Herbert W Armstrong

The name means "hallowed evening." But is it really? Where did it come from? What is it all about? And is it really good for children? Creepy goblins, ghosts and demons, witches on brooms, spiders and bats, dead men's bones, flickering jack-o-lanterns, black cats, eerie costumes and part ...

Do we see our own human nature clearly enough to constantly repent of what we really are? This article will help you see the REAL YOU! "YOU'RE AN idiot, Smith!" bellowed the drill - sergeant to the raw recruit. On the command "right turn," Smith had made a crisp, mechanical mov ...

At nearly 5,000 years of age, bristlecone pines are revolutionizing man's understanding of climate, history and archaeology. High in the mountains of the southwestern United States, the twisted, misshapen and battered forms of bristlecone pines cling precariously to the sparse soil that somehow su ...

Personal discouragement and a feeling of worthlessness are hallmarks of our troubled times. A reader of The Plain Truth wrote, "I have often looked longingly at the guns hanging on my wall, and thought that maybe that would be the best way out." He wrote of feelings of "inferiority, guilt, and worth ...

Greetings, everyone. Last week in Pasadena, when Mr. Armstrong spoke, I commented that he's a very difficult man to follow because he not only is such a powerful and inspirational speaker, but he chooses those topics that are really in the front part of our minds. So I sit here with yellow pad ...

This is the true story of the true Church, founded A.D. 31 by Jesus Christ, the unique and only voice giving a hopeless world its only and sure hope - the soon-coming peaceful world tomorrow! The visitor, to put it mildly, was astonished! He was witnessing something he had never expected to see.... ...

Once again this semi-annual personal letter has had to be delayed—and this time for three months. But at last, I have ready for you that urgently requested book which caused the delay. For some few years increasing thousands of our subscribers have been pressing me for this direly needed, long-await ...

Voyager 2 - a technological marvel - revealed new knowledge about the strange planet Saturn. But how does this information affect your life on earth? Another space spectacular is in the books. In midsummer the Voyager 2 spacecraft swooped to within 63,000 miles of Saturn. It sent back to earth a ste ...

My friends, one of the most shocking things that can possibly happen is to wake up to find out that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not what we have believed at all and that we have not heard it. And that what we have believed is exactly the opposite of what the Bible says and what Jesus actually taug ...

Is your prayer really effective? How can it be more so? You are probably neglecting one of the vital keys to real SPIRITUAL GROWTH! Here's how to get more out of prayer and Bible study through MEDITATION! HOW DO you pray? And why? Has it done you or others any good? Is it helping you grow? ...

You, as a member of God's Church, are a disciple - a "learner" or "student" - of Jesus Christ. Are you taking full advantage of the classroom sessions He has provided for your spiritual edification? Read how you can profit the most from local Bible studies. GOD, with forethought and an un ...

Have you learned to put Proverbs into daily practice in your life? Here is a sensible approach to getting more out of these practical, God-inspired scriptures. Do YOU know how to act in every circumstance? The book of Proverbs offers you that important knowledge. Proverbs begins, "These are ...

After Jesus Christ returns, what will be the most important step in establishing peace on earth? No major denomination knows the answer. Why? This significant step is pictured by the annual Day of Atonement. ...

Most Christians assume that all the ancient Israelites became Jews. Others suppose the "House of Israel" - the so-called "lost ten tribes" - simply lost their identity and ceased to exist as a people by becoming merged in the mass of Middle Eastern humanity. Clouding the issue in both" suppo ...

The writings of Berossus, the contemporary of Manetho, are altogether lost. No valid dates of individual kings have been preserved by classic writers from Berossus. Berossus' first post-flood dynasty is completely distorted. It is said to be composed of 86 Chaldean kings who supposedly reigned abo ...