Herbert W Armstrong

Never in the history of any nation has a country acquired so much valuable land in such a short period of time as the U.S. acquired during a seventy year period from 1783to 1853! When America declared her independence from Britain in 1776, she didn't yet legally own one square foot of land in N ...

Is it true that only poor people are likely to be "saved"? WHY are some people rich - and some poor? Abraham Lincoln is reputed once to have said: "God must love the poor because He made so many of them." Was Lincoln right? It is commonly assumed that – because of certain Biblica ...

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - ONE OF THE most horrifying calamities ever to visit masses of humans has just fallen on the shoulders of a woman as one of numerous problems to solve. The whole world was shocked as news headlines told of the mounting mass deaths caused by the cholera epidem ...

Your child's future success depends on how well you prepare him or her before formal education begins. you know, Honey, Bobby will be starting to school next week," said the young mother to her husband. "Shouldn't we be getting him ready? Is there anything that he should know?" &q ...

Once upon a time, so the old Indian parable goes, a king and his army passed by a city whose inhabitants were blind. He had a mighty elephant which he used in battle and to instill dread in any would-be opponents. A group of blind men wanted to learn what this elephant was. Since they did not know e ...

Mrs. Armstrong and I are on our first trip through the Scandinavian countries—although I had been in Stockholm and Copenhagen before. We are nearing the time when the door will open to reach these countries with Christ's Gospel and the last warning to God's people Israel—of which these nations f ...

The BULLETIN is three weeks overdue. My wife, two sons and I are now on the summer baptizing tour of the country, and I simply have not had an opportunity to write the BULLETIN — or, for that matter, as yet, The PLAIN TRUTH. It seems every moment is taken — we must rush, just every moment. We are me ...

GREETINGS! Again I am a couple weeks late getting this letter to you! Mrs. Armstrong and I have been back at Headquarters from England only a short time, and the pressure has been so heavy on us I simply could not get to everything at once. And now our Business Department is putting pressure on me t ...

At least once or twice a year, I want to write you a personal heart-to-heart letter—as a listener of The WORLD TOMORROW, and a reader of The PLAIN TRUTH. Breath-taking things are happening in the world. I want to share with you the true significance of these colossal events fulfilling prophecy! I wa ...

An accident happened to our airplane on this trip. It gave us some excitement, and I thought you might like to hear about it. It also made me realize how impossible it would be for me to carry on the Work which God is now having me to do without this plane. We were on the runway at Cairo, Egypt, tak ...

Well my friends we could have good news today if we knew the way, the only reason that we don't have good news is that men have rejected the way that would bring it about. We could have everything good if we wanted it, but the first parents on this earth rejected the way when God Almighty revealed ...

Question: "Halloween has always seemed a fantastic holiday devoted to revelry and children's pranks. How did it originate? Halloween - my dictionary says - is a short form of 'All Hallow Even' - a religious occasion." Answer: HALLOWEEN is indeed the strangest holiday of the entire ye ...

If the Bible is inspired by God it cannot contain errors. But critics continually cite supposed biblical contradictions and inaccuracies. Here are some examples that show God's Word is entirely correct. The Bible has been maligned and attacked by critics who claim that God's Word is full of erro ...

"WORLD PEACE THROUGH LAW" - "ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT" - these are the cherished hope of mankind for the future. Today, government leaders recognize WORLD GOVERNMENT is the only hope for lasting world peace. But take a long look at the GREATEST ATTEMPTS OF MAN IN ALL HISTORY to put t ...

What is true happiness? How can we have it, now and in the future? Are you happy? Are you - really? Perhaps no other question penetrates past our superficial masks of contentment as this one does. For, when asked if we are happy, we are forced to dig deep into our hearts, past our goals, our problem ...