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1. susan sparks says:

   August 17, 2011 at 1:38 PM

   hi howell, thanks for your post re: my article on the ordination of women. I appreciate your honesty. I hope we both contributed to a continuing conversation on this issue. blessings on your ministry. new mexico is one of my favorite places on earth! susan

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   1. Howell Scott says:

      August 17, 2011 at 6:13 PM

      Susan,

      Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to comment. When I saw your article on ABP last week, I knew I had to write something to interact with it, particularly in light of what I had written earlier about the Flat Rock BC situation. Hopefully, we can continue to shed more light than heat on this issue, even if we may not always agree on all the particulars. We love New Mexico too. Never thought I would live out west, but God has blessed during these past four years. Thanks for the kind words. Continued blessings on you and your ministry in NYC. God bless,

      Howell

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3. Joe L says:

   November 16, 2011 at 10:02 PM

   Hi, Pastor Howell, this is Joe here again.

   I was wondering if you were going to write any articles (or have written any that I haven’t seen) about all of this talk about the Reformed theology going on in the SBC. The latest Christian Index (the official SBC newspaper in Georgia) mentioned that a church in Kentucky was turned down for membership in a Baptist association because (according to the report) it was “too reformed.”

   I know that this is a growing issue in the SBC, but the Index isn’t reporting on why (I think they are afraid to touch it). I’m not close enough to the SBC to know why it’s an issue in the first place. Would love your thoughts on it. If you write an article, I’d also like to repost it on Baptist Spirituality if its fit for print.

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   1. Howell Scott says:

      November 16, 2011 at 10:22 PM

      Joe,

      Good to hear from you. Hope you are doing well. I haven’t written any posts on the KY situation, although I have commented on it at SBC Voices a few weeks back. I have not been as active the last month in my blogging, but am slowly starting to get back into a more regular schedule. I don’t know if the KY situation is still current or not. If I write an article, I will let you know and you will be more than welcome to repost it at Baptist Spirituality. That goes for any article on my blog. Please feel free to repost any that you might think your audience would enjoy. Hope you have a good rest of your week. God bless,

      Howell

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4. Lisa S. says:

   January 15, 2012 at 11:33 AM

   Hi Howell,

   Sorry if this is not the right place to pose a non related question. After watching Oprah’s interview of Joel and Victoria Osteen on her OWN network, I decided to google “are the Osteen’s real” and your blog came up front and center. I am not much of a fan of them and liked what you wrote and how you specifically refuted Joel’s “feel good” message on Ahab. I’m wondering what you know about the pastor of another mega church in the Houston area, Kerry Shook. He pastors Woodlands Church (formerly known as Fellowship of The Woodlands). My family will go to his church for a time and then quit going because we feel he talks predominantly surface matter; there is no deep delving into the Bible. We will then go to another large church in The Woodlands, but for some reason we always gravitate back to Kerry Shook’s church. I think it’s mainly because everyone is so friendly, the music is very uplifting and everyone is welcome, but the messages are relatively shallow like Joel’s. So, I’m wondering if the Shook’s are real. I’ve heard that Kerry went to seminary, but can find nowhere on their website where this is stated. He comes from a pastoring family, but that doesn’t mean he was formally schooled or teaches (preaches) truth. If you have any light you can shed on this, it would be greatly appreciated. We are about to move back to The Woodlands and want to make sure we choose a church home where we won’t get led astray.

   Thank You,
   Lisa

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   1. Howell Scott says:

      January 17, 2012 at 8:21 PM

      Lisa,

      Thanks for the comment. I have been out of town the last few days, so sorry for the delay in responding. I don’t know much about Kerry Shook, but from the (admittedly) little of what I have seen of his preaching, he strikes me as one whose preaching contains a lot of entertainment value. I don’t know that he is non-Biblical (I believe he at one time was Southern Baptist, but I don’t know if that is still the case), but, much like the Osteens, the Shooks (both Kerry and his wife) are front and center in their megachurch. I don’t doubt that the church is very friendly and probably offers a “first-rate” worship experience. I’m just not sure how much spiritual meat there is in the worship service. Bottom line, visit a few churches and then ask the Lord to direct you to where He would have you go. He will certainly not lead you astray if you ask Him for wisdom in the process. Hope this helps. Thanks for taking the time to read and ask for my advice. God bless,

      Howell

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      1. Lisa says:

         January 17, 2012 at 9:15 PM

         Thank you, Howell, for your response. No, there is not spiritual meat there and that’s what we’re looking for. Woodlands Church calls themself interdenominational. Some of the original members feel its still rooted in Southern Baptist, but I tend to disagree. I know one of the associate pastors and a worship leader “defected” from Woodlands Church several years ago and I found their church online last night. I listened to a podcast and liked what I heard; seemed very biblically based (just good old preaching with relevant story tie-ins). I will give this church a try and will definitely pray for the Lord’s guidance in finding our new church home. Again, thank you.

         Lisa

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5. Lisa S. says:

   January 18, 2012 at 4:41 PM

   With my above comments said, I also want to say that I don’t find what these megachurches are doing is rooted in evil. I think it’s fantastic that they have such large numbers of people attending church to hear the truth about salvation and that we have a loving God. I do think these churches have a very valid purpose and I’m glad we have the Joel Osteen’s and Kerry Shook’s in the world to reach out to those who might not be in church at all.

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