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054 - Easter: The Untold Story
How did easter come to be observed? Why is the easter bunny and brightly colored eggs so strongly associated with observance of easter? How do you get three days and three nights counting from Friday afternoon (Good Friday) to Sunday morning when many believe Christ was resurrected? For the surprising answers to these and other important questions listen to this program.
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Gary Petty
Gary Petty is a 1978 graduate of Ambassador College with a BS in mass communications. He worked for six years in radio in Pennsylvania and Texas. He was ordained a minister in 1984 and has served congregations in Longview and Houston Texas; Rockford, Illinois; Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin; and San Antonio, Austin and Waco, Texas. He presently pastors United Church of God congregations in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Jackson, Tennessee.
Gary says he's "excited to be a part of preaching the good news of God's Kingdom over the airwaves," and "trusts the material presented will make a helpful difference in people's lives, bringing them closer to a relationship with their heavenly Father."
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