Herbert W Armstrong

God's approach to old age is surprising! Here's how older Christians can lead more productive and rewarding lives. Every day I pray that I will die!" The speaker was an elderly woman confined to a wheelchair. Life in an "old-folks home" had become unbearable for her. She was lonel ...

When, according to the Bible, did dinosaurs exist? Why did they all perish? Here are the surprising answers. ONE of the greatest mysteries in historical geology is the extinction of the bizarre dinosaurs. The sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs and other contemporary reptiles has excited scientist ...

The Pharisees were an exclusive religious sect that outdid even the Temple priests in their complex rituals and extensive ablutions. But their self-righteous spiritual orientation clashed head-on with the philosophy of the new teacher from Nazareth. The Pharisees and Sadducees were rival religious o ...

Do we have access to the Father, or only to Christ? What does it mean to ask "in the name of Jesus Christ"? GOD's Church has been accused of error in addressing prayers to God the Father. Two supposed former members of God's Church have set out to "speak perverse things, to draw a ...

A FEW months ago, a Boeing 707 jet - on its way to San Francisco - developed serious engine trouble over the Pacific. In the minds of many, it was very doubtful that the plane could pursue its journey safely without having to return to Hawaii, where the flight had begun. Even some of the members of ...

Why procrastinate? I put off writing this column for quite some time, so I think that question is appropriate for me. It probably is for you, too. A lot of us feel pressed for time. We can't seem to catch up. We don't feel we are accomplishing much. We are afraid to be alone with our thoughts, b ...

Television can be an effective tool for educating your children-or it can be harmful. Which role does television play in your home? No one is suggesting that television be banned for children. But comments like the following show something is not right: "I can't live without television," exclaim ...

Is it easy to be a Christian? This is the day of mass evangelism. Are there many, or only a few being saved? Well Jesus Christ answered that question. Luke 13:23-24: "Then [one said] unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for m ...

What is the true Gospel that Jesus preached? Did Paul preach a different gospel to the Gentiles? Here, at last, is made plain the truth about the Kingdom of God. WHY SHOULD there be such perplexity - such confusion in every phase of life today? It should be the function of religion to point the way. ...

WHEN Gideon saw fire spitting up out of the rock on which he had placed food for his strange guest, the young Israelite was quite startled. He stared in awe as the food was swiftly burned to cinders after his guest had merely touched the rock with his staff. When he looked up he was even more startl ...

Many are not doing the work God has called them to do. Are you? Read this article to be sure. THE GREATEST and the most important work on this earth today is the WORK OF GOD! God's work involves all nations and people! It is going to affect the future of all mankind! He is just now preparing the s ...

Why is the Bible the most misunderstood book in all history? The most twisted, distorted, maligned, misrepresented and lied-about book there is? Because people refuse to believe it means exactly what it says! Apply these simple basic rules and you will begin to really understand the plain truth of G ...

God gave seven annual festivals to ancient Israel to preserve for New Testament Christians. But ancient Israel did not understand the meaning of these days. We do. Why? Have you assumed that ancient Israel understood the plan of salvation because God gave to them, through Moses, His seven annua ...

Is the Holy Spirit burning brightly in your life? If not, the reason could be simple neglect. On the Day of Pentecost, A.D. 31, the Holy Spirit of God was given to the New Testament Church. But the Church was warned that they could lose the Holy Spirit. Paul wrote, "Quench not the Spirit" ...

Personal from Herbert W Armstrong - 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 perf ...