2018-09-2715Comments

Why Should I Tell Others About Christ When My Life Sucks?

C Michael PattonC. Michael Patton is the primary contributor to the Parchment and Pen/Credo House Blog. He has been in ministry for nearly twenty years as a pastor, author,...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Discipleship

Personal (Michael Patton)

2018-09-1522Comments

No, I Don’t Do Morning Devotionals — So Quit Asking

I remember my 2001 seminary graduation retreat. At least, I think that is what it was. I was an insecure seminarian about to graduate and go into full-time ministry and teach...

by C Michael Patton

Addiction

Personal (Michael Patton)

2017-11-024Comments

The Black Hole of My Pain Pill Addiction (Part 1)

My Introduction to the Pills The first time I took a pain pill was when I was 19 years old and had just had a root canal. I remember the feeling that came along with the pain...

by C Michael Patton

Depression

Doubt

Personal (Michael Patton)

Suffering and Pain

2016-08-3118Comments

Waiting to Die

Over the last year, I have been hospitalized with a condition called rhabdomyolysis nine times. Each time, my kidney’s shut down. A few of these times the doctors said I...

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

2014-09-0336Comments

On Caring for My Mother

Some of you know the story of my life over the last few years. I have tried to keep things up to date both for you and for myself. I think it is time for me to jot down some...

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

2014-05-1124Comments

A Harsh Response to my “Scared” Post

I received this email yesterday. It was in response to my “Scared” post. The basic thesis seems to be that I am characteristically crying out for attention in an...

by C Michael Patton

Depression

Doubt

Personal (Michael Patton)

2014-05-0832Comments

Scared

So much of what I write on this blog is hard for me to admit. Certainly, I don’t want people to always see the real me. I would rather show just enough to demonstrate...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Personal (Michael Patton)

2014-04-108Comments

Why I’m a Christian

I see myself as an evangelical (lower case) Christian (uppercase) apologist. I think every Christian is an apologist to some degree. No, not a “professional...

by C Michael Patton

Depression

Personal (Michael Patton)

2014-01-0612Comments

Carrying the Burden of the Sadness of a Loved One

It has been almost two months since my father died. Perhaps, not enough time has elapsed to make me a sage on the subject of death, but I’ll never pass up a chance to...

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

2013-11-1545Comments

On the Death of My Father – William Michael Patton: 1947-2013

There is not a prayer I remember praying before this one. It is a prayer, which as a child, I frequently prayed with tears. I prayed it with my mother, with my sisters, and...

by C Michael Patton

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