What do colored eggs, baskets, bonnets and sunrise services have to do with the Bible? Nothing! Discover the truth about Easter.
Where did our holiday traditions come from? Do Christmas and Easter really honor Jesus Christ and please God, or is there more to the story?
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."
Steve is the Operation Manager for Ministerial and Member Services of the United Church of God. He is also an instructor at Ambassador Bible College and served as a host on the Beyond Today television program. Together, he and his wife, Kathe, have served God and His people for over 30 years.
What do colored eggs, baskets, bonnets and sunrise services have to do with the Bible? Nothing! Discover the truth about Easter.
Discover the shocking biblical truth behind popular religious holidays like Easter—its ancient Babylonian roots, its links to sun worship, and why it stands in stark contrast to the worship God desires. Learn how America's moral and spiritual confusion connects to the abandonment of God’s commanded holy days, and why it matters now more than ever.
Discover how Easter's practices, such as bunnies, colored eggs and sunrise services are related to unbiblical pagan myths.