I have heard many people use an illustration when talking about atheism and its viability. Many will say that they can convert an atheist to an agnostic with this simple...

by C Michael Patton

Culture

Personal (Michael Patton)

Theology

5Comments

The Sex Talk

Yes, I thought that the title would get you in. But your internet filter might flag this. :)I am having some trouble and I would like to hear some thoughts of the wise and...

CWS Review: Jan 18

If you were not able to make it to Thursday night’s CWS broadcast with Mike Licona, you really missed out. Not only did our new ConnectionGate (CG) program shine brightly, but...

Is Today’s Evangelicalism Retro-Fundementalism

Scot McKnight has a interesting post today in answer to someone’s question. I can assume from the answer (since the question is not posted) that the question has to do...

Grace and Humility Together: An Illustration

John Wesley and George Whitefield were good friends in the 18th century. Both were instrumental in the first Great Awakening, a revival of the Gospel that swept the American...

Can anything good come from France?

Now this is an interesting article about the theories of the French anthropologist René Girard. I think that he has his fingers on the right place on the wrist as far as his...

by C Michael Patton

Theology

2Comments

Determine your tradition

All this time I have been teaching, blogging, and wrestling with what tradition I identify most with and all I had to do was take this quiz. (Thanks to my friend Bob Practico...

by C Michael Patton

Personal (Michael Patton)

Theology

2Comments

My sister Angie and RMM

As many of you know, my sister took her life on Jan 4 2004, alone, in a cold dark hotel room in Denton, TX. It has been almost three years and the pain is still very real and...

by C Michael Patton

Theology

0Comments

A Commentary Suggestion

We had so many people purchase this before Christmas, I thought that I would update it and let you know that it is still in stock, and the price only increased $30! If you...

What is Certainty?

Certainty needs to be defined with great care in our culture today. Indeed, in many ways the church is being torn apart over this issue. How certain are we supposed to be...

by C Michael Patton

« Older Articles Newer Articles »