There has been a buzz phrase going around the internet about a fifth Gospel. No, this is not coming from a group such as the Jesus Seminar opting for the Gospel of Thomas...

Christian Life

Grace

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Don’t Hold Your Hair Back when You Throw Up – Transparency and the Christian

About the Title The title of this post may be self-evident to some of you. Others clicked on this post just to know what I mean. The latter is confused by this cultural phrase...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Depression

Grace

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7 Things NOT to Say to a Depressed Christian 

Handling a Depressed Christian As many of you know, I’ve been depressed for almost five years now. I had a major break in March of 2010. It came out of nowhere and has been a...

I Can’t Live According to Your Lists

To the legalist, almost everything is black and white. There are no grey areas. The Bible calls these “disputable areas” (Rom. 14:1). The historic church has...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Christian Life

Current Issues in Theology

How Jesus Would Act in a Gay Bar?

This is one of the most commonly asked questions that I get lately: How do I evangelize homosexuals? It is such a sensitive issue as there are so many passions involved and a...

Concerning My Laments (Something I Really Need to Say)

Sometimes, after I write a blog post I find people who get the wrong idea. Ever so, often I have to bring my staff at the Credo House together to explain something to them...

When the Sadness Doesn’t Leave

I don’t know how long ago it was. Probably 2010. That was a big year for me. Not a good year. It was the catalyst for a lot of change. Not good change . . . I think I...

Why Country Music is So Popular (and What the Church Can Learn From it)

This month was the one year anniversary of my dad’s death. In memorial of this time, I have been catching up on my country music. I had not been able to listen to any...

Why I Can’t Bear Your Burdens Anymore

I was talking to a good friend not too long ago as she shared the events of her life that were troubling and discouraging to her. I found myself disconnected from her stories,...

Sunday Morning Warnings

Teaching

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Are Sermons Too Few or Too Many?

Say the word “sermon” and the average person doesn’t get too thrilled. In fact for a lot of people the word is only used as a pejorative (as in, “You can spare me the sermon,...

by Clint Roberts

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