Where Do You Stand? Christians come to theology with different starting points—presuppositions that shape how we define faithfulness. That doesn’t make those presuppositions...

This Calvinist’s Primary Paradox: The Problem of Freedom, Responsibility, and Determinism

I’ve been pondering a complex issue today without much clarity. Free will always has given me trouble. It is not as though it is just the view I take on free will give...

by C Michael Patton

Primers

Questions and Answers

Did Jesus Have a Middle Name?

Did Jesus have a middle name? This is one of the five most frequently asked questions online regarding Jesus. Although we get into some deep theological issues on Parchment...

Three Types of Christian Scholarship

1. Exegetes (research) – Level one studies original research; learning; data; facts These are the people who are continually doing research. They work primarily with...

Leading the Postmodern Horse to Water – Four Views on Engaging Postmoderns

The following horse and water illustration that follows is taken from Millard Erickson’s book Postmodernizing the Faith. I use this and expand on it. How should Christians...

Bible Interpretation In a Nutshell

The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems...

A Brief Primer on the Problem of Evil

The problem of evil is certainly one of the greatest apologetic issue that Christians face today. In a postmodern world, people’s questions, objections, and problems with the...

Six Views on the Creation/Evolution Debate

1. Young Earth Creationism The belief that the universe and all that is in it was created by God around ten-thousand years ago or less. They insist that this is the only way...

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...

by C Michael Patton