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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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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
139Comments

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
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Resurrection of Christ
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Some Alternative Explanations for the Resurrection of Christ

I have argued in the past that the possibility of an argument does not necessitate probability. The idea is that just because someone offers an alternative explanation for...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Theology
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On What Date Was Christ Born?

“The traditional date for the birth of Christ from as early as Hippolytus (ca. A.D. 165-235) has been December 25th. In the Eastern Church January 6th was the date for...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
Evangelicalism
583Comments

Frustrations from the Front: The Myth of Theological Liberalism

Last week nearly 10,000 people invaded the French Quarter of New Orleans for a three-day conference. It wasn’t a convention of Mardi Gras mask-makers, a congregation of...
by C Michael Patton
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