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Greuter Socrates (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Scott Fowler I am now a veteran of two Socrates in the City events. (I was there for John Lennox—Oxford scholar and professor and former student of C. S. Lewis!—earlier…
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The Hindu Festival Called Holi and The Color Run
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DC Color Run 5K (Photo credit: Cosmic Smudge) Girl at Holi Phagwa (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By now most people have heard of The Color Run. The Color Run company is a “for profit” venture though the…
What hath Uncle Remus to do with Phyllis Tickle? The Tickle Chronicles Part 3
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Uncle Remus as portrayed by James Baskett in Song of the South (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is part 3 of The Tickle Chronicles. Tickle, an extremely articulate and highly influential voice in the Emergence Christian movement,…
The Tickle Chronicles, Part 2
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Veritas Conversation with Phyllis Tickle and Carmen Acevedo Butcher, 3/3/11 (Photo credit: Wyoming_Jackrabbit) This is part two of my series on Phyllis Tickle. Having been exposed to her through video and print, I ventured to ask…
Four Qualms with Alan Chambers’ Apology from the Exodus International Platform
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If you have not heard about Exodus International and the recent apology by its president, Alan Chambers, you can read his apology here. Just Google it and you will get all the background you need. By Scott…
The Tickle Chronicles
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By Scott Fowler Veritas Conversation with Phyllis Tickle and Carmen Acevedo Butcher, 3/3/11 (Photo credit: Wyoming_Jackrabbit) So, how is it that I have become focused on Phyllis Tickle and, more specifically, her theology and approach to…
Dallas Willard Passed Away This Week
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Dallas Willard, best known for his book The Divine Conspiracy, passed away on Wednesday morning, he had pancreatic cancer. To me he was best known as a profound thinker in the area of spiritual formation and discipleship.…
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The Tickle Chronicles Recently, I made an effort to contact Phyllis Tickle. In case you don’t know who she is, she is the founding editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekly, the author of several…
The Sinking Ship of Evangelicalism, Part I: The problem
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The Evening Descends (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Scott Fowler Behind the Times According to Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon (Resident Aliens), Christendom, having begun with Constantine in 313 AD, ended in 1963.1 I can still…
Christian Youth Face Backlash after Marriage Hearings – US – CBN News – Christian News 24-7 – CBN.com
Christian Youth Face Backlash after Marriage Hearings – US – CBN News – Christian News 24-7 – CBN.com.
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By Scott Fowler I am frequently asked if all sins are equally bad or if some sins are worse than others. Sometimes I just hear the statement being made in passing, “Well, we know that all…
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March 28, 2013 By Scott Fowler I would love to hear your thoughts on the questions below! “Are all sins equal in the sight of God?” Put another way, “Is one sin worse than another?”…
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By Roger Erdvig “Boys will be boys,” the old saying goes. But did you know that boys in Massachusetts’ schools who consider themselves to be girls have the protected right to use the girl’s bathroom, and…
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By Roger Erdvig Remember “Bill Nye the Science Guy”? Bill Nye starred in a series of science videos that have been used to make science fun in homes and classrooms for years. I always had my…
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By Scott Fowler This, of course, is not a surprise. If you can believe it, the logic Bell uses is the bigger problem. Essentially he is saying, “What we have currently believed in the evangelical church…
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Rob Portman – Caricature (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey) By Scott Fowler In a blog entry not yet published called The Sinking Ship of Evangelicalism . . . , I wrote: Some are abandoning evangelicalism for political reasons.…
A Short Essay by Katie Fowler (My Daughter) Upon Receiving an Award
My name is Katie Fowler and I have been chosen to receive the Sharon Stack Award from Smithtown Christian School. I am honored to receive this award and humbly accept. As I thought over the questions—How has Christian education influenced… Read More ›