Herbert W Armstrong

HANNAH wife of Elkanah the Levite, was at the tabernacle praying when she was startled by the harsh voice of Eli, the high priest. He accused her of being drunk. (I Samuel 1:12-14.) Prayer was so rare in Israel that Eli did not realize Hannah was praying. Having become lost to her surroundings becau ...

It makes my heart heavy to have to write you this letter, but today we are faced with the decision of calling off the building of the new Tabernacle near Gladewater, Texas, for one more year. I have just had to call the Behlen Manufacturing Company, at Columbus, Nebraska, which is handling the entir ...

Surely there can be no more joyous ceremony than this we now enter. Marriage is not only a natural union, but it is a divine institution ordained by God. It was established, not by man, but by the eternal God at creation and derives its authority from the divine laws of God which are immutable and u ...

It was late in 1933 - the very depth of the Great Depression. Ed Smith was a well driller by profession, but nobody seemed able to afford to have wells drilled. Ed and his wife Emma attended services I was then holding in a one-room country schoolhouse 12 miles west of Eugene, Ore. Ed made no profes ...

Launching a New Business: I SHALL never forget my first view of the Rocky Mountains from a distance. While I had traveled the Alleghenies and the Blue Mountains in the east, I had never seen any really high mountains. I had always wondered what they would look like. They seemed very lofty and awe-in ...

Question: Should You VACCINATE Your Dogs for Rabies? Answer: This question is vital to many of you since local authorities sometimes demand that your dogs be vaccinated. Should you submit to this ordinance of man? In the future, we know what there will be an epidemic of rabies among dogs as well as ...

Nicodemus was a high-ranking Pharisee who was deeply interested in the teachings of Jesus Christ. One day Jesus revealed a profound truth to Nicodemus - something that completely mystified the man. "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God, ...

Howard Hughes took none of his material wealth with him, but he did take something. So will you. Howard Hughes will live again. So shall all who have died from Adam until now. And, like Howard Hughes, all took something with them when they died. By the same token, you are building something in your ...

Question 1: Why did Jesus cry out: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Mat. 27:46.) Did the Father really forsake Him? Question 2: Why does the Bible speak so sharply against vanity? Is vanity such a terrible aspect of human nature? ...

This Church - the True Church of God is GOVERNED by the Creator, through Jesus Christ, its living HEAD. But are you sure it is the government of God-and not mere HUMAN rule? THE CARNAL mind is "ENMITY against God" (Rom. 8:7). ALL of us, regardless of who we are, still possess a goodly amou ...

This Church - the True Church of GOD - is GOVERNED by the Creator, through Jesus Christ, its living HEAD. But are you sure it is the government of God - or do you "feel" it might be mere HUMAN rule? THE CARNAL mind is "ENMITY against God" (Rom. 8:7). ALL of us, regardless of who ...

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - SIGNIFICANT THINGS DID happen on January 7th! In this Personal I want to tell you what happened - but also to make PLAIN and CLEAR: 1) What our Commission IS, and what it is NOT! 2) What are the criteria for determining through whom God is carrying out that Commis ...

In last month's study we learned how Jesus Christ will rule the world tomorrow. His righteous government will spread from Jerusalem to the entire world . Reeducating mankind to God's way of life will receive top priority. As the world becomes reeducated, people will begin to experience the bless ...

Here is a CHALLENGE to the skeptic and the "modernist." It is time this doubting world realizes that true Christianity is based on FACT! A HELL-BENT world will pause this year to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Millions will at least pay lip service to the risen Christ. ...

IT WAS late in 1933 -the very depth of the great depression. Ed Smith was a well-driller by profession, but nobody seemed able to afford to have wells drilled. Ed and his wife, Emma, attended services I was then holding in a one-room country schoolhouse twelve miles west of Eugene, Oregon. Ed made n ...