2022-10-072Comments

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...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

Apologetics

Atheism

Doubt

2022-04-203Comments

“ 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

Apologetics

Uncategorized

2021-11-180Comments

Two Objections to the Historical Jesus that Make No Sense

I am so tired of hearing skeptics say that you can’t use the Bible to evidence Jesus because 1) it’s in the Bible and 2) it is not by a hostile audience. 1. What we call the...

2021-07-1111Comments

Is it Fair that You Were Born with a Sin Nature?

You were born a sinner. This does not mean you will sin as much or as bad as you could, it just means that you do not believe that God is above you and you cannot submit to...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

2021-03-083Comments

Were People in Christ’s Day More Naive Than Us Today?

There are some out there who say that the Bible is filled with myths. To them, all of Christ’s miracles are easily dismissed by attributing them to “the fact” that people in...

2021-01-2245Comments

The Reason Darwin Left the Faith (And How We Can Learn Through His Pain)

A few years ago I was diagnosed with “severe degenerative disc disease.” This is a lower back issue. For the last six years, the pain has often been tremendous, keeping me...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Christian Philosophy

2021-01-123Comments

Six Ways People Hide Their Insecurity About Political Beliefs

A list of the most common logical and argumentative fallacies being used today.

2020-08-172Comments

Is There Any Future Resurrection for the Cremated?

I know of people who have been skeptical toward Christianity because they don’t see how there can be a correspondence between our future resurrected body and what happens to...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Calvinism

2016-09-1024Comments

Why Arminianism Won’t Preach (And Calvinism Won’t Sell)

Thesis: Calvinists have a corner on theologically-themed conferences. Arminians have apologetically-themed conferences. Calvinists Dominate Theology Think about the major...

by C Michael Patton

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