The central motivating factor in my ministry over the last ten years has been the need for Christians to engage the intellectual side of the faith with more confidence, hope,...

The Theology Program

0Comments

The Theology Program Online Classes Start Today

Fall 2008 Semester please note, this is online students only to find out more about the online program, go here Introduction to Theology Course Description Instructor: C....

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Suffering and Pain

Theology Unplugged

11Comments

The Problem of Evil, Suffering, and Pain

Here is an mp3 of the sermon I preached this Sunday at Crossroads Grace Community Church (what a great church!). I will follow up with the lesson that I taught during the...

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Emerging Church

Evangelicalism

21Comments

Should We Be able to Interupt a Sermon?

In a previous post I described the five ways Christians can evidence emerging characteristics. One of them was to “emerge ecclesiologically.” This is the way I...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

28Comments

Why Virginia Left Christianity After 23 Years: An Illustration of Cognitive Dissonance

I received this email today. It is a story about a Christian, named Virginia who left the faith after 23 years. Here it is along with my comments: “Christianity thrives...

by C Michael Patton

Christology

Culture

Ecclesiology (Church)

Evangelicalism

Theological News

22Comments

The Entertainment Driven Church

I recently decided to follow my own oft given advice and venture out to other churches just to see what the cultural landscape looks like and to stretch myself a bit. First, I...

by C Michael Patton

Uncategorized

2Comments

About The Theology Program’s Online Courses

The Theology Program (TTP) Online Courses at Reclaiming the Mind Ministries seek to provide quality affordable in-depth theological education for all people. We have...

What Part of Gentleness and Respect don’t You We Understand?

In the last blog in this series, I talked about how to engage in theological conversation or controversy, especially on the internet. In this blog post I want to take this one...

Theological Conversation to the Glory Shame of God

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

Culture

Ecclesiology (Church)

Will the Real Emerger Please Stand Up?

Warning, long post ahead: Download as PDF How does one define the emerging church? This is not an easy question to answer. Are you emerging? Maybe you are and you just...

by C Michael Patton

« Older Articles