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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

Anatomy of Belief
Christian Education
Christian Life
Doubt
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Is Our Gospel Sinking or Saving? A Parable of the Anatomy of Faith

The Parable Four people are drowning and are given a life-preserver. The first one looks at it and says, “I don’t believe it’s a life-preserver, and I don’t believe it can...
by C Michael Patton
Christian Philosophy
Epistemology
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Is Belief in God a Properly Basic Belief?

Have you ever wondered whether belief in God could be considered a “Properly Basic Belief”? If you’re not familiar with the term, don’t worry;...
by C Michael Patton
Christian Life
Ministry
Moral Issues
Personal (Michael Patton)
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On Losing Followers Due to My Last Blog

My last blog caused me to lose some Patron supporters. This was due to the disappointment that I was not everything they thought I was. I don’t want to kid with you:...
by C Michael Patton
Anxious
Personal (Michael Patton)
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Physically Overweight and Spiritually Underweight: Chronicles of My Shame

I sit here writing this, finding it hard to type as my hands are shaking. I don’t know why. It’s not as if the essence of what I’m about to convey is a...
by C Michael Patton
Anthropology
Culture
Gender issues
Moral Issues
Politics
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We Have Met the Enemy: Not to Say We Told You So, But . . .

Here are the grammatical corrections: Much of the maligned predictions of those who see a theological difference between men and women are coming home to roost. When we fail...
by C Michael Patton
Depression
Suicide
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Selflessness and Sorrow: The Unknown Life of Joseph Scriven

In the vast canvas of historical figures, some remain hidden in the background, their tales whispered among only a few. Joseph Scriven is one such name. His life was a complex...
by C Michael Patton
Anthropology
Calvinism
Primers
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This Calvinist’s Primary Paradox: The Problem of Freedom, Responsibility, and Determinism

I’ve been pondering a complex issue today without much clarity. Free will always has given me trouble. It is not as though it is just the view I take on free will give...
by C Michael Patton
Creation/Evolution
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It’s About Time: A Quick and Dirty Harmonization of a Six-Day Creation with Our Current Scientific Model

Here’s my attempt to harmonize the concept of six literal days of creation with a 15-billion-year-old universe using the theory of time relativity and dilation and...
by C Michael Patton
Apologetics
Atheism
Christian Philosophy
Naturalism/Atheism
Prolegomena
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“So You’re Saying There’s a Chance?…That There’s NOT a God? The Problem Using Statistics to Prove God’s Existence

Introduction The realm of statistics has often been used to argue for the existence of God or some higher power. From the probability of Jesus fulfilling biblical prophecies...
by C Michael Patton
Culture
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No Kidding! The Conservative coup d’état of Comedy

Comedy is a necessary tool God gave us to challenge societal norms, poke fun at the status quo, and provide a mirror for society to reflect upon its own idiosyncrasies....
by C Michael Patton
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