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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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Parchment and Pen #4 in Religious Blogs on Technorati

I don’t know how well respected Technorati still is (it used to be, but they have gone through some creditability issues), but it is nice to see that Parchment and Pen...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Calvinism
Theology Proper
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Calvinism and the Divine Decrees – Correcting a Misunderstanding

Did God create people just to send them to hell? If God elected some people and not others, doesn’t this mean that the others were elected for hell? Doesn’t...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Evangelicalism
Ministry
Prolegomena
Theology
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The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind Sixteen Years Later

I am normally one of those people who attempts to see the good in all things. I continually tell people that they need to calm down. “Get a grip.” I tell...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Lisa Robinson
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Does Social Good Equal Social Gospel?: Rethinking a Need for Tangibility

This post will probably raise more questions than provide answers, but the title is something I have been reflecting on lately.  It seems to me and especially in conservative...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
. . . and other stupid statements
Bibliology
Inerrancy
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"If the Bible is Not Inerrant, then Christianity is False" . . . And Other Stupid Statements

Added to my “. . . And Other Stupid Statements” series. Consider this story (adapted from a true story): Greg Jones was an evangelical Christian, active in his church, a...
by C Michael Patton
. . . and other stupid statements
Marriage and Family
Ministry
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“God Comes Before My Wife” . . . And Other Stupid Statements

Oh Here is a question I recieved from someone as a follow-up to my last blog. Question: I have a deep love for the lady who I’ve been dating and I’m getting set to...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Denominations
Epistemology
Evangelicalism
Orthodoxy
Prolegomena
Roman Catholicism
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Essentials and Non-Essentials: How to Choose Your Battles Carefully

We talk a lot about this: essentials and non-essentials. In fact, at the Credo House of Theology (our headquarters), right when you walk in the front door you will see written...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Primers
Suffering and Pain
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A Brief Primer on the Problem of Evil

The problem of evil is certainly one of the greatest apologetic issue that Christians face today. In a postmodern world, people’s questions, objections, and problems with the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Bibliology
Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
Text Criticism
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Walid Shoebat Youtube Video on the Mark of the Beast

In a video that’s posted on Youtube and is making the rounds in popular Christian circles, an Arab Christian claims that there are three Arabic words in Revelation 13.18, the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Theology
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Quick Question for You

If you were able to go back in a time machine and witness the tomb of Christ only to find that Christ did not raise from the grave, what would that do to your Christian faith?...
by C Michael Patton
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