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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
Ministry Updates
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LAST DAY: End-of-Year Giving Campaign

I will not spend any more time on expressing what we have done this past year or our vision for the coming year. We have already done that. I will simply make this one last...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Emerging Church
Epistemology
Evangelicalism
Prolegomena
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The Danger of Theological Novelty

Not long ago, I met with an old friend of mine who is a “swinger.” For those of you who don’t know, swinging is when both partners in a committed...
by C Michael Patton
Is Fornication Really a Sin?
Ethics and Morality
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Is Fornication Really a Sin? Sex and the Single

“As a singles pastor for seven years, I faced complex questions about sex, engagement, and living together before marriage. The struggle with sexual sin, including the...
by C Michael Patton
Christian Life
Sin
Singles
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Is Fornication Really a Sin?

Introduction I spent seven years as a singles pastor.  Can you imagine the issues I had to deal with regarding sex? How far can we go before marriage? What if we are engaged?...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
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
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