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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
Sin
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Christians Who Struggle with Serious Sins

I am so often torn by my own sinfulness to the point of despair. I wonder, “How can a Christian such as myself be so sinful?” This is because I know myself. If you...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Theology
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The Biggest Problems with Some of My Theological Positions

I like to be personally preemptive in my own theology, making myself aware of the weaknesses of particular positions I hold. Some of the weaknesses are significant and some...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Philosophy
Creation/Evolution
Current Issues in Theology
Epistemology
Postmodernism
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The History of Science is the History of Bad Ideas

“The history of Science is the history of bad ideas.” This is a quote that I heard recently. I think that it is a rather tongue-in-cheek way of expressing our...
by C Michael Patton
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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