Herbert W Armstrong

Why does prayer fail so often for so many? Last month we saw that communication with God is often cluttered with rituals, repetitions and archaic or arcane language. But avoiding these common pitfalls is only part of the answer to unanswered prayer. When it comes to prayer, most people ha ...

Why The Church? One cannot comprehend the real purpose and function of the Church without an understanding of Old Testament ISRAEL. Ancient Israel was both Church and State. It was one of the world's nations, called the kingdom of Israel. But it also was a Church, called the Congregation of Israel ...

Behind every great nation or institution is one or more men of strong CHARACTER. Here are vital "keys" found in these men of character - keys that will make possible SUCCESS and LEADERSHIP for those who possess and use them! ...

We have published a brochure showing photographs of all ministers of the Worldwide Church of God. The brochure also lists the assigned churches of all ministers, and also lists all local elders of churches. To the brethren at Thessalonica the apostle Paul wrote, "And we beseech you, brethren, t ...

QUESTION: "Do you have a booklet on how to read and understand the Bible? Could you advise me what Bible to buy? I have a New Testament called 'Good News for Modern Man.' Is that okay? What about 'The Living Bible'?" ANSWER: We have two free booklets entitled Read the Book and How ...

WAS CHRIST an Essene? Was John the Baptist? Did Christianity actually begin in a "monastic" commune in the wilderness near the Dead Sea? These very ideas have been advanced in pamphlets and articles. Yes, even whole books appeared on the subject in the first few years after the initial Dead Sea Scro ...

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - The other day our managing editor, Brian Knowles, who was in my office to go over some Plain Truth copy for future articles, asked: "Would you mind if I gave you an idea or two which I thought our readers might enjoy in one of your 'Personal' articles?&qu ...

TUCSON — March 3: last week newspapers in Los Angeles, Calif., Pasadena, Tyler, Tex., and, I understand, other parts of the country, carried stories speculating on the return of my son, Garner Ted Armstrong, to the Church. Some of the media coupled this speculation with the resignation of Mr. Stanle ...

Just What Do You Mean ... Conversion? How many times have you heard non-Christians, judging one who professes Christ, say in disgust: "Well if that's Christianity, I don't want any of it!" How many judge GOD by the way professing Christians live? How many assume that one must live a pe ...

At last I can give you the ONE greatest MOST EXCITING NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT in the history of our broadcasting Christ's GOSPEL to the world. But I am deeply sorry to have to announce, at the same time, that my wife's critical illness has ended in the manner least expected—in her death just after mid ...

Are you sick of yourself - your way - the world's way? Do you abhor what your life has been? Do you want to change? Are you changing? If your answers are, "Yes!" then there is something more you must do. WHEN finally you come to see just how far short you fall - how utterly unsuccessful and useles ...

Has "science" made you skeptical of the Bible? For nearly 6,000 years men have tried to negate what God says, but their efforts are utterly hopeless. Satan has deceived the whole world and would deceive the very elect if it were possible (Rev. 12:9, Matt. 24:24)! How? One way is through scienti ...

PERHAPS the greatest mystery of all will not seem, at first glance, to be a mystery to most readers of this volume. The reason that is true is the fact that the true purpose and meaning of the Church is as little understood as the Bible itself. The revelation of that mystery must come as a shocking ...

Where did Cain get his wife? - Where does the Bible foretell of the automobile? - How can we "lay up treasures in heaven? ...

Read here why some have never understood what Genesis 1:1 really means! Some believe the Bible says the heavens and the earth were created only about 6000 years ago. Even many scientists assume this is what the Bible reaches. And they scoff. But is this really what Genesis 1:1 teaches? The truth is ...