Last week nearly 10,000 people invaded the French Quarter of New Orleans for a three-day conference. It wasn’t a convention of Mardi Gras mask-makers, a congregation of...

by C Michael Patton

Evangelicalism

Funny

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The Beginner's Guide to Christianity: Thirty-Two Things You Need to Know Right Now

Revised, updated and massively expanded. (Please note: these are not really meant to be serious. This in no way reflects my doctrine—don’t go there. Lighten-up!...

I Get it . . . I Was Wrong . . . I Recant

This was going to be just a comment on the last post. But seeing as how the last post is getting so much traffic, I decided that I should turn it into a short post all its...

"I am not Wimpy" or What is the Difference Between an Evangelical and A Fundamentalist

Defining terms. You know what they say: whenever you are losing an argument, just stop and require your opponent to define their terms ad infinitum. That way the argument gets...

by C Michael Patton

Evangelicalism

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Why the Evangelical Manifesto Did Not "Work"

Many of you have heard of the “Evangelical Manifesto.” But a whole lot of you have not. The latter are the point of this blog post. I am writing this post to...

by C Michael Patton

Evangelicalism

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Evangelicalism: Your Turn

Before I continue my short series on the “spirit” of Evangelicalism, I wanted to hear from you. I know that we have a particular type of audience, but I also think...

by C Michael Patton

Evangelicalism

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Why Evangelicalism is Still the Best Option

Evangelicalism is not perfect. No informed person should make such a claim. Evangelicalism has its problems—big ones. This is nothing new. But I believe the strengths of...

by C Michael Patton

Evangelicalism

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What are the essentials to Christianity? Four Criteria

I have updated this post as a part of my ongoing presentation on issues regarding the life of Evangelicalism, especially with regard to its doctrine. If you are familiar with...

If You Are an Atheist, Don't Talk to Me!

Someone sent me a link to a blog about atheists coming out of the closet. While there is more to the blog than this, something caught my attention that I thought I would take...

Ecclesiology (Church)

Why Do I (A Calvinist) Go to An Arminian Church?

As many of you know, my family and I moved to Norman, Oklahoma, a year and a half ago primarily due to my mother’s illness. Previously, we lived in Frisco, Texas, where...

by C Michael Patton

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