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Personal (Michael Patton)
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...
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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...
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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...
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My Depression Nearly Two Years Later
It is hard to believe it has been so long. Two years ago my mind broke. I wrote about it while in the darkness. I can’t believe it has been two years. No, no. This is...
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My Meeting with Thomas Oden
I blame it on my “Friday Nights” I have with my kids. A “Friday Night” only comes every so often. The kids (Katelynn 12, Kylee 11, Will 8, Zach 4) get...
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A Short Defense of Christianity (to myself)
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...
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An Open Letter to Myself
Dear Michael, Let me leave any accolades aside (as it might seem self-serving). Besides, as the old saying goes, nothing matters before the word “but” so I will...
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Controlled by Fear
“Bang!!” The gun went off. My ears were ringing, my constitution shaken, and I, for a brief moment, felt as if I were in a dream. However, my heart did not stop,...
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What Do You Think of the New Credo House Playlist? Thumbs Up or Down?
Name Artist Chasing Cars Snow Patrol Not Meant To Be Theory Of A Deadman You and Me Lifehouse Come Back Down Lifehouse Hanging By a Moment Lifehouse Boston Augustana Dirty Day...
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