Brandon Petty

Follower of Jesus, Husband to Jessica, proud daddy to Launa, Mya, and Truett. Loves being the Pastor of Generation. Basketball, weight lifting, fitness

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

Wow!

[Galleywinter @galleywinter]

Josh Weathers cover of “I Will Always Love You” is perhaps the most infamous cover to ever come out of Texas Music.

It’s taken him around the world.

First recorded as seen here in 2011 at the Kessler in Dallas. It’s still as amazing as ever. He still plays it at every show.

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

😭😭

[Matt Wallace @MattWallace888]

James Van Der Beek’s final message to the world is one of the most powerful things I have ever heard. Stop whatever you are doing and listen to this! 🥺

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

Probably my all time favorite Fresh Price scene 🤣🤣🤣

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

Carlton overreacting by running through every FRESH PRINCE set is one of television's best moments 😂 actor Alfonso Ribeiro said he kept it a surprise to the cast and crew, telling only the director to have the cameras ready to follow him wherever he goes.

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

OH THAT'S FILTHY 🥶

@Vol_Hoops x 📺 ESPN 2

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

This is a major part of what’s wrong with American culture. Wives and children are not “sacrifices” for you to have success or your own version of the good life. So sad

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

New #Bills HC Joe Brady, talking about the sacrifices coaches’ wives make, mentioned how he once called his wife on the way to a game while she was going into labor — and found out after the game that she had given birth on her own.

“This game takes away time, energy, and presence from you, and you’ve carried the weight that comes with this job so I can pursue my calling.”

[Michael Foster @thisisfoster]

"Pastors are not mere teachers. We don’t just pass along information about the Bible. Yes, we must know the Word and divide it rightly. But our work goes beyond explanation. Pastors are craftsmen of the human soul. Our task is not only to explain the Word, but to apply it wisely in real situations.

We are shepherds. And like real shepherds, we don’t tend random sheep in random fields. We shepherd the sheep entrusted to us. That means the application of God’s Word is never generic. It’s always aimed at a particular people, in a particular place, at a particular time. The same pastor preaching the same text will not preach it the same way to different congregations in different seasons. He can’t help it. He applies the Word to the people standing right in front of him. He’s dealing with the needs of the day for the people God has given him.

If you don’t share this understanding of pastoral ministry, then this article is not for you. But if you do, then the concerns I’m raising will make sense."

And here are the main points:

"First, social media, like most media with global reach, delocates us."

"Second, social media encourages a pastor to pander."

"Third, influencer culture trains pastors to become personalities rather than simply people."

"Fourth, wherever you invest your best energy, especially your most focused creativity, that’s where your heart will go."

"Lastly, at least for now, I believe influencer culture becomes an echochambers which impairs a pastor’s ability to discern."

Read the entire article here:

https://t.co/H8Qli8NbJP

[Tony Seruga @TonySeruga]

Every Christmas Eve, I think about George Bailey.

He dreamed of escaping Bedford Falls—of shaking off the dust of a small town, building skyscrapers, exploring the world. Instead, he stayed. He ran the Building & Loan his father left behind. He sacrificed his college money, his honeymoon savings, his chance to see the world, over and over, because people needed him.

By the time the crisis hits, George feels like a failure. His life looks like one long series of missed opportunities, thwarted ambitions, and quiet resentments. He stands on the bridge, convinced the world would be better without him.

Then Clarence shows him the truth: a Bedford Falls without George Bailey is a darker, meaner, hollowed-out place. The people he quietly helped, the small acts of integrity he performed without recognition, the risks he took to protect others—those weren’t detours. They were the substance of his life.

The film’s deepest insight isn’t just that “no man is a failure who has friends.” It’s that real impact is almost always invisible in the moment. The lives you steady, the small kindnesses you extend, the responsibilities you shoulder when no one else will—these things ripple outward in ways you may never see.

A strong sense of purpose doesn’t erase pain; it transforms it. It doesn’t merely explain why hard things happened. It asks: What are you now responsible for because they happened?

Faith, at its best, does the same. It doesn’t promise that everything was “meant to be” in order to make suffering palatable. It invites you to look at what has been entrusted to you in light of what you’ve endured.

George’s story reminds us that meaning is rarely found in the grand escape, but in the faithful presence. The dreams we surrender don’t always vanish—they often become the raw material for something more enduring than we imagined.

If you’re carrying the weight of roads not taken, of dreams deferred, of a life that feels smaller than you once hoped—watch It’s a Wonderful Life again tonight. Not as nostalgia, but as revelation.

You may not see the full difference you’ve made yet.

But it’s there.

And it matters more than you know.

Merry Christmas, friends.

🎄🇨🇽🎅🦌☃️⛪️✝️❤️

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

🤯🤯🤯

[John Rich🇺🇸 @johnrich]

Show this video to your kids…Wow😳

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

Some thoughts on communism, charity, and New York City's new Mayor Zohran Mamdani 👇

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

Not true…it’s 8:30pm 😎

[naiive @naiivememe]

When I was a kid, bedtime was 9 pm. I couldn't wait to be a grownup so I could go to bed anytime I wanted.

Turns out that is 9 pm.

[Tennessee Baseball @Vol_Baseball]

It was one heck of a ride, Coach.

Congratulations to Tony Vitello, making history as the first collegiate head coach to move directly to MLB manager.

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

Wish him nothing but success. Thank you, coach! 🍊🍊🍊

[Rocky Top Now @rockytopnow]

Thank you, Tony Vitello

- 2 SEC Regular Season Titles
- 2 SEC Tournament Titles
- 3 CWS appearances
- 1 CWS Championship
- 52 Players Drafted
- 10 First Round Picks

[Red Sox @RedSox]

WALK-OFF CLINCH.

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

So good!!!

[Ruslan @RuslanKD]

I forgive him because that’s what Christ did and that’s what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate, the answer we know from the gospel is love… love for our enemies. And love for those who persecute us. - Erika Kirk

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

I was at this game. My first time at Neyland! What a night!

[CHANNEL TN @CHANNEL_TN_]

Kelley. Washington.

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

Irina Zarutska, Charlie Kirk, teens at a High School in Colorado…Lord, Jesus come quickly. The evil violenvw in this workd is overwhelming. Weep, pray, remain faithful and share the Gospel. His return is ever near…

Have mercy, Lord Jesus.

[Red Sox @RedSox]

CEDDANNE THE MAGICIAN. 😱

[Trey Wallace @TreyWallace]

Down goes Florida

USF has shocked the Gators, and not much has changed in Gainesville for Billy Napier

[Brandon Petty @BPettyGC]

Dying 🤣🤣😭😭 So accurate

[Tooth Chipper @Tooth_Chipper]

This is so accurate that I'm almost wheezing.

[Liam Fennessy @LiamFennessy_]

RED SOX FANS HAVE LONGED TO HEAR IT

THE BOSTON RED SOX HAVE WON 10 STRAIGHT