Herbert W Armstrong

Do you fully comprehend the GREAT GULF that lies between our Church - God's Church - and ALL OTHERS? WE NEED to take stock once in a while to realize the true nature of OUR calling. We need to understand the place of God's true Church in the tremendous historical events now unfolding before our ...

Where and when did the custom of observing Lent originate? Here is an article revealing amazing FACTS hidden for centuries - facts that will surprise you! Believe it or not, Lent was observed 4000 years ago! It was still being observed when Christ was born - during His ministry - and in the days of ...

LONDON: The Common Market nations are becoming increasingly irked by the British attitude these days. Britain, popularly labeled the "SICK MAN of Europe," has been, officially at least, a member of the European Economic Community for three years now. But in a variety of issues facing the Common Mark ...

We have all experienced it. We come home at night and reach for the familiar switch. But instead of the room being bathed in light, there is a flash, a "pop" and darkness. The light bulb burned out. And we think, Why did that have to happen just now? In these days of mass production, a b ...

We highlight the most significant developments. If you had been in your 20s at the time of The Plain Truth's inception in 1934, you would have lived your adult life during a momentous time in the world of religion. In the past half century, several great events and issues of the day have centered, ...

"I am not an animal! I am a human being!" exclaimed John Merrick, the so-called "elephant man," called this because he was sadly deformed by a physical debility that twisted his features to loosely resemble that creature. Yes, John Merrick knew he was not an animal, but these day ...

Good morning, I came from the Pocono's, Mr. Meredith was in Wisconsin Dells, we had about 5,400 people there in Pocono which is about 500 people more than they expected, I hope that, that occurs at every Feast site, I just added a third here, either that or people were going here and there instead ...

Should You Join a Church? A listener writes: "I have been listening to your program on the air for about two years. I have been converted since I first heard you. When I was converted I joined the ( - a popular denomination - ) church. I am like you; I don't believe in denominations, but I felt I ...

Have you called a retailer or service-oriented establishment requesting information about the product you ordered days or even weeks ago, only to be told, "Oh, we promise to get that out to you first thing tomorrow"? Or, "That check was put in the mail yesterday." Again: "Th ...

Here I am, seven-and-a-half miles high, flying back to Pasadena, after the most successful round-the-world trip so far. Exciting things have happened — and even more exciting events in this great Work loom now immediately ahead. I have much to tell you! First, though, let's get our bearings. Let+* ...

As most of you know by now, the receivership has been (for all practical purposes) lifted from the WCG, AICF and from Ambassador College. How did it affect the College? What about Ambassador's future? The imposition of the receivership did have serious repercussions on Ambassador College. In all, ...

I think since Mr. Rea certainly went through a lot of experiences on his trip last time I am not going to repeat practically word for word what he told you, but I did talk to Mr. Mulk about this a little bit and I felt myself that the one thing you'd be more interested in than anything else, would ...

National character and temperament reflect much of how we feel about each other. Let's take a positive look at cultural differences and see how to respect them. My wife and I along with our 10-year-old daughter were waiting for the number 4 bus on King David Street in Jerusalem. It was the first w ...

After Troy fell, in 1181, the populace in the conquered regions fled from the Greeks to various parts of Europe. One of these groups was led by Aeneas and finally reached Italy. But, there were other groups who left Troy after the First Trojan War. Another group of Trojan refugees was led by Francio ...

With the passing of America's 199th birthday and with preparations being made" of the coming bicentennial celebrations. one largely overlooked fact is that the United States is the world's oldest surviving republic and one of this planet's oldest continuing governments. Even more remarkab ...