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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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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
Credo House Ministries
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
Credo House Ministries
Faith
Personal (Michael Patton)
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“Will God Protect My Kids?” – What Am I Supposed to Say

One of my best friends that I grew up with asked me a very hard question about God. I want to share this with you. Let me back up first so you can see the context from...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Church History
Eastern Orthodox
Emerging Church
Evangelicalism
Orthodoxy
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An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 2: Six Views of Orthodoxy

Christians have different presuppositions that they bring to their theology. This does not make it right or wrong, but we must understand that the unexamined presupposition is...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christology
New Testament
Rob Bowman
Trinity
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In What Sense Are Jesus and the Father One? Part III: One in Purpose? B: The Father Is Greater than All

I have argued in previous installments of this series that in John 10:28-30 Jesus claims to be “one†with the Father in the exercise of the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Eastern Orthodox
Evangelicalism
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Why Eastern Orthodoxy? Part 2: History

Scholars define the Great Tradition as the theological consensus of the majority of believers during the first five hundred or thousand years of Christian history (the dates...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
New Testament
Text Criticism
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New Testament Manuscripts Discovered in Albania

For a long time, Albania has closed its doors to western scholars. Last summer, a four-person team from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts went to Tirana to...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Emerging Church
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First Ever Emerging Study Bible? The Poverty and Justice Bible

There is a new Bible being released by Bible Society out of UK that is focused on “the most important issues of the day.” It is called The Poverty and Justice...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Anthropology
Social Issues
Theology
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Emergers on Abortion: Where Do You Stand?

Francis Beckwith was asked a question concerning the emerging church and abortion. It occurred here at about 73 minutes into the broadcast (listen to it)....
by C Michael Patton
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