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C Michael Patton

C Michael Patton

C. Michael Patton is the primary contributor to the Parchment and Pen/Credo Blog. He has been in ministry for nearly twenty years as a pastor, author, speaker, and blogger. Find him on Patreon 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. Join his Patreon and support his ministry

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Christian Life
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Are You a Misfit in the Church?

Do you feel out of place as a Christian? I suspect you sometimes do. I think everyone, at some time in their lives, feels like a misfit within the Church. I do. Often. Believe...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Stairway to Heaven

Meteora is one of the most stunningly beautiful and other-worldly places on earth. Over a millennium ago, monks traveled throughout Greece in search of a place where they...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Christian Life
Christian Philosophy
Doubt
Suicide
Theology
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Why is God So Silent?

If I were in charge of the universe, I would most certainly do things differently. Hey, this is a given. God already said that his ways are not my ways. I also know that his...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Personal (Michael Patton)
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Things I Used to Believe, but Now I’m Not So Sure

You are either 100% correct in doctrine or you are not correct at all I believed this for a long time. A pastor I loved and admired once told me this. But if this is the case,...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Christianity By the Numbers

While no numbers such as these can be perfect, these are some charts that I keep up with using multiple sources, including the CIA, Religious Tolerance.com, patheos.com, and...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Ecclesiology (Church)
Evangelicalism
Rants
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In Defense of Hymns (Performed in a Classic Way)

I went to a church the other day and it was not much different than a rock concert. Might I say, it was a very well done rock concert. Electric guitars, drums in their own...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Seven Reasons Why Christians Doubt

I want to briefly give you some of the more “mundane” causes of why we, as Christians, might experience doubt, whether it be doubt in the existence of God, doubt...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Book that Changed My Life

Over at Patheos, a website I often contribute to, they have a post which many people tell about the books that most influenced them. You can see it here. Scroll over to page...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Doubt
Prolegomena
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“Someone Knows Something I Don’t”

Dealing with Doubt – Part 7: Uncertainty. Please note, this is both an extension on my doubt series but also the promised follow up to the “What if I Missed...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Bibliology
Lisa Robinson
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Critical of Criticism?: A Plea to the Theologically Conservative

First off, I write this as one who is theologically conservative with respect to the divine inspiration and authority of scripture.  I believe that scripture was originated by...
by C Michael Patton
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