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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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Leadership
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Acknowledging Jesus as a Failed Leader

Leadership is a hot topic today. Colleges and universities and seminaries and churches and Christian organizations of all varieties are developing leadership programs. I cite...
by C Michael Patton
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Christian Life
Grace
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My Grace Awakening: Thank You Chuck Swindoll

As many of you already know, I love Chuck Swindoll. Thoughts of him always reignite a passion for the Gospel. His example and leadership have stablized me many times as I...
by C Michael Patton
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Soteriology
Theology
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The Future of Justification: A Review (Part 2)

According to N.T. Wright, justification is a subset of election, which, in turn, is an issue of ecclesiology. Justification therefore is intrinsically tied to being a part of...
by C Michael Patton
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Eastern Orthodox
Evangelicalism
Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
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An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 4: Are Catholics Orthodox?

Is the Roman Catholic Church unorthodox?   From the perspective of a Protestant understanding of “orthodoxy,” relations to other traditions can vary....
by C Michael Patton
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Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
Text Criticism
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News Release: Update on the New Testament Manuscript Find

Here is an ALR New Release about the CSNTM find: DALLAS, March 25, 2008 – Normally, two or three New Testament manuscripts handwritten in the original Greek are...
by C Michael Patton
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Current Issues in Theology
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Is the Hyper-Preterist Gospel a Different Gospel? Part 2: My View

In my last post on hyper-Preterism, I pondered whether hyper-Preterism is a false Gospel. This post is simply meant to be an interlude as to where I presently stand. As I may...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Soteriology
Theology
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The Future of Justification: A Review (Part 1)

John Piper has proven once again that underneath his passionate commitment to exposition and inspiration, his thinking, judgment, and exegetical rigor is not...
by C Michael Patton
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Current Issues in Theology
Eschatology
Theology
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Is the Hyper-Preterist Gospel a Different Gospel?

In a recent episode of Theology Unplugged (solo version), I made a comment that I was challenged to reconsider through an email correspondence. My statement had to do...
by C Michael Patton
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Apologetics
Christian Philosophy
Epistemology
Naturalism/Atheism
Paul Copan
Prolegomena
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The Moral Indignation of Richard Dawkins

In his book The God Delusion, the new atheist Richard Dawkins asserts that Yahweh is truly a moral monster: “What makes my jaw drop is that people today should base...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Evangelicalism
Orthodoxy
Soteriology
Theology
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An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 3: The Maturing of Orthodoxy

My view of what I call “progressive orthodoxy” allows for maturation and development in our understanding of orthodoxy. Here is the definition I gave in the last...
by C Michael Patton
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