Amazing Grace: The Story of Ashley Smith

AndrewSullivan.com ^ | 3/26/05 | Andrew Sullivan

[Cicero]

I'll be darned. Who'd have expected this from Andrew Sullivan? From a televangelist, sure, but from Andrew Sullivan? It just goes to prove the point he argues in this essay, I guess.

I'm sending this one to my list.

[just me]

"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."

So true.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

To not repent of sin and yet claim Christ as your Savior is to defile the gospel you claim as your own.

[Salvey]

To not repent of sin and yet claim Christ as your Savior is to defile the gospel you claim as your own.

To whom are you referring: Nichols, Smith, Sullivan? All of the above? All of mankind?

[rep-always]

Could not have said it better myself.

[Run Silent Run Deep]

"The Angel of Atlanta"

[Run Silent Run Deep]

"I say this as a believer. The crimes of Nichols are inexcusable. The serenity of Smith is close to inexplicable. But the message of the Gospels is that God works with the crooked timber of human failure."
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That would be each and everyone of us.

[TommyDale]

http://www.newswithviews.com/PaulProctor/proctor68.htm

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Sullivan. The other two sound like they do repent of sin. The gospel isn't about God changing His mind about sin. It is about us repenting and turning to Him in faith. You can't get there without repentance. Jesus said that unless we repent we will perish.

[Ticonderoga34]

Great article. Thanks for posting it on Free Republic, TFFKAMM.

With all the bad news about Terri Schiavo this Easter weekend, its nice to go back and reflect about this story.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Not only is it not the best way, it is a couterfeit gospel. Jesus didn't die to change God's heart. He died to change our hearts.

[beckett]

The verse from Cohen that Sullivan quotes is one of my favorites also. The title is Anthem from Cohen's album The Future, a great, if largely unheralded, album.

[herkbird]

Ashley Smith also received About $62,000.00 in reward money this week along with many other offers that should help her further down her road of life. After watching the Fulton County Sherriffs office act like Barney Fife during the early Mayhem. The Ashley Smith story was the perfect closing to a dreadful day in Georgia.

The sad note is, Ashley must now pay taxes on her reward money. I'm just glad this Angel survived to live and more than likely help many others with their poor choices in life. I love you Ashley and wish GLTY every day.