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I`ve been a Pastor and Bible teacher for 40 years.
I`m a writer--author of 18 Bible-based books and over 200 journal articles. Web site: www.PettyPress.com where a lot of my books and writings are posted. I've been married to the same lovely lady for 49 years. We're more in love now than when we married. My wife and I were missionaries to Pitcairn Island, in the South Pacific, from 1982-1984.
I've been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church since the age of 9.
Books: Pacific Press Publishing Association; Review & Herald Publishing Association; PettyPress. Number of titles published: 16. Journal Articles: Adventist Review; Signs of the Times; Guide Magazine; Ministry: A Journal for Clergy; Sabbath School Leadership; The Youth's Instructor; Student Movement; Cord, and others. Total Journal articles: over 200. Web Site: www.PettyPress.com. Contents: 18 of my books; 41 Bible study guides; over 30 sermons; Stories; poems; links to other sites, etc. E-mail address: PettyPress@gmail.com
I have a BA and a Master`s degree--both degrees are in Biblical studies.
I was awarded the "Golden Cord" from my Alma Mater, Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, for my foreign mission service.
I like Bible study because it helps me understand God and His plan of salvation. I find it fascinating to learn about all the effort and love that God has put into saving us from sin.
I'm a story teller. I've written 5 books covering the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews (Bible Stories for adults--all available on Amazon.com). I'd like to continue that series to include the return of the Jews to their homeland, the rebuilding of the Temple, and the city of Jerusalem.
I've found that studying the Bible by subject (death, hell, faith, etc.)--instead of just reading it through as a book--helps me to understand what God wants me to know. Then, when I read it through as a book, the Bible makes more sense to me.
Nearly all the world believes that the cosmos evolved over billions of years. The Bible describes a God who created this world in six days, and rested the seventh. When humans rebelled against God, He came to earth, became one of us, and then died for us. Evolutionists have no Savior, no hope. Christians have hope in the resurrection, and a future life with Jesus, our Creator and Redeemer.
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Dear Adrian, Thank you for you information about the theory of many scholars regarding the identity of Yahweh. The idea that the Israelite God was merely a borrowed concept of Canaanite idolatry is
Dear Harry, A lot depends on your definition of perfect. Let’s see how Jesus defined the word: In Matt. 5:43-47, Jesus contrasts the philosophy of the world: Love your neighbor and hate your enemy
Dear Afolabi, No. Actually, the birds had little or nothing to do with the story, except to show that Abraham realized the value of the animals. This story sets the framework for the covenant that
Dear Joel, In a word: Yes. But perhaps I need to give you more information than that. The question should be, not so much do they worship the same God, but how they worship Him. And even though
Dear Tressa, It’s good to hear from you again. I discovered some years ago when I was searching, like you are, wanting to know whether or not God loves me. Somehow, deep inside I thought that God
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