Herbert W Armstrong

KING Hazael of Syria was approaching Jerusalem with his army, intending to attack the city, when he received very valuable gifts sent by Jehoash, king of Judah. Hazael was sure that the gifts were either to pay him to leave Judah or were to lure him to Jerusalem for more wealth - and into some kind ...

The costs in shattered lives and to society. Just a few decades ago, getting pregnant when unmarried was one of the worst mistakes a girl could make. Now, a high school principal in a large metropolitan area of the United States says: "It's totally acceptable by the kids. It's not the stigm ...

Autumn is HERE! BIG THINGS are now ahead in this dynamic Work of the living GOD! And this is, or should be, YOUR LIFE — and MINE! It's going to take a little space to tell you all of it. The new college year gets under way tomorrow. Our largest incoming freshman class is already on campus. Freshma ...

Be honest with yourself! Do you actually like to be corrected? Hardly anyone does. Receiving correction in the right attitude is one of life's most difficult responsibilities. But a truly converted Christian should like - and even welcome - correction. It helps him or her grow. It's easy ...

War COULD break out again in the Middle East. If it does, will the Israelis repeat their astonishing victory? Swift-moving e vents are under way there that will soon alter the course of the whole world. Here, from Jerusalem, is a sobering picture! Jerusalem. Israel. King Hussein was watching the unl ...

The answer will surprise you! If you're under 20, chances are 7 out of 10 that you already have some experience with alcohol. From the global picture, it's clear that teenagers almost everywhere consume more alcohol than their predecessors. Three out of ten under 20 don't seem to handle it too ...

The facts of geology reveal that fossils were formed by a great world-wide catastrophe! Here is proof that fossils were not laid down slowly over millions of years, as evolutionists claim, but suddenly by a world-wide Flood. In the last issue of The PLAIN TRUTH we saw startling proof of a universal ...

"MIDIAN IS GUILTY", THIRTY-NINE years had passed since the millions of Israelites had fled from Egypt to escape their oppressors. (Numbers 1:1; Numbers 13:1-3, 26; Deuteronomy 2:14.) Because they usually chose the way of sin, thousands upon thousands had died of war and sickness. Only a fe ...

More students than ever before are entering a college or university. Yet almost none knows the TRUTH about how this system of higher education developed - its RECENT DRIFT - and why the system is even now becoming obsolete. THOUSANDS of high school seniors, as well as hundreds of disillusioned unive ...

STATE OF CALIFORNIA VS. WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD: RECEIVERSHIP SOUNDS DEATH KNELL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: On January 3, 1979, armed with a court order of receivership obtained ex parte and without notice of any kind (not even the telephonic notice required by l ...

We take our readers, in this article, to Czechoslovakia, a nation locked in the heart of Europe. One day recently, while in Prague, a Czech friend asked me, "Is it true that workers are starving in America? We have heard that there are now soup lines in Detroit." "I am afraid someone ...

Do you put off doing things that need to be done? You need to know the causes - and some practical, effective solutions - for this problem! It's been a long, hard day and you've finally settled down to relax. Your favorite chair seems to melt your tensions. The bottled-up stress begins to ease. ...

Following the choosing of the disciples in John I, the scene immediately shifts in John 2 to a marriage celebration in Cana of Galilee, during which Jesus performed His first, and perhaps most famous and controversial miracle. Let us first read the biblical account in the book of John. Jesus' moth ...

The laser is one of man's most incredible and spectacular inventions. It produces a beam of light billions of times more intense than radiation from the surface of the sun. Used properly, the laser has an amazing potential for good - for the benefit of mankind. But the laser also has an awesome, m ...

PHARAOH had just started on a tour to view the livestock damage outside the city, when he was advised to turn back because an especially strong wind was driving the sand. At the same time the king saw two unwelcome but familiar figures carrying a large leather bag, standing on the palace steps. Mose ...