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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

Credo House Ministries
Emerging Church
Evangelicalism
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Converting from Evangelicalism

“Converstionism.” This is one of the few marks of Evangelicalism spoken of by Evangelical historian Mark Noll. Evangelicals believe that people must experience a sincere...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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About The Theology Program’s Online Courses

The Theology Program (TTP) Online Courses at Reclaiming the Mind Ministries seek to provide quality affordable in-depth theological education for all people. We have...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Christian Life
Prolegomena
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What Part of Gentleness and Respect don’t You We Understand?

In the last blog in this series, I talked about how to engage in theological conversation or controversy, especially on the internet. In this blog post I want to take this one...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Prolegomena
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Theological Conversation to the Glory Shame of God

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...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Culture
Ecclesiology (Church)
Emerging Church
Evangelicalism
Postmodernism
Prolegomena
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Will the Real Emerger Please Stand Up?

Warning, long post ahead: Download as PDF How does one define the emerging church? This is not an easy question to answer. Are you emerging? Maybe you are and you just...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Why is Batman Making So Much Money?

Last week when the box office reports came back and said that Batman: The Dark Knight not only had the largest grossing opening weekend of all time (just over $158 million)...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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What Happened to this Blog?

As you may know, this blog was severely hacked. We have managed to find most of the posts through Google catch (thanks to our outstanding audience). Anyway, there are still...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Creation/Evolution
Current Issues in Theology
Paul Copan
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The Language of God: Some Reflections on Francis Collins’s Perspectives on God and Science

I recently received an email from someone who asked me what I thought of Francis Collins’s 2006 book, The Language of God. Let me say, first, that I have great...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Nine Odds and Ends

1. I found this study interesting considering much talk about how the present postmodern generation tends to be less committed than previous generations. Members of the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Theology Unplugged
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Theology Unplugged – Problem Passages 4 – The Unforgivable Sin

Join Michael Patton, Rhome Dyck, and Greg Cromartie as they discuss the problem of the unforgivable sin.
by C Michael Patton
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