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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

Apologetics
Atheism
Theology
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Do Atheists Have Any Burden of Proof? or Do Atheists Believe in Magic?

One of the most popular arguments that have been made prolific among atheists by the so-called “New Atheists” is that they have no burden of proof because they have no belief...
by C Michael Patton
Charismatic
Prolegomena
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Confessions from a Want-to-Be Charismatic

“Please don’t come to me. Please don’t come to me. Please don’t come to me.” These were my thoughts as “Prophet James” was making his...
by C Michael Patton
Charts
Eschatology
Theology Proper
Wordviews
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A Christian Worldview of Creation

Click Here to Download Large Graph Click to Download Larger Graph Here is my understanding of everything. Questions (Other than, “Why is it so small?”)?
by C Michael Patton
Addiction
Christian Life
Mental Illness
Personal (Michael Patton)
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Where Have I Been for 10 Years and Why Am I Back?

Why did I virtually disappear from the public for 10 years? And why have I been doing so much lately? That is a good question that I am going to try to answer as briefly as...
by C Michael Patton
Bibliology
Canon
Roman Catholicism
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How Can I Believe in a Fallible Collection of Infallible Books?

Introduction I am looking at page 23 of my Bible and it has the list of books. The books all together number 66—Thirty-nine in the Old Testament and twenty-seven in the New...
by C Michael Patton
Culture
Entertainment
Theology
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Ten theologically rich movies you can teach from

1. The Prestige (2006): deals with the essence of personhood 2. The Matrix (1999) : speaks to the nature of reality 3. Inception (2010): speaks to the complexities of...
by C Michael Patton
Arminianism
Calvinism
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The Ultimate Balanced Guide to Arminianism (from a Calvinist)

Definition of Arminianism Arminianism is a theological system developed by the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609). It is a form of Protestant Christianity that...
by C Michael Patton
Christian Life
Screwtape Letters
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Modern Screwtape Letters #3 — Biblical Jeopardy in Hell

Wormwood, So, you say your subject has been reading a lot. Not only is he reading a lot, but he’s also reading a lot of the Enemy’s books. I have had this situation...
by C Michael Patton
Apologetics
Old Testament
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Ten Reasons to Trust the Old Testament

1. Archaeological evidence supports the events, people, and places described in the Old Testament.   2. Numerous ancient documents and manuscripts support the Old...
by C Michael Patton
Doubt
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Reasons You May Be Doubting Your Faith

Here are many reasons that I have seen that can cause us to doubt our faith. Notice, that just about all of these (if not all of them) are emotional struggles, not...
by C Michael Patton
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