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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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Depression
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I am NOT a Depressed Person

Depression is like muscle tissue. It has a memory. Once you have acquired the mass, it is much easier to bring back with minimal effort. Well, maybe muscle mass is too...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Ministry
Ministry Updates
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Letter from Credo House President

It’s that time of year again. The time when many ministries call upon you and make their case for your year-end support. So many ministries, like ours, rely on this time...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Calvinism
Current Issues in Theology
Suffering and Pain
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How Calvinists Should NOT Respond to Newtown

One of my first girlfriends died when she was twenty-one. She was gunned down on her neighborhood street while in her car. The killer was never caught. There was never any...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Current Issues in Theology
Problem of Evil
Suffering and Pain
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An Insufficient Answer to the Shooting in Connecticut

Today, we were shocked with the news that a troubled twenty-year-old boy shot his mom in the head at their home and then went to the elementary school where she used to teach...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Canon
Reformation
Roman Catholicism
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Why Do I Reject the Apocrypha?

It may surprise you to know that I don’t have much of a problem with the Apocrypha. I enjoy reading them. As well, as a Protestant, accepting or rejecting them does not...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Epistemology
Prolegomena
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Confessing to Some Crap in My Life

I have a lot of fight stories from when I was a teenager. I went to rough schools that held scrapping as a prerequisite to coolness. Being thought of as tough was about the...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Charismatic
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What is the Gift of Tongues?

Of all the gifts of the Spirit, I think the gift of tongues is the gift that I am most distanced from. I don’t mean this solely from a personal standpoint (as I have...
by C Michael Patton
Church History
Reformation
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Seven Historical Events that Prepared the Way for the Reformation

It is impossible to be certain about why the Reformation happened when it did. God’s providence is filled with mysterious movements. One cannot just “map”...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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Theological Trading Cards!

When my friend Norman Jeune of Christians in Context first told me about his idea to create theological trading cards, I have to admit I felt quite a bit of jealousy. Why...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Sin
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Sin in the Life of a Believer

Thanks to a friend who gave me some wonderful quotes about sin in the life of a believer. Matthew Henry The more pure and holy the heart is, it will have the more quick...
by C Michael Patton
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