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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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Theology Unplugged: Reasons not to be a Christian – “So I won’t go to Hell”

Join C. Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they start a new Theology Unplugged series: Reasons not to be a Christian. Should someone become a Christian solely for...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Lisa Robinson
Spiritual Gifts
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Do We Still Need Miracles Today To Believe?

(Lisa Robinson) It is not long before this this topic comes when engaged in a conversation about continuationism vs. cessationism.   Some will insist that we still need...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Uncategorized
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What I Have Learned About Blogging Five Years Later

It has been almost five years since I started blogging. Here is what I have learned. 1. Loneliness because of the “Blog Lobe” This one is a joke with a bit of truth. My...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Depression
Personal (Michael Patton)
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When I Feel Disqualified from Ministry Due to Depression

One of the first thoughts that I have when I get depressed is that I am no longer qualified for ministry. “How can you preach truth when it does not even help you get...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Reasons not to Believe
Theology Unplugged
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Theology Unplugged: Reasons not to be a Christian – “God will keep me from Suffering”

Join C. Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they start a new Theology Unplugged series: Reasons not to be a Christian. Should someone become a Christian so God...
by C Michael Patton
Apologetics
Epistemology
Evangelicalism
Prolegomena
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Essentials and Non-Essentials in a Nutshell

We Evangelicals talk a lot about essentials and non-essentials. Rightly so. We talk about distinguishing between those areas in our faith – those doctrines – which...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Christian Life
Epistemology
Evangelicalism
Evangelism
Grace
Prolegomena
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I Am Tired of All the Options

Jeffrey Bingham, the chair of the theology department at Dallas Theological Seminary, has a phrase he uses when people advocate something that is not a part of the historic...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
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Evidence for the Death of My Sister vs. Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ

My sister Angie died in January 2004. I believe this to be the case. In fact, I am so convicted of the veracity of her death, I say without hesitation that I am certain that...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Reasons not to Believe
Theology Unplugged
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Theology Unplugged: Reasons not to be a Christian – “I Want to be Happy”

Join C. Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they start a new Theology Unplugged series: Reasons not to be a Christian. Should someone become a Christian because...
by C Michael Patton
Credo House Ministries
Apologetics
Christian Philosophy
Naturalism/Atheism
New Atheism
Paul Copan
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Morality and Naturalism’s Counterintuitive Claims: Response to Dawkins, Part V

(by Paul Copan) We’ve been engaging the thinking of Richard Dawkins, and more recently we’ve touched on the counterintuitive nature of (Dawkins’) naturalism.  I’ll be looking...
by C Michael Patton
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