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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

Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Folk Theology
Prolegomena
Rants
Theology
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Christians Can be So Bizarre or “He Hates the Buildings!”

I sit here with a bit of a conflicted soul. On the one hand, I got the new issue of Christianity Today and found that it is devoted to the importance of doctrine in spiritual...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Culture
Evangelicalism
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Eight Things I Hate About Christianity

Most certainly, there are many more things I love about Christianity than what I hate. However, I thought I would spend a bit of time here and open up the conversation in a...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
Spiritual Gifts
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Charismata and the Authority of Personal Experience

Have you noticed the rise in psychic “hotlines” and TV shows nowadays? Five years ago, it would have been difficult to find even a psychic commercial on TV. Now,...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Personal (Michael Patton)
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God Has Gone AWOL in My Life or “When Life is No Longer a Cakewalk”

It is one of those nights where someone should take the computer away from me, shut the internet down, and relieve me of all rights to this blog. Maybe there will be a...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Education
Teaching
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Why Traditional Onsite Seminary is Still (by Far) the Best Option

It is obvious that so many places are relying on distance education—virtual distance education. After all, it is more convenient for all parties in many ways. People who...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Ministry
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Called into Ministry? Five Questions to Ask Yourself

Considering full-time ministry? Considering seminary? I don’t know of any question that I am asked more often than this: “I think I am being called into ministry but how do I...
by C Michael Patton
Called Into Ministry? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Theology Unplugged
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Called into Ministry? Five Questions to Ask Yourself

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by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Lisa Robinson
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What Does it Mean to Be Spiritual?

If you’re like me, you have probably heard spirituality expressed in many different ways, both from Christians and non-Christians alike.  Many non-Christians will make...
by C Michael Patton
Bibliology
In a Nutshell
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Bible Translations in a Nutshell

I often get asked this question: Which Bible translation is the best? This issue creates more polemics than you would believe. People become impassioned for or against certain...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Calvinism
Christian Philosophy
Prolegomena
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The Incoherency of the Christian Faith or Why Calvinism is Confusing, Yet True

I had a gentleman come by the Credo House the other day. I think he just came to argue. He was one of “them.” You know what I am talking about. You would think...
by C Michael Patton
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