The Duck Call business is obviously doing great. Before Duck Dynasty they did hunting and fishing shows as I understand it for Outdoor Channel.
The Robertson family is an example of GOD's Grace and them allowing GOD to use their talents including the Redneck humor to witness for HIM. Most posters likely have only seen the show. They do appearances giving testimony before others as well. Again they all can be found free on YouTube.
I can't understand the flames posters are doing to the family. If you want to minister to others to help them then would it not make logical sense that the person would have to talk about it?
The eldest son whom is the preacher had serious marital problems and he talks of forgiveness. He was the one who forgave. Phil's testimony most know about. Si? His son was diagnosed as a child with a serious mental issue in his early childhood {Ausphegers}. That illness was leading to self destruction. Today that son is career Army. Even their friend Mountain Man the one who acts dumb has his testimony he gives. The Lord found him while they were filming the show. The assembly line episode with the canoe taping was the night of his Baptism after filming was over.
They have money and likely plenty of it. Willies wife is part of the Howard publishing company and the family owned Howards department store.
Phil it seems as much as possible on the show tries to get a message out to younger audiences and others who have gone down the road he went and not yet found The Lord. He makes no excuses that what he did was wrong rather he focuses on salvation.
Jeb didn't see most of his dads prior behavior like the other boys did. Yet what he went through in the event he describes obviously severely disturbed him likely with a lot of guilt that wasn't his but lead to some destructive behavior within himself.
Their show is the only one on A&E left I bother to watch. The family seems pretty open to telling their own problems and use it in their testimonies. As such I have no issue nor see a wrong in it.
On the other hand I'm very sick and tired of Bruce Jenner Threads where the media is glorifying blatant evil. Huge difference. To whom does the Robertson's give the glory?
Outstanding post ‘snipe.
Thanks for posting it, it was surely needed on this thread.
You do not need to study the Scriptures long to learn why sinners meet reverses and anguish. They are apart from God. Their sorrow is the result of their sins.
But why do Christians suffer? Scripture teaches that many Christians suffer so that they may fellowship with others who are in affliction. Only those who have known sorrow and suffering can have fellowship with those in affliction.
The Word of God also teaches that Christians suffer in order that they might glorify God in their lives.The Bible further teaches that Christians suffer in order that God might teach them lessons in prayer. Also, Christians suffer in order that God might bring them to repentance.
http://billygraham.org/devotion/why-the-righteous-suffer/