Lies are normally clean. In other words, they make sense, especially when they are well thought out. Kids are different. Kids lie in tremendous ways. We often laugh about lies...

Apologetics

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Apologists: PR Agents for God?

I was watching a movie tonight called Random Hearts. Older movie. Bad reviews. But as with all movies with bad reviews, I don’t go in expecting much. It was a more...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Resurrection of Christ

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Gary Habermas on the Resurrection

From the conference we were at in Tulsa. Had a great time hanging out with Gary and some of the others. Gary is not only a great resurrection scholar, but he has a tremendous...

The Five Great Mysteries of the Christian Faith

As I do the math, there are five great mysteries in theology: 1. Creation out of nothing (ex nihilo): How did God create being out of non-being? Being transcendent in relation...

Rethinking that One Chronicles Passage

One of my favorite passages of Scripture is one in . . . (Bible pages ruffling) . . . oh, it’s in here somewhere, in the Old Testament I think . . . (pages ruffling) . ....

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Christian Life

Current Issues in Theology

Leadership

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Fight Club for Christians

When I was young, I loved to talk about fight stories. I was really scared of fighting, but I knew I needed a few under my belt in order to have some cred among my friends. I...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

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The Problem with Apologetics

My wife and I just had an argument. She hung up the phone, mad. I tried to call her back to reason with her, but it had already gotten to that point. You know: where she gives...

Matthew’s Math and His Genealogy of Jesus

The genealogy of Jesus reported by Matthew has some interesting features often overlooked by the casual reader. Learn about some of these in this 3-minute video. MUSINGS 002...

Why Arminianism Doesn’t Sell

I made an observation recently that may be completely off base, or it may just betray the reality of the tight Evangelical circles in which I travel most of the time. Either...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Questions and Answers

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How to Lose Your Influence in Theology

Here are a few ways that you increase your chances of diminishing your influence in the marketplace of ideas. 1. Be imbalanced: Militantly focus on a particular non-essential...

by C Michael Patton

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