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

Christian Philosophy

Heresies: Gnosticism – A Divided World

“I can’t wait to get out of this body and off this earth to live with Jesus forever.” “The things on earth are all evil. Material possessions, earthly...

Warning: Too Much Information May Destroy Your Faith

“Where did you come up with that Ben? I thought I taught you better than this,” Fred says to his son being disturbed by the new way of thinking that he has never...

“The Nephilim Have Been Found” or Yet Another Example of Really Bad Apologetics

Not too long ago I wrote a blog post about 14 examples of the type of apologetics (defending the faith) that Christians should not use. Due to an enthusiastically sent email I...

Christians Can be So Bizarre or “He Hates the Buildings!”

I sit here with a bit of a conflicted soul. On the one hand, I got the new issue of Christianity Today and found that it is devoted to the importance of doctrine in spiritual...

The Incoherency of the Christian Faith or Why Calvinism is Confusing, Yet True

I had a gentleman come by the Credo House the other day. I think he just came to argue. He was one of “them.” You know what I am talking about. You would think...

Why I Believe the Canon is Fallible . . . And am Fine with It!

I am looking on page 23 of my Bible and it has the list of books. The books all together number 66—39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. This is often...

by C Michael Patton

. . . and other stupid statements

“Good Question. I Will Find the Answer and Get Back to You” . . . And Other Stupid Statements

Added to the “. . . And Other Stupid Statements” series The other day I was listening to a radio program. The speaker is someone who is very popular in Evangelical...

The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind Sixteen Years Later

I am normally one of those people who attempts to see the good in all things. I continually tell people that they need to calm down. “Get a grip.” I tell...

Essentials and Non-Essentials: How to Choose Your Battles Carefully

We talk a lot about this: essentials and non-essentials. In fact, at the Credo House of Theology (our headquarters), right when you walk in the front door you will see written...

by C Michael Patton

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