2023-07-300Comments

The Butterfly Effect of Misunderstood Theology: A Reflection on Doctrinal Misrepresentation

Introduction: In today’s interconnected world, beliefs and ideologies spread like wildfire, often reaching vast numbers of people across society. The more popular a...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Salvation

Theology

2023-03-071Comments

The Most Important Word Ever Uttered

“ὅτε οὖν ἔλαβεν τὸ ὄξος [ὁ] Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Τετέλεσται, καὶ κλίνας τὴν κεφαλὴν παρέδωκεν τὸ πνεῦμα.” When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is...

2023-02-186Comments

Do Atheists Have Any Burden of Proof? or Do Atheists Believe in Magic?

One of the most popular arguments that have been made prolific among atheists by the so-called “New Atheists” is that they have no burden of proof because they have no belief...

2023-01-160Comments

Ten theologically rich movies you can teach from

1. The Prestige (2006): deals with the essence of personhood 2. The Matrix (1999) : speaks to the nature of reality 3. Inception (2010): speaks to the complexities of...

2021-03-176Comments

Expressing a Frustration About Christians Who Don’t Discriminate

There is no such thing as Christianity with without doctrine which discriminates true beliefs from false beliefs just as there is no such thing as a country without borders...

2018-12-272Comments

And Jesus Asked, “Who Do You Say That I Am?”

He asked His disciples, “13Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or...

by Rulonda JaBrey

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Folk Theology

Theology

2017-01-239Comments

Are All Sins Equal to God?

During my ordination, one of the questions that I was asked by a seminary professor was “Are all sins equal in the sight of God?” I hesitated. Not because I did not have a...

by C Michael Patton

Paul Copan

Theology

2016-04-200Comments

Jonathan Edwards, the Intellectual Magpie:

Jonathan Edwards, the Intellectual Magpie: Introducing Oliver Crisp’s Jonathan Edwards Among the Theologians (Eerdmans) Paul Copan Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is one of my...

by Carrie Hunter

Difficult Issues in Scripture

Theology

2016-03-2111Comments

Why I Don’t Believe in Hell Right Now

As of this moment, I do not believe in Hell. There is not a place called Hell where people are burning, screaming or suffering. I remember many years ago hearing about someone...

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Theology

2015-02-1632Comments

When is Someone Disqualified from Ministry?

This is an unspoken question for many evangelicals. Most of us don’t know where the idea of “disqualification” comes from. We may be hard-pressed to find anything definite in...

by C Michael Patton

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