5/28/2023 0 Comments Duck commander one millionth call![]() ![]() The minister encouraged attendees to trust God and examine their own lives for anything that they hadn't completely placed in the Lord's hands. ![]() He said looking back, he could see that God was building their family, strengthening them as his father was baptized at White's Ferry, where he is listed as an elder. The Lord was building the family as they began making duck calls and later, when a cable channel came to recruit them for a reality show highlighting their business savvy, humor and family values. "The Gospel was what changed dad's life," Al Robertson said. 'There's not just one faith in Edmond': Baccalaureate was a reflection of inclusion He builds something generationally that blesses people's lives," Robertson said. We didn't know it, but He was building something that would bless other people - and that's what God does with us. "This is what happens when you allow God to do what he does. More importantly, they didn't know that they would become known for their Christian faith and be able to use their fame and influence to spread the Gospel. The longtime Church of Christ minister and elder talked about that conversation during his recent visit to Branches Church OKC, 4917 SE 29 in Del City. Robertson said that at the time he encouraged his mom, neither of them knew that "God was building something" - that their family would one day become household names as stars of the A&E hit reality TV show "Duck Dynasty." He'd been about 8 years old when he reassured his mom as she sat crying in the bathroom that their family would prevail over obstacles in their path. Discovery's " Deadliest Catch" cast quit amid a 2010 lawsuit and pay dispute then "un-quit" when the issues were resolved, the Reporter noted.Al Robertson couldn't remember sharing the encouraging words with his mother but she told him the story many times over the years. For instance, the cast of MTV's " Jersey Shore" held up production in 2010 while demanding a 200 percent raise for its third season and beyond. Hit reality shows have a history of salary stalemates, the Reporter article continued. "Sources close to the negotiation say the family is asking for more than $200,000 an episode from A&E and production company Gurney Productions to return for a fourth season, with additional raises for subsequent seasons," the Reporter article said. The Hollywood Reporter printed an exclusive story on March 27, with unnamed sources stating that the stars of the show were asking for a big pay increase and it is the standoff that was holding up a fourth-season renewal - not liberals complaining about guns and prayer. Anyway, some people on Facebook and other social media sites started circulating rumors this month that the show was in jeopardy mainly because "liberals and atheists" complained to A&E about the family's show of religion, mostly in dinner prayer scenes, and the great abundance of guns.Īs points out, "It seems rather unlikely that many 'Duck Dynasty' viewers would be objecting to the presence of guns (given that the program is built around duck hunting) or prayer (one of the more popular features of the show), or that A&E would be highly concerned about the opinions of non-viewers …" ![]()
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