Scott Fowler

Return to Sender

How many times have we heard about someone going through a tragedy or something severe, only to hear sympathizers declare that they are “Sending prayers to the family.” Of course this is a misguided way of expressing sympathy for someone… Read More ›

Peace

My love affair with the song “Peace,” which was co-written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Michael McDonald (of Doobie Brothers fame), began with a trip to Chattanooga, TN. I was in the process of writing a play for Christmas at… Read More ›

Long Story Short

According to the Free Dictionary, the idiomatic phrase “long story short,” which is shortened from “to make a long story short,” is “something that you say when you are about to stop telling someone all the details of something that… Read More ›

Post-Truth America

As a pastor, I agree with my friend Mark Conley who wrote, “Rewriting scripture is done at great peril. Unfortunately much of this is being done under the guise of pastoral leadership. He weeps!” Many pastors, leaders, authors, scholars find… Read More ›

Legitimacy

The following is an excerpt from Scott Fowler, Contending for the Habit of Daily Prayer. New York: Issachar Imprints. 2016. There are two things we need to be comfortable with if we are to successfully cultivate a meaningful, dynamic prayer life…. Read More ›