As of 2005, according to a Cambridge study, 88 percent of the world’s population believes in God. This is down from around 90 percent in 2000. Ninety-five percent of...

Was I Really a Christian?

I think one of the toughest questions to address in Christianity is the actual determination of one’s genuine faith. Typically we draw conclusions based on external...

by C Michael Patton

Doubt

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Dealing with Doubt

Complete Series (PDF) Doubt can be one of the most terrifying experiences that a Christian can ever go through. It can challenge and test you at the most fundamental level. It...

My Biggest Gripe with Word/Faith Theology

For those that don’t know, I was at one time an adherent of Word/Faith theology. I considered it to be a legitimate representation of the Bible’s prescription for...

Why is God So Silent?

If I were in charge of the universe, I would most certainly do things differently. Hey, this is a given. God already said that his ways are not my ways. I also know that his...

“Someone Knows Something I Don’t”

Dealing with Doubt – Part 7: Uncertainty. Please note, this is both an extension on my doubt series but also the promised follow up to the “What if I Missed...

by C Michael Patton

Calvinism

Doubt

Personal (Michael Patton)

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The Day I Quit Believing in God

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Dealing with doubt – Part 6: The Day I Quit Believing I have not...

“What if I Missed Something?”

Not too long ago I sat on the airplane waiting to fly out of Orlando back to Dallas. The plane was delayed for quite some time as, for some reason, the checks that they...

Why Some People Believe and Others Don’t

Also titled “Dealing with Doubt: Part 5 – Spiritual Doubt.” See previous posts on doubt here. Why do some people believe and others don’t? Some of the...

Dealing with Doubt: Part 4 – Intellectual Doubt

“Ninety-nine percent truth and one percent error amounts to one-hundred percent error.” This is what I was taught when I was nineteen-years-old. And I believed it....

by C Michael Patton

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