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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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. . . and other stupid statements
Eschatology
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"In Heaven, We Will Be Bowing Down Before the Throne of God 24/7" . . . And Other Stupid Statements

My tenth installment into the “. . . And Other Stupid Statements” Series. Premise: We often make heaven such an esoteric place that no one really wants to go...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Christian Philosophy
Naturalism/Atheism
Paul Copan
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God is Great, God is Good: Why Believing in God Is Reasonable and Responsible

I’m excited about a new book that was delivered to my door two days ago, God Is Great, God Is Good, co-edited by William Lane Craig and Chad Meister (InterVarsity Press).  Of...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Evangelicalism
Ministry
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I Get it . . . I Was Wrong . . . I Recant

This was going to be just a comment on the last post. But seeing as how the last post is getting so much traffic, I decided that I should turn it into a short post all its...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Evangelicalism
Theology
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"I am not Wimpy" or What is the Difference Between an Evangelical and A Fundamentalist

Defining terms. You know what they say: whenever you are losing an argument, just stop and require your opponent to define their terms ad infinitum. That way the argument gets...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
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The Christian Message in 9 Words

aGood (a-“not” “good”). The Christian message is not about being “good.” It is not about what you can present on your resume before God. It...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Roman Catholicism
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Dear Pope, What is Up with Genesis?

In honor of Reformation Day, I am once again submitting my Papal complaint. The primary reason that Catholics believe God provided the Roman Catholic Church as an infallible...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Theology
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Manipulating the Evidence for the Greater Good?

I am going to post a video here. However, as interesting as the topic of the video may be, it is not the subject of this post. In fact, you really don’t have to watch...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Rants
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Jesus with His Lights Turned off on Halloween

Will is dressing up as a ghost for Halloween. I was shocked. He has his Indiana Jones costume that he wears everywhere. I thought at least he would choose the Storm Trooper...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Theology
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A Personal Message from Michael Patton

Friends of the Ministry, I have been teaching theology for over a decade now. I have been focused on The Theology Program and Reclaiming the Mind Ministries for the last eight...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Christian Philosophy
Creation/Evolution
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Inferring Design from Anti-Design Scientists

In a recent debate on the topic of design, I expressed amazement at all the huffing and puffing by anti-design proponents. Though they assert that a design hypothesis is...
by C Michael Patton
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