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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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Apologetics
Doubt
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The Apologist/Scholar or Scholar/Apologist Model

I love apologetics. It often hurts my head and goes “beyond my pay grade” as far as brain power (especially when I get into all the science stuff—I just...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Depression
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Writing from My Brokenness

I do suspect that soon, I will get back to writing more material focused on stabilizing hope. I have those days and I have those thoughts. Deep inside me there is great...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Depression
Doubt
Suffering and Pain
Suicide
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The Asphyxiation of Hope: Matthew Warren (1986-2013)

I got the news on the road to Florida. My family and I, along with my mother, are in Florida for the Gospel Coalition conference. After this, we will head directly to Dallas,...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Evangelicalism
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Evangelicalism in One Simple Chart

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by C Michael Patton
Doubt
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The Miserable Christian Doubt

Everyone doubts their faith to some degree. If they say they don’t, they are either lying, they don’t take their faith very seriously, or God has had increadible...
by C Michael Patton
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Christian Education
Leadership
Ministry
Teaching
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How to Preach a Sermon Even When You Are Not Sure What the Passage Means

Convictionless churches are empty churches. Sure, it may be cool these days to be noncommittal. Sure, backing off and saying that you “could be wrong” is...
by C Michael Patton
Apologetics
Historical Jesus
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Run Away Naked Mark: – The First Streaker

One of the great tragedies in cinematic history was the show LOST. It was not a tragedy in the sense that there was something wrong with the acting, screenplay, camera work,...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Resurrection of Christ
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Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ in a Nutshell

(NOTE TO READER: We are going to do something special for Easter and attempt to encourage each other instead of getting into eternal debates which need heavy moderation (which...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Bibliology
Inerrancy
Prolegomena
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The Father, Son, and the Holy Bible

The problem with many Evangelicals is that we can come dangerously close to worshiping the Bible. As Evangelical theologian James Sawyer once said in jest, we worship the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Bibliology
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Best Selling Bibles of 2012

Dollar Sales 1. New International Version 2. King James Version 3. New Living Translation 4. New King James Version 5. English Standard Version 6. Holman Christian Standard...
by C Michael Patton
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