“Orchestrated by Satan, But Permitted by Christ” “Orchestrated by Satan, but permitted By Christ.“ This is what Martin Luther called it: “Anfechtung,” a German...

The Secret Place - Angie

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The Secrets of the Secret Place – Vol 1

This is a new blog from “Angie.” She is a friend whose journal she has allowed me to read from time to time. I asked her if it’d be OK if I started posting some of these on...

“Stop Reading Your Bible”: My Advice for Those Experiencing the Dark Side of Doubt

In the midst of my profound doubt, I found myself in a paradoxical struggle. My extensive background in theology, once a source of unwavering conviction, now seemed to amplify...

The Masks We Wear: The Tragedy of Feeling Alone in a Crowded Room

I know what it feels like to believe you are the only one going through this pain or that particular agony. Or, more accurately, that you are the only one who handles it so...

by C Michael Patton

Anxious

Personal (Michael Patton)

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Physically Overweight and Spiritually Underweight: Chronicles of My Shame

I sit here writing this, finding it hard to type as my hands are shaking. I don’t know why. It’s not as if the essence of what I’m about to convey is a...

Personal (Michael Patton)

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Punting to the Eschaton

by C Michael Patton

Anxious

Fear

Personal (Michael Patton)

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Anxious Mornings

I no longer want to live in fear of the day. Why do I experience such anxiety in the morning, dreading my problems, hating myself, and burdened with guilt for feeling anxious,...

by C Michael Patton

The Night Before: Luther’s Anfechtung Before His “Here I Stand” Speech

The Secrets of the Secret Place – Vol 1

“Stop Reading Your Bible”: My Advice for Those Experiencing the Dark Side of Doubt

The Masks We Wear: The Tragedy of Feeling Alone in a Crowded Room

Physically Overweight and Spiritually Underweight: Chronicles of My Shame

Punting to the Eschaton

Anxious Mornings