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...
Have Michael Patton Come Speak at Your Church or Event
Did you know that Michael Patton is available to come to your church and speak? Michael is a dynamic speaker and is a master at stimulating interest in theology, doctrine, and...
A Brief Primer on the Problem of Evil
The problem of evil is certainly one of the greatest apologetic issue that Christians face today. In a postmodern world, people’s questions, objections, and problems with the...
Walid Shoebat Youtube Video on the Mark of the Beast
In a video that’s posted on Youtube and is making the rounds in popular Christian circles, an Arab Christian claims that there are three Arabic words in Revelation 13.18, the...
Quick Question for You
If you were able to go back in a time machine and witness the tomb of Christ only to find that Christ did not raise from the grave, what would that do to your Christian faith?...
Some Alternative Explanations for the Resurrection of Christ
I have argued in the past that the possibility of an argument does not necessitate probability. The idea is that just because someone offers an alternative explanation for...
On What Date Was Christ Born?
“The traditional date for the birth of Christ from as early as Hippolytus (ca. A.D. 165-235) has been December 25th. In the Eastern Church January 6th was the date for...
Frustrations from the Front: The Myth of Theological Liberalism
Last week nearly 10,000 people invaded the French Quarter of New Orleans for a three-day conference. It wasn’t a convention of Mardi Gras mask-makers, a congregation of...
Bucer and Newton and Theological Tact
I have been talking a lot about being passionate, yet cool, calm, and understanding when contending for the truth. I have also said that you can quickly disqualify your voice...