I have asked a few respected Evangelical scholars and authors to contribute one paragraph each on the issue of Christians and doubt. I am grateful to each one of these...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Evangelism

Faith

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How to Prepare for Hell – A “Just in Case” Letter to My Unbelieving Friends

Dear friends, This is written to those of you who I know and are without Christ. By that I mean you have never fallen on your face before Christ and asked for...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

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Mike Licona and His Struggle with His Faith

I really like Mike Licona. Although there are a lot of reasons to appreciate him, I think his openness to discuss the struggle he has been through is what I appreciate most....

Top Ten Theologians: #7 – C.S. Lewis

Our count down of Top Ten Theologians continues with #7: C.S. Lewis. His inclusion on this list will be an obvious choice for some and a surprise for others. Yes,...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

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Book Review: Christian Apologetics by Douglas Groothuis

IVP was kind enough to send me a copy of Doug Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics (I have never been able to say his name, by the way. If anyone knows how to, please let me...

Embracing Doubt or Why ‘Roman Catholic Scholarship’ is an Oxymoron

Oxymoron means “sharp dullness.” It describes a figure of speech in which two words that are contradictory are put together. For example, “accurate...

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

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Book Review of Bart D. Ehrman’s “Forged” – Part 3

Part 1 Part 2 A standard evangelical approach to dealing with the stylistic differences of, say, Ephesians, Colossians, and the Pastorals from the rest of Paul’s letters, is...

Billy Graham and Charles Templeton: A Sad Tale of Two Evangelists

As many of you know, Billy Graham and Charles Templeton were evangelists who rose to fame in the 40s (Graham, of course, is still an evangelist). Early in their careers they...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

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Deuteronomy 25:11-12, an Eye for an Eye, and Raymond Westbrook: A Reply to Hector Avalos

Recently Hector Avalos has responded to a particular argument in my book Is God a Moral Monster? (Baker). In it, I follow biblical scholar Jerome Walsh’s interpretation of...

The Bible Does not Always Speak the Truth

Just after my wife and I were married, she worked as a teller at a bank. One of her co-workers was a devout Muslim who was schooled in Muslim apologetics against Christianity....

by C Michael Patton

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