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Is There Any Future Resurrection for the Cremated?

I know of people who have been skeptical toward Christianity because they don’t see how there can be a correspondence between our future resurrected body and what happens to...

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Calvinism
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12 Reasons Romans 9 Makes Me Calvinist

Considering that Matt O’Reilly from The Theology Project Online just posted “How Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian” where he wants people to consider that Romans 9...

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Christian Life
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For Christians Who Want to Die

For Christians Who Want to Die Often times, as Christians, we want to die. We may not express this out loud to too many people, but it is there nonetheless. The guilt that we...

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. . . and other stupid statements
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“Nothing Could Be Further from​ the Truth” . . . and Other Stupid Statements

What I taught last night: As I have been reading and reviewing books and blogs over the years, my approach has changed. This was not an overnight change, but something...

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Social Issues
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5 Things I Have Learned this Week About the Police, Racism, and Hope

Here are the five things I have learned over the past week: I was horrified to see George Floyd killed by those cops. It made me ill to see what happened. From everything I...

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Politics
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Navigating Political Narratives

Everyone has to remember, while we, as individuals, think we are right about our opinions concerning what is going on in our country, so does the other side. Both sides are...

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Moral Issues
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Are We Protesting Racism Too Much?

I don’t think that many people understand that the current concentration of anti-racism can have detrimental effects to the ideals of equality. Let me briefly explain. For...

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Uncategorized
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3 Types of Skeptics

I engage with skeptics all the time, as you can imagine. The mass majority of the ones I deal with are from America and have a Christian upbringing. All of these ridicule the...

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Christian Life
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Don’t Just Be an Informed Person. Be a Wise Person.

During a time of uncertainty or crisis, being informed is important, but not an issue. Being wise is just as important, but far less common.

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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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