{"id":5669,"date":"2019-02-07T19:51:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/?page_id=5669"},"modified":"2023-04-24T14:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T20:25:16","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/?page_id=5669","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>My full name is Dixie Howell\u00a0Scott, II, but I go by Howell.\u00a0 \u00a0A native of Lake Placid, Florida,\u00a0I graduated from The George Washington University in 1988 with a B.A. in Political Science<\/a> and from the Florida State University\u00a0College of Law in 1991 with a Juris Doctorate<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0I was a practicing attorney for three years in Florida before answering God’s call in my life to the Gospel ministry in 1993.<\/p>\n

My wife, Brenda, and I both attended The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, and graduated with Master of Divinity degrees in December 1997.\u00a0 Since then, I have been blessed to serve churches in Kentucky, Florida, Virginia, and New Mexico in full-time Christian ministry. In October 2019, I began serving as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Brenda and I have been married for over 30 years and, God has blessed us with three sons: Stephen, Jacob, and Andrew.<\/p>\n

When people ask me how I transitioned from practicing law to pastoring churches, the short answer is, “Well, God called me from law to grace.”\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0That has always been a good conversation starter. In 2010, it also inspired the name for this blog, “From Law to\u00a0Grace.”<\/em>\u00a0 As a former attorney turned pastor, I hope to use this blog to graciously communicate Biblical truth relating to cultural, legal, political, and religious issues affecting our nation. After a four-year break from writing, much has changed in our culture. Speaking THE truth is often dangerous. But, I believe if Christians are to “love God and love people,” we must be willing to speak the truth in love, even when it costs us to do so. As a reader, you may or may not agree with what I write or the conclusions that I arrive at. I welcome your feedback and opinions. I only ask that you respectfully address issues, not personalities.<\/p>\n

Before my break from blogging, I was honored to contribute posts for\u00a0 SBCVoices<\/a>\u00a0and for sbc tomorrow<\/a>. Some of my previous posts have been quoted in Baptist Press<\/em>, Christianity Today<\/em>, ESPN Magazine<\/em>, the\u00a0Huffington Post<\/em>, and the New York Times<\/em>. \u00a0 You are welcome and encouraged to contact me with any questions or comments at\u00a0howell88310@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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