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

Personal (Michael Patton)

2013-09-1711Comments

The Wisdom of a Mother

I don’t think there is anything that rules our lives more than a moment by moment attempt to be happy. We will try just about anything to stabilize our moods and...

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

2013-09-1316Comments

Why I Can’t Open My Mouth

Lately I have felt like Zechariah, John the Baptist’s dad, who had his mouth shut for a time because he did not believe the angel’s message that he and Elizabeth...

by C Michael Patton

Doubt

Personal (Michael Patton)

2012-10-304Comments

Blogs to God: 10/30/12

Lord, I am thankful to you that I have yet to experience anything like the dreaded time of 2010. I still don’t know the reason such a depth of depression came upon me,...

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

Suffering and Pain

2012-10-168Comments

Why I Hate Aph Hymon

Mom senses a bit of the problem. I don’t want her to. I want her to think she is no trouble at all. I want her to know that changing her diaper is a joy for me. I want...

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

2012-10-106Comments

My Two Moms

In 2006, my mother had a brain aneurysm. Since then she . . . Wait. I am getting ahead of myself. I need to back up. Growing up, my mother was a very strong figure in my life....

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

2012-08-098Comments

Nazirite Vow Update #2: What My Wife Thinks of My Vow

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

2012-08-0550Comments

On My Gaining Weight and Vow to Lose It

As many of you have so subtly noticed and kindly looked past, I have gained quite a bit of weight since 2006. In fact, I have gone from 200 to 270 pounds. I don’t know...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Personal (Michael Patton)

2012-05-1019Comments

The New Other “Me”

From an outsider’s perspective, I am much different than I used to be. When I moved back to Oklahoma in 2008 I was scared. It was not a place I wanted to be. The...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Personal (Michael Patton)

2012-02-1642Comments

Why My Back Healing Does Not Prove Christianity True

Left unchecked, experience is the most powerful source of belief in our lives. As the old saying goes, “You can’t argue with someone’s personal...

by C Michael Patton

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