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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
Christian Life
Marriage and Family
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Is the Threat of Divorce Ever Justified?

Where do I begin with this? Not sure. I don’t want to be misunderstood in what I am trying to say—Or better, I don’t think that I am trying to say anything, just ask some...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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William P. Young’s book, The Shack

I’m busy these days trying to crank out more than a thousand words a day on a church history text contracted by Zondervan, and I don’t have a lot of spare time. I...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christology
Rob Bowman
Theology
Theology Proper
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In What Sense Are Jesus and the Father One? Part II: One in Power?

In Part I of this series, I summarized three theologically distinct interpretations of John 10:30: that Jesus and the Father are one in person (the usual Oneness Pentecostal...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
Evangelism
Text Criticism
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Some Thoughts on the Great Commission – Part 2: The Historical Setting

Last week we looked at the Greek construction of the Great Commission (Matt 28.19-20) and concluded that the typical English translation, Go and make disciples,was pretty...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
Text Criticism
Theological News
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Scholars Find Treasure Trove of Early New Testament Manuscripts

That’s the title of a press release that is going out this week. I’ll have to wait until the news of the location, as well as the number and significance of the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Old Testament
Paul Copan
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The Ancient Near East Was No Picnic: Contrasting the Mosaic Law to Ancient Moral Codes

In my last blog, I discussed the fact that the Mosaic Law should not be understood as a lofty moral ideal for all cultures and all times. Rather, as Jesus points out in...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Funny
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The Military Prepares for Hilary as President

I will probably get in trouble for these, but they are too funny! The third is my favorite. For those of you who think I am emerging, I ask you this: Would an emerger post...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Funny
Top Ten
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Top Ten Lesser Known Arguments for the Existence of God

For those familiar with Christian apologetics you will know of the long standing arguments that are often employed to argue for the existence of God. The Kalaam Cosmological...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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The Essential Christian Library

We have been working hard on the Reclaiming the Mind Bookstore and have produced new categories that I think will be helpful. Among the categories, we have “The Essential...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Education
Current Issues in Theology
Evangelicalism
Theology
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On Educating New Christians

The following paper is an address given to the Evangelical Theological Society in 2003. Clinton Arnold is the author. I contacted Dr. Arnold a year ago and he was gracious...
by C Michael Patton
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