Perhaps Americans study his work in school, I don’t know. I came across his wonderful poem ‘The Calf Path’ today as it is included in the opening of a book I’m reading titled ‘Raising Hell’, which is part of… Continue reading
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20 Things I’m Thankful For Today
We learn in the sacred Scriptures that it’s important to give thanks to God, even when we’re going through challenging times. When we focus on having an attitude of gratitude, we remember how there are very many ways in which God blesses us each day that we perhaps take for granted. Things I’m thankful for… Continue reading
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When you are immersed in conversation with another …
When you are immersed in conversation with another human being, the way the discourse unfolds is dependent on the will of God. God is the animator of all activity in creation, including all human activity. The way our conversations unfold is inevitably surprising — we may enter a conversation such as a business meeting with… Continue reading
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While with some of my blog posts I …
While with some of my blog posts I aim to share insights, others are written with the hope of gaining insights from my followers. Today’s post is of the latter variety. In my Bible reading today a passage from 1 John came up: He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned… 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.
