2015-12-021Comments

Questions for Other Christians Who Have Questions for Other Christians

Those darn Buzzfeed Christians are at it again; putting us wholly uncool, manifestly square Christians in our place. Since I have an affinity for Socrates I thought, instead...

by Carrie Hunter

Current Issues in Theology

2015-07-0928Comments

What Do You Think Happened to the Emerging Church?

It has been years sense I have seen a book or a blog on the Emerging Church. Last week, I asked a large group of people at the Credo House both young and old, “Who has...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Christian Life

Current Issues in Theology

2015-01-2967Comments

How Jesus Would Act in a Homosexual Bar? or “How to Evangelize Homosexuals”

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...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Culture

Current Issues in Theology

Eschatology

2015-01-068Comments

Should We Trust People’s Near-Death Experiences?

There is hardly a more popular genre of religious literature today than that of Near Death Experience (NDEs). I often tell people that if they want to become a millionaire,...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Philosophy

Culture

Current Issues in Theology

Tim Kimberley

2014-05-146Comments

Tolerance Has No Clothes

In 1837 Hans Christian Andersen published a Danish fairy tale called The Emperor’s New Clothes (originally known as Keiserens Nye Klaeder). Here’s how the story...

by Tim Kimberley

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Ethics

Gender issues

Moral Issues

2014-05-0216Comments

Can Homosexuals Be Saved?

I have been asked this quite a few times over the years and the issue was brought up again recently. Can homosexuals be Christians? Or, better, is there such a thing as a...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Christmas

Current Issues in Theology

2013-12-1641Comments

Should Christians Play Santa?

Some people will argue that playing Santa has many negative effects. I would like to respond to some of these objections: 1. Playing Santa takes away from the real meaning of...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

Difficult Issues in Scripture

Folk Theology

Theology Proper

2013-11-2440Comments

Is God an Egotistical Maniac?

“It is absurd to believe that the deity has human passions, and one of the lowest human passions, a restless appetite for applause.” -David Hume “Whether,...

by C Michael Patton

Charismatic

Current Issues in Theology

Why I Am/Not Charismatic

2013-10-21267Comments

Let this Strange Firestorm be a Lesson

Controversy is like a social hemorrhoid that will flare up on a regular basis & need to be cooled and soothed (I almost used the term strange anal fire but I thought...

by Clint Roberts

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