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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
Lisa Robinson
Theology Proper
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Theology is More Than Head Knowledge

I was at a meeting the other day where a committee from the board asked some students to come in and share their experiences and provide input.  One theme that came up, was...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Rob Bowman
The Great Trinity Debate
Trinity
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The Great Trinity Debate, Part 4: Rob Bowman on the Holy Spirit

Due to space limitations, I will focus in this round on defending the Trinitarian position that the Holy Spirit is a divine person and refuting the claim that the Holy Spirit...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Depression
Personal (Michael Patton)
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After Depression: An Update on My Broke Mind

My life is now divided into two categories: AD (After Depression) and BC (Before the Crash). Don’t get me wrong, I am not recovered. So “AD” does not mean...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christology
Rob Bowman
The Great Trinity Debate
Trinity
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The Great Trinity Debate, Part 3: Rob Bowman on Jesus Christ, continued

I turn now to some major Christological passages in the epistles. Regrettably, I wrote a full treatment of Colossians 1:12-20 but have had to cut it for sake of space. Romans...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Evangelicalism
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Evangelicalism in a Nutshell

Evangelicalism suffers from its strengths. And that is a weakness that I have to be willing to live with. (Warning: Emergers—those of you who dispise labels: hold your...
by C Michael Patton
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Christian Education
Lisa Robinson
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The Greatest Theological Lesson in Seminary

This post is dedicated to my fellow classmates at Dallas Theological Seminary and all other seminary students Seminary is hard work.  The curriculum is intense, the work load...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Christian Philosophy
New Testament
Paul Copan
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Did Paul Make a Fundamental Mistake in Athens? – Paul the Philosopher (Part I)

When I was in college, I remember reading F.F. Bruce’s superb work, Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free.  I recall, however, Bruce’s suggestion that Paul’s preaching at Athens...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Financial Needs

Reclaiming the Mind Ministries, like so many other good ministries, is in significant financial need. If you believe in or have benefited from what we are doing, please...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Education
Hermeneutics
In a Nutshell
New Testament
Old Testament
Primers
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Bible Interpretation In a Nutshell

The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christology
Rob Bowman
The Great Trinity Debate
Trinity
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The Great Trinity Debate, Part 2: Rob Bowman on Jesus Christ

Even with two of the six weeks of this debate devoted to discussing the person of Jesus Christ, we have an embarrassing wealth of riches from Scripture on the subject and...
by C Michael Patton
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