How can we equate a God of punishment with a God of love and mercy?
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."
What would make you happy? Happiness is something all of us desire, but it seems elusive. We can spend our entire lives in pursuit of happiness and never find it. Is even possible to be truly happy?
What would make you happy? Happiness is something all of us desire, but it seems elusive. We can spend our entire lives in pursuit of happiness and never find it. Is even possible to be truly happy?
Most people in the United States claim they are religious, yet we are a nation searching for spiritual meaning. Has religion become a recreational activity?
Do you know what the Bible means by God's grace? How much does God love us? Does His love have limitations? Are there conditions for having a relationship with Him?