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Why Some People Believe and Others Don’t

Also titled “Dealing with Doubt: Part 5 – Spiritual Doubt.” See previous posts on doubt here. Why do some people believe and others don’t? Some of the...

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Jesus Manifesto

Thomas Nelson is releasing a new book called Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. This book will be on...

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First Night in Romania

After driving for over eight hours from Bucharest to the northeastern region of Romania known as Moldova, we came to the second largest city in the country—Iasi (pronounced...

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How Theologically Diverse Should Your Church Be?

Sam Storms, myself, and Tim Kimberly have been discussing this question on Theology Unplugged. As it turns out, there are quit a few people who are going through doctrinal...

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Bible Boot Camps Now Available Anywhere!

No, you don’t have to come to the Credo House to take part in a Boot Camp on Theology. You can actually host one at your church! Bootcamps on Theology are fun, informative,...

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Credo House Bible Study on Romans Notes and MP3

As many of you know, we started the Monday night summer Bible study at the Credo House in Edmond, OK. Missed or live to far? Never fear in today’s world! I have posted...

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Live in the Oklahoma City Area?

Tonight’s the night! I (Michael Patton) will be starting a Summer Bible Study on Romans at the Credo House in Edmond, OK. www.credohouse.org. All are welcome. No...

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The Road Less Traveled—for a Good Reason!

On May 24, 2010, a four-man team from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts flew from Athens to Bucharest. We flew on a half-empty 737. There were manuscripts...

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A Theology of Civility: Some Thoughts on Apologetics

If you’ve seen the Princess Bride, you are familiar with the character Inigo Montoya, played by Mandy Patinkin.  Inigo Montoya was a Spanish swordsman who lived to...

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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust
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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust

Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them.

As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen as stable sources of truth. But this does not mean truth itself is disappearing. It means confidence in those who interpret and deliver truth is fading.

In this episode, I make a critical distinction: science isn’t collapsing—trust in interpreters of science is. Science is a method. But people don’t live by methods—they live by meaning. And when the messengers lose credibility, people begin looking elsewhere for something to anchor their understanding of reality.

The deeper issue is that we are no longer building complete worldviews. Instead, we are assembling beliefs like a playlist—pulling ideas from wherever they resonate without asking whether they actually fit together. But a real worldview must answer real questions: What is ultimate reality? How do we know anything? Are there real morals? What is our purpose? What happens after death?

When those questions go unanswered, a vacuum is created. And that vacuum never stays empty.

This is where the “new prophets” begin to emerge—not from institutions, but from experience. And in a world that no longer trusts shared authority, experience itself begins to take the throne.

This episode sets the stage for understanding how we got here—and why what replaces truth may be far more dangerous than what we lost.

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    The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them. As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen […]
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    Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God Can a promise from God mean more than the original hearer understood without meaning less than what God actually said? In this episode of Theology Unplugged, we look at one of the most important questions in biblical interpretation: how should Christians understand Old Testament promises in light […]

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