2022-09-207Comments

Beware of Professional Weaker Brethren

When my daughter Katelynn was eleven, she wanted to start wearing make-up. I had a rule: No make-up at all until she is twelve. My wife did not agree with me. She thought I...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Folk Theology

2022-06-179Comments

Is Cursing a Sin

Curse words are letters and syllables put together and sounded out through the human tongue. They attempt to say something we already have other words for in a more...

2022-03-1015Comments

When We Are Suicidal or Just Want to Die

For many of us, “Monday morning blues” simply refers to that mild sadness many of us feel when the weekend break is over. The prospect of a long week of the daily...

2022-03-070Comments

The Easiest Way to Know You are Saved

Gal 2:20 is my fav passage in the Bible, but Luke 18:13-14 is always right on its tail and sometimes passes it. It is a precious passage in my eyes and I often use it with...

2022-02-183Comments

Is It Really A Sin To Enjoy The Things In This World?

Is it a sin to enjoy the things of this world? I want to be careful here, but not only would I reject this statement, I would often be tempted to argue just the opposite. It...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Sin

2022-01-241Comments

My Love-Hate Relationship to Paul’s Transparency in Romans 7

I love that Romans 7 is in the Bible. I really do. It is one of those things that would not affect my doctrine if it were not there but would affect my self-perception on a...

2021-04-213Comments

You Already Have Enough Faith, So Quit Asking For More!

Check my interpretation here. I was just driving around and I thought about this. I have not checked any of my resources, or even the context in the Bible. I think it sounds...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

2021-04-211Comments

The Snow Hand of God . . . I Mean The Slow Hand of God

The average raindrop takes about two minutes to fall from the sky while the average snowflake takes 45 minutes. So it is with God’s movements in our lives. We don’t like to be...

2021-04-103Comments

The Poverty of Loneliness

Mother Theresa had this right. I have seen this all my life, tried my best to deal with it many years as a singles’ pastor, and experience it myself in some areas of my life...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Personal (Michael Patton)

Sin

2021-03-3012Comments

The Shame of Hating Sunday Mornings

I don’t know if there is any greater feeling than being truly known. Wait . . . I need to add something very important: I don’t know if there is any greater...

by C Michael Patton

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