Being in ministry—being in theological ministry—the passions run high. You are going to say some wrong things and you are going to have some wrong things said about you. Such...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

An Emerging Understanding of Orthodox

Get PDF version I am thoroughly orthodox. No, not Eastern with a capital “O”, but orthodox meaning that I believe all the right things. Well . . . at least I think...

Minimizing Christianity to the Glory of God?

Being in ministry—being in theological ministry—the passions run high. You are going to say some wrong things and you are going to have some wrong things said...

by C Michael Patton

Culture

Current Issues in Theology

“Convert Tinted Glasses” or “Are Emergers Simply ‘Embittered Evangelicals’?”

“Converstionism.” This is one of the few marks of Evangelicalism spoken of by Evangelical historian Mark Noll. Evangelicals believe that people must experience a...

The Premature Funeral of the “L” Word

I have been in some recent conversations with people and have come to find out something very interesting. We cannot use the “L” word any more....

Phil Johnson on Contextualization

Phil Johnson of TeamPyro started a series on contextualization of the Gospel and Act 17 (Part 1, Part 2). He is combating what he believes to be a compromise of the Gospel...

An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 2: Six Views of Orthodoxy

Christians have different presuppositions that they bring to their theology. This does not make it right or wrong, but we must understand that the unexamined presupposition is...

by C Michael Patton

Emerging Church

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First Ever Emerging Study Bible? The Poverty and Justice Bible

There is a new Bible being released by Bible Society out of UK that is focused on “the most important issues of the day.” It is called The Poverty and Justice...

Orthodoxy: Should We Define Who is “In” and Who is “Out”

Conversation involve questions. The asking of questions is either meant to illicit and answer or to provoke thought that provides an answer, even if the answer is a tentative...

Orthodoxy: Should We Define Who is “In” and Who is “Out”

Conversation involve questions. The asking of questions is either meant to illicit and answer or to provoke thought that provides an answer, even if the answer is a tentative...

by C Michael Patton

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