What is faith? This is a very basic question that oftentimes is taken for granted because of the word’s wide usage in many different context. Because of this and because...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

God’s Hiddenness

To Friedrich Nietzsche’s mind, God isn’t a very clear communicator: How could an all-knowing and all-powerful God be good if he doesn’t make clear his intentions to his...

by Paul Copan

Christian Life

Postmodernism

Questions and Answers

Sin

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Will God really allow death bed conversions of murderers and child molesters?

One prominent objection that people often raise about the Christian faith concerns the radical idea of

When Should Christians Expose Wrong Doing

When should a Christian expose wrong-doing? Are there specific biblical directives that give us clear answers, or are there only guidelines and examples? Should our decision...

by Ruth Tucker

Christian Life

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Taking back the arts

I think the arts have been neglected far too long in the Christian community. Along with academia, the arts have been kicked to the curb from which the world picked them up...

by Carrie Hunter

Christian Life

Epistemology

Personal (Michael Patton)

Prolegomena

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Misinterpreting God? An Example of the Often Confusing Voice of Experience

I often tell the story during my Introduction to Theology class of an experience that I had that deeply implicated me and has affected the way that I “listen” to...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Questions and Answers

Sin

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Is Birth Control Sin?

This is a question that I was asked and thought I would share with the blog world. Outside of the Roman Catholic Church official bull (Humanae Vitae) prohibiting birth...

Communitcating with God: God does not hot-sync to PDAs (updated)

As I reflect upon this year, one thing is more evident than ever: God does not hot sync to PDAs. It is odd but true. God has not ever gotten up in the morning, gone to His...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Culture

Ecclesiology (Church)

Emerging Church

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Why are People Leaving the Church?

It is no secret that the ranks of the Christian church–the organized Christian church–are thinning. People are less and less likely to be involved in local...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

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Experience: Unreliable, but Important

How many of us can actually approach life as those who evaluate things outside our experience? I know that growing up in a conservative anti-charismatic tradition, I was...

by C Michael Patton

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