Skip to content
Credo House Ministries
  • Home
  • Theology Unplugged
  • Donate
  • About
  • Credo Courses
  • Close Search Form
    Open Search Form
Christian Life
12Comments

The Shame of Hating Sunday Mornings

I don’t know if there is any greater feeling than being truly known. Wait . . . I need to add something very important: I don’t know if there is any greater...

Continue Reading

Grace
6Comments

Expressing a Frustration About Christians Who Don’t Discriminate

There is no such thing as Christianity with without doctrine which discriminates true beliefs from false beliefs just as there is no such thing as a country without borders...

Continue Reading

Apologetics
3Comments

Were People in Christ’s Day More Naive Than Us Today?

There are some out there who say that the Bible is filled with myths. To them, all of Christ’s miracles are easily dismissed by attributing them to “the fact” that people in...

Continue Reading

Christian Life
45Comments

Dear God, What Good Do I Do For You When I’m So Broken?

Have you ever prayed this prayer? “Lord, why in your name are you so slow? Why do you push me to this point? Pardon the language, but this is [curse word]. Seriously. You...

Continue Reading

Culture
9Comments

Thanks for Nothing, QAnon

What is QAnon? What is its influence within Christian circles and in public life? What is the verdict on this movement?

Continue Reading

Uncategorized
3Comments

God Won’t Give Your More (Money) Than You Can Handle

Do you know what I hate? I hate that when Peter needed money to pay his bills, (in this case, the Temple tax), that he did not have the money. After Jesus and his disciples...

Continue Reading

Apologetics
45Comments

The Reason Darwin Left the Faith (And How We Can Learn Through His Pain)

A few years ago I was diagnosed with “severe degenerative disc disease.” This is a lower back issue. For the last six years, the pain has often been tremendous, keeping me...

Continue Reading

Trinity
2Comments

How Historic Christianity May Have the Wrong Definition of the Trinity

For the most part, every evangelical Christian who finally studies the doctrine of the Trinity (. . . and I mean, really digs deep to understand it for the first time) finds...

Continue Reading

Apologetics
3Comments

Six Ways People Hide Their Insecurity About Political Beliefs

A list of the most common logical and argumentative fallacies being used today.

Continue Reading

« Older Articles Newer Articles »

NEW! Become a Patron of Michael Patton

Theology Unplugged

Theology Unplugged
Theology Unplugged

Get your weekly dose of one of the longest-running theology podcasts there is.

The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust
byC. Michael Patton

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.

Explore the Project:

Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com
Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton
Credo Courses – https://www.credocourses.com
Credo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org

#TheologyUnplugged #Worldview #Truth #Authority #Postmodernism #Apologetics #ChristianTheology #FaithAndReason #CredoCourses #ThroughTheChurchFathers

The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust
The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust
2026-04-08
C. Michael Patton
Ontological Argument: The Definitive Explanation
2026-04-02
C. Michael Patton
Search Results placeholder

Every Credo Course On One Drive!

Or Send a Quick Tip

Subscribe

* indicates required

C Michael Patton’s discipleship book

Categories

RSS Theology Unplugged

  • The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust 2026-04-08
    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 […]
  • Ontological Argument: The Definitive Explanation 2026-04-02
    Ontological Argument: The Definitive Explanation In this episode, I walk through the ontological argument the way Anselm actually framed it—not the simplified version, but the real thing. God is defined as “that than which nothing greater can be conceived.” Once you understand that definition, the argument starts to press in on you in a way […]

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Address


Credo House 1209 Cedar Ridge Road Edmond OK 73013

Text

405-410-3039

Credo House Ministries

©2010-2017 SmartTheme. All Rights Reserved.

WordPress Theme by OptimizePress