2022-04-207Comments

“ Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”… And other stupid statements

Do extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence? I think I just said this a couple of weeks ago, but it is worth repeating as it has become a mantra among evangelical...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

Postmodernism

Prolegomena

2020-07-1652Comments

“Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth” . . . and Other Stupid Statements

What I taught last night: As I have been reading and reviewing books and blogs over the years, my approach has changed. This was not an overnight change, but something...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and Other Bad Interpretations

. . . and other stupid statements

Christian Life

Rants

2018-08-142Comments

No, God Isn’t Going to Heal You on Demand Every Time You Ask

I know that may come as a shock to most Word by Faith communities and Pentecostals, but just stay with me a while. I recently read a post in a Christian apologetics group on...

by Rulonda JaBrey

. . . and other stupid statements

Folk Theology

Theology

2017-01-239Comments

Are All Sins Equal to God?

During my ordination, one of the questions that I was asked by a seminary professor was “Are all sins equal in the sight of God?” I hesitated. Not because I did not have a...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

Apologetics

2014-11-0419Comments

“Good Question . . . I Will Find the Answer and Get Back to You” . . . And Other Stupid Statements

The other day I was listening to a radio program. The speaker is someone who is very popular in Evangelical apologetics. He is someone that I have learned a lot from and whom...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

Calvinism

2014-10-3022Comments

“Calvinism is the Gospel” . . . and Other Stupid Statements

There is quite a bit of celebration among us Calvinists about our particular beliefs about God’s sovereignty and our salvation. Well . . . maybe not at first. Most go...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

2014-03-0417Comments

Why “I believe in logic and reason” is a Nonsense Statement

I’m exposed more than the average citizen to regular discussions and debates of ‘off limits’ subjects like religion, partly by circumstance and partly by choice, which is to...

by Clint Roberts

. . . and other stupid statements

Apologetics

2013-09-1029Comments

“You Can’t Use the Bible to Prove the Bible” . . . And Other Stupid Statements

I have heard this statement many times. It can come from Christians or non-Christians, but mainly I hear it from unbelievers this idea that the Bible is inadmissible as...

by C Michael Patton

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