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
Swindoll on Self-Control
Chuck talks about self-control at the Dallas Seminary chapel. I found this helpful considering my series on Christian attitudes. Listen to the end. This has a particular...
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The Greer-Heard Forum: A Few Observations
It’s been a couple of weeks since you all heard from me, largely because I was preparing for the Greer-Heard Point-Counterpoint Forum, which took place the first weekend...
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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...
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Friday Night Lights: Day One of the 2008 Greer-Heard Forum
The Greer-Heard Forum is an outstanding stage for dialogue between evangelical and non-evangelical scholars with opposing views on controversial subjects. It got off to an...
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A Primer on the Christian Understanding of Capital Punishment
Life is a precious gift of God. Christians see life as something that must be preserved, enjoyed, and celebrated. Yet Christians—evangelical Christians—are often...
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In What Sense Are Jesus and the Father One? Part III: One in Purpose? C: John 17:21-23
Previous Post Anti-Trinitarians commonly cross-reference John 10:30 and John 17:20-23 to try to prove that Jesus and the Father are only "one in purpose",...
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The Premature Funeral of the “L” Word
I have been in some recent conversations with people and have come to find out something very interesting. We cannot use the “L” word any more....
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Phil Johnson on Contextualization
Phil Johnson of TeamPyro started a series on contextualization of the Gospel and Act 17 (Part 1, Part 2). He is combating what he believes to be a compromise of the Gospel...
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Help! My Pastor Says Theology Makes People Feel Dumb
Hey folks, I received this interesting correspondence from a P&P reader. I have been meaning to reply to him, but I thought that I would let you all give it...
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