I don’t keep up that much with Rick Warren, but I have read many of his books. I have always scratched my head in confusion as so many Christians want to burn him at the...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Prolegomena

Theology

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Getting Theologically Humiliated

The last Theology Unplugged on “Theological Arrogence” is the most popular broadcast that I can remember. In it, I talked the need for our theology to humiliate...

by C Michael Patton

Prolegomena

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House of Cards Theology

One of the first things that I have to teach my students this: The Christian faith is not a house of cards. Most assuredly, there are foundational issues of the faith that, if...

by C Michael Patton

Prolegomena

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The Palatability of a Doctrine Does not Determine its Veracity

I don’t think that there is a more valuable phrase that I have learned than this: “The palatability of a doctrine does not determine its veracity.” While I have a love/hate...

What if God Read Your Posts? Christian Conduct on the Internet

I believe that we are to defend the faith. I believe that we are to contend for the faith. One of my great loves in theology is the discipline of apologetics. But sometimes...

by C Michael Patton

Prolegomena

Questions and Answers

Theology

Theology Unplugged

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Theology Unplugged : Why is God so Hidden?

Join C. Michael Patton and Tim Kimberley as they discuss why God is not as emperically evident as we sometimes desire. [display_podcast] Other ways to get TUP: RSS iTunes Get...

Googling for Truth: The Importance of Irenic Theology in our Postmodern World

In some sense, this is a charter post for Parchment and Pen as it expresses so much of what we are about. Have a great Fourth of July weekend. Googling for truth can be a...

“Someone Knows Something I Don’t”

Dealing with Doubt – Part 7: Uncertainty. Please note, this is both an extension on my doubt series but also the promised follow up to the “What if I Missed...

by C Michael Patton

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

Hermeneutics

Prolegomena

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Is the Bible That Big of a Mystery?

Some people, who have slaved for years learning Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic, may find themselves saying, “You can’t really understand the Bible unless you’ve studied it in the...

“What if I Missed Something?”

Not too long ago I sat on the airplane waiting to fly out of Orlando back to Dallas. The plane was delayed for quite some time as, for some reason, the checks that they...

by C Michael Patton

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