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C Michael Patton

C Michael Patton

C. Michael Patton is the primary contributor to the Parchment and Pen/Credo House Blog. He has been in ministry for nearly twenty years as a pastor, author, speaker, and blogger. Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary (2001), president of Credo House Ministries and Credo Courses, author of Now that I'm a Christian (Crossway, 2014) Increase My Faith (Credo House, 2011), and The Theology Program (Reclaiming the Mind Ministries, 2001-2006), host of Theology Unplugged, and primary blogger here at Parchment and Pen. But, most importantly, husband to a beautiful wife and father to four awesome children. Michael is available for speaking engagements. Find him everywhere: Find him everywhere

Calvinism
Church History
2023-05-184Comments

15 Things About John Calvin You May Not Know

John Calvin Had a Photographic Memory: It was said that he could recite long passages of Scripture and recall complex theological arguments with ease. His close friend and...
by C Michael Patton
Eschatology
Folk Theology
2023-05-122Comments

The Myth of “Abraham’s Bosom”

I remember when I was young, I was taught that there was a place called “Abraham’s Bosom.” The way it was explained to me made perfect sense at the time. You go to heaven if...
by C Michael Patton
Christian Philosophy
2023-05-125Comments

A Mind-Blowing Christian Worldview

by C Michael Patton
Eschatology
Rants
2023-05-0843Comments

Quit Using the Word “Heaven”!

One of my pet peeves is the word “heaven.” I know it shouldn’t be. It is used in one form or another 457 times in the Bible (depending on your version). It...
by C Michael Patton
Church History
Reformation
2023-04-271Comments

15 Things You May Not Know About Zwingli

I am probably a Zwinglian in more ways in my theology than either Luther or Calvin. he is more influential to mainline Protestantism than most people realize. He was was a...
by C Michael Patton
Christian Philosophy
Epistemology
2023-04-261Comments

Is Occam’s Razor Really the Best?

The principle of parsimony, or “Occam’s Razor,” is a principle of deduction developed by the Franciscan Father of Nominalism, William of Ockham. There is much to commend about...
by C Michael Patton
Anthropology
Illustrations and Poetry
Sin
Soteriology
2023-04-173Comments

How Can God Use Sin Yet Not Be Guilty of Sin Himself?

Why does God use sin to bring about his will? 1 Kings 22:20 And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and...
by C Michael Patton
Theology Unplugged
2023-04-150Comments

Theology Unplugged-Arguing with AI

by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Personal (Michael Patton)
2023-04-130Comments

Please Pray for My Wife Kristie

Kristie is okay. She is not hurt physically. But you may have seen over the years that her mother has been to the hospital many, many times. She hasn’t been healthy for...
by C Michael Patton
Easter
2023-04-094Comments

Roll Call From the Grave

by C Michael Patton
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