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...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Mike Licona

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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...

by Mike Licona

Apologetics

Calvinism

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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...

Longings and Needs as Reasons for Belief in God

We’re familiar with the famous atheist psychologist Sigmund Freud, who claimed that human beings fabricate a father figure to get us through life’s difficulties. In his...

by Paul Copan

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Prolegomena

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The Intellectual Persecution of the Church

“Ha! You believe in God? That is so stupid,” the neighbor’s six-year-old boy said to my son Will. “He doesn’t exist; you know that, don’t...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Is the Muslim My Neighbor?

I am conflicted. It was Muslim terrorists who flew commercial planes into the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon, killing 3000 people. It was Muslim terrorists who did...

by Dan Wallace

Apologetics

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Is God a Moral Monster?

I am teaching on this at the Credo House in just a bit. Here are my notes. I have this in PowerPoint as well if anyone is interested (forgive the typos as usual). Email...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Personal (Michael Patton)

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Why My Back Healing Does Not Prove Christianity True

Left unchecked, experience is the most powerful source of belief in our lives. As the old saying goes, “You can’t argue with someone’s personal...

Dealing with the Doubting: How to Have Mercy on Loved Ones Who Are Doubting their Faith

I know of only one person who I believed was being used by God significantly who had not been though some sort of faith crisis that caused them to doubt their beliefs at their...

by C Michael Patton

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