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 of Theology: Update
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Misled By Experience
This concerns an event that happened in 2003 with my sister Angie. When my sister Angie was sick with depression, the entire family was perpetually in fear of what she might...
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Odds and Ends
Its my son Zach’s 2 year birthday today. Going to Chuck-e-Cheese. Word about Facebook: the “friend” thing is really odd. I have added a lot of friends that I...
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Does God Exist Debate?
Christopher Hitchens and Frank Turek debate the question, “Does God Exist?” Turek vs. Hitchens Debate: Does God Exist? from Andrew Ketchum on Vimeo.
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What if God Read Your Posts? A Reminder About Christian Conduct on the Internet
I believe that we are to defend the faith. I believe that we are to contend for the faith. One of my great loves in theology is the discipline of apologetics. But sometimes...
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The Number of Textual Variants: An Evangelical Miscalculation
By Dan Wallace In the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, by Norm Geisler (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998; p. 532), there is a comment about the number of textual variants...
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“Belief is No Good Without Practice” . . . and Other Stupid Statements (Part I'm Done)
Belief is no good without practice is a stupid statement. Yes, I have read James (once or twice). My argument has been pretty simple so far. God is glorified when he is known...
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My Evangelical Bailout Package
“We are on the verge—within 10 years—of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity. This breakdown will follow the deterioration of the mainline Protestant...
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Is the Mormon Faith a True Representation of Christianity?
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod “The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, together with the vast majority of Christian denominations in the United States, does not...
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