Comments on: A nice post from Avery

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:42:04 +0000

I don’t know Doug and obviously can’t speak for him, but I can assure you that one does not need to be an “evangelical” in order to be a Christian, nor does one need to be an evangelical in order to enjoy and appreciate southern gospel.

But, for the record, the term “providence” IS a Christian term that MEANS that God “provides.” In Christian terms, “providence” and “grace” are very closely related. And lest there have been any doubt, the exact quote taken from Doug’s blog post was “the great grace of providence” . . . how can one interpret that as reflecting anything other than giving credit to God? Where else would you suggest that the “providence” and “grace” of which Doug wrote might have come?

By: Daniel J Mount

Daniel J Mount — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:36:10 +0000

While I imagine he professes Christianity, I believe Doug said a while back that he wasn’t an evangelical. He might not agree with the statement that Roger is still with us because God answers prayer. (By the way, I agree with you that we should give credit where credit is due.)

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:26:21 +0000

I agree. I’ve read his blog for a while now, and in my opinion, he has been pretty harsh lately (nothing wrong with honesty, but it CAN be kind, too), and this post was a very welcomed change. One thing he wrote did irritate me…

“At the time, of course, the conventional wisdom of fear was that Bennett wouldn’t survive what was clearly a scary situation. With time and the great grace of providence, he has survived … and survived and survived. ”

.. why doesn’t he just say outright that by the grace of GOD, Roger is still with us? He’s still with us because GOD answers prayer! Let’s give HIM the glory and quit minimizing it by calling it “providence”!!!!

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:05:51 +0000

I really liked it, too. It’s kind of a change in the way he’s been writing lately.