The Christian Message in 9 Words
aGood (a-“not” “good”). The Christian message is not about being “good.” It is not about what you can present on your resume before God. It...
Dear Pope, What is Up with Genesis?
In honor of Reformation Day, I am once again submitting my Papal complaint. The primary reason that Catholics believe God provided the Roman Catholic Church as an infallible...
Manipulating the Evidence for the Greater Good?
I am going to post a video here. However, as interesting as the topic of the video may be, it is not the subject of this post. In fact, you really don’t have to watch...
Bucer, Evangelism and Unconditional Election
For my church history class, I had to read Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition for a group discussion and report. Andrew Purves examines texts considered classical...
Jesus with His Lights Turned off on Halloween
Will is dressing up as a ghost for Halloween. I was shocked. He has his Indiana Jones costume that he wears everywhere. I thought at least he would choose the Storm Trooper...
A Personal Message from Michael Patton
Friends of the Ministry, I have been teaching theology for over a decade now. I have been focused on The Theology Program and Reclaiming the Mind Ministries for the last eight...
Inferring Design from Anti-Design Scientists
In a recent debate on the topic of design, I expressed amazement at all the huffing and puffing by anti-design proponents. Though they assert that a design hypothesis is...
Is Truth Really Not Relative?
I came across this question on Facebook the other day – “what site do you go to find the truth?” Because I know this young man to be deeply committed to...
The Sufficiency of Probability in the Christian Belief
For my intro students… I often play this game with my kids that drives them crazy. Sitting in the room, with no one but us, while they are not looking I will slap them...