Skip to content
Credo House Ministries
  • Home
  • Theology Unplugged
  • Donate
  • About
  • Credo Courses
  • Close Search Form
    Open Search Form
5 Ways to Be a Better Atheist
Apologetics
2Comments

5 Ways to Be a Better Atheist: A Guide for Unbelievers

Modern atheism is suffering a great deal. This is due to the growth of a new, evangelistic type of atheism. Many have labeled its adherents the “New Atheists”. They’re new...

Continue Reading

Suffering and Pain
8Comments

Making Sense of All Suffering – What is the Telos of Pain?

What’s the point of all the suffering Christians go through? What is God trying to accomplish? What’s the goal? The Bible talks a lot about this using the Greek word “telos”....

Continue Reading

Eschatology
4Comments

What is the Rapture? A Simple Definition

What is the Rapture? A Simple Definition This is the fourth in what will be a collection of seven Credo Clips about Revelation and eschatology. In this short video, Dr. Mark...

Continue Reading

Problem of Evil
67Comments

Will God Protect My Children?

Will God Protect My Children? My friend was not a Christian, but he was seriously considering it. He was one of my wild friends from my younger, crazier days. We used to drive...

Continue Reading

Apologetics
21Comments

How to Blow Any Theological Conversation?

A Tale of Two Book Reviews First, read this excerpt from a book review about a person who claimed to have a near-death experience. “I have never heard such a stupid claim. The...

Continue Reading

Credo House Ministries
Eschatology
5Comments

The Mark of the Beast – What Does the Bible Say?

The Mark of the Beast Dr. Mark Hitchcock (of Faith Bible Church) recently stopped by the Credo House to teach a course on the book of Revelation. Because Dr. Hitchcock’s class...

Continue Reading

Church History
45Comments

4 Gospels or 4 Forgeries

4 Gospels or 4 Forgeries? My name doesn’t carry much weight. I’m not that big of a deal in popularity or authority. There is no need for a press release when the words...

Continue Reading

Homosexuality
1Comments

Homosexuality in the Church (Part 2) – Theology Unplugged

Homosexuality in the Church (Part 2)? On this episode of Theology Unplugged, Michael, Tim, Sam, and JJ continue their series, with part 2 of “Homosexuality in the Church”....

Continue Reading

Homosexuality in the Church (Part 2)
Ethics and Morality
0Comments

Homosexuality in the Church (Part 2)

[smart_track_player url=”https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/credo-house/podcast/theology-unplugged/2014/homosexuality-in-the-church-part-2.mp3″...

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
Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God
2026-04-08
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 […]
  • Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God 2026-04-08
    Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God Can a promise from God mean more than the original hearer understood without meaning less than what God actually said? In this episode of Theology Unplugged, we look at one of the most important questions in biblical interpretation: how should Christians understand Old Testament promises in light […]

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