Gary Burton is senior pastor of Pintlala Baptist Church in Alabama. He is a former EthicsDaily.com / Baptist Center for Ethics board member.
- Where did you grow up?
On the west side of Birmingham, Alabama.
- What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible? Why?
John 9:4.
The text speaks of cooperation, calling and limited opportunity.
- What is your favorite movie? Why?
“Unbroken.”
The story of Louis Zamperini of World War II fame dramatically portrays the capacity for human endurance.
- Who are three people you admire?
Jerrie Burton, my wife; Emmett Williams, he led me to Christ in 1958; and Raymond DeArmond, he nurtured the call of God within me.
- What is one little-known fact about yourself?
I have a golf cart tagged “Popemobile.”
