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Six Ways People Hide Their Insecurity About Political Beliefs

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

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Social Issues
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Why I Am Not Leaving Facebook

A lot of my friends and family are leaving Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the like due to their banishment of Donald Trump. For many, it’s because they love Trump and...

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5 Primary Ways the Spirit Leads Us

5 Avenues of the Holy Spirit Leading Us to Truth The ScripturesDoes the Bible speak to the matter? If it does, the matter can be settled, being reinforced by the following....

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How to Gain Respect When You Hate Everyone and Think They are Idiots

I had a guy unfriend me on Facebook. Yes, we were arguing politics. Both of our passions were high. The funny thing is how I know he unfriended me is because I received a...

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We Are Back to the Dark Ages

I don’t think I have ever seen a time in my life or in the history of the world that people are more uncritical in their acceptance and allegiance to their ideology. All I see...

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Culture
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Race is Neither a Biblical nor Biological Category

Our society is obsessed with race, but it is not a biblical nor a biological category of meaning.

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Politics
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Could Trump Be A Christ-Figure? A Response to John Piper About Trump

Preface: Christ Figure: A literary technique or discovery that a person, whether they exist in reality or in fiction, parallels Christ in some way. The person or character...

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Salvation
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The Two Most Important Things Any Person Can Do

I do believe there are two conscious stages in your Christian walk and many miss out on who they are because they only take the first. Here they are: Trust in Christ for your...

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Does God Really Rest?

I know the Lord doesn’t need to rest. The wonderful, yet, so often, neglected, doctrine of asiety tells us he is in need of nothing. This is a philosophically necessary...

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Will the True Church Please Stand Up?
byC. Michael Patton

What happens when we become convinced that our church, our tradition, or our denomination is the official gatekeeper of the kingdom of God? In this episode of Theology Unplugged, Michael explores a surprising pattern that runs throughout the Gospels. Again and again, the disciples appoint themselves as the guardians of God’s kingdom. They try to stop outsiders from ministering in Jesus’ name, call for fire from heaven on those who reject Christ, keep children away from Jesus, and argue over who deserves the seats of greatest honor. Jesus, however, repeatedly pushes back, showing that His kingdom is bigger than they imagined and His grace reaches farther than they expected.

This episode is a little different than usual. Rather than delivering a traditional monologue, Michael reads one of his recent blogs to his wife, Kristie, while she—and her dogs!—represent the audience. Think of it as a pilot episode for a possible new format. If your podcast app supports video, Michael highly recommends watching this episode rather than simply listening. Otherwise, you can watch it on YouTube or, for supporters, on Patreon.

Along the way, Michael argues that perhaps we have been asking the wrong question. Instead of beginning with lines, boundaries, and gatekeepers, perhaps we should begin with the center. The center is neither a denomination nor an institution. It is the person and work of Jesus Christ. The true church is ultimately defined not by self-appointed guardians, but by the confession Peter made: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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  • Will the True Church Please Stand Up? 2026-06-24
    What happens when we become convinced that our church, our tradition, or our denomination is the official gatekeeper of the kingdom of God? In this episode of Theology Unplugged, Michael explores a surprising pattern that runs throughout the Gospels. Again and again, the disciples appoint themselves as the guardians of God's kingdom. They try to […]
  • 86. Through Theology in a Year: Biblical Docetism 2026-06-16
    In this episode, Michael introduces a new term for an old interpretive problem: Biblical Docetism. Borrowing from the ancient Christological heresy of Docetism—which denied the true humanity of Christ while affirming His deity—Michael argues that many Christians approach the Bible in a remarkably similar way. They affirm the divine origin of Scripture but neglect its […]

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