Herbert W Armstrong

Dr. Meredith was a rare example of one who served his Creator above all else. Although we were shocked to hear of his death recently, he lived a rather long, a very interesting and an extremely productive life. He was the second son of Clarence Dexter Meredith of Wabash, Indiana and Elizabeth Ann Cu ...

From the experiences of a teacher in China, we can learn something about our goal as Christians. I found the story of Qu Xiao in a newspaper I bought in Guangzhou, China. I started reading it casually, and then found myself becoming absorbed as I began to realize that the story contained a lesson fo ...

The question naturally arises, "How did the prince, the highest branch of the cedar of Lebanon, get to the isles of the sea?" To get to the bottom of that which is involved in the reply to this question we will need to understand some of the characteristics, and acquaint ourselves ...

Here are practical principles you can apply to make the coming Festival of Tabernacles profitable both physically and spiritually. MOST OF GOD'S people have been anxiously watching their calendars for the day when they can leave their daily routine behind, bind their second tithe in their hand, an ...

At twenty-two sites in twelve countries around the world, over 63,000 of God's people assembled to REJOICE before Him in keeping the "best-ever" Feast of Tabernacles in the Philadelphia Era of God's Church! Over 54,000 brethren congregated at seven sites in the continental United States and Cana ...

Centuries ago the prophet Isaiah condemned insincerity (Isaiah 1:10-15), and in one of His most stinging speeches Christ criticized the religious leaders of His day for their hypocrisy (Matthew 23). When Christ preached His sermon on the mount, there wasn't a Pharisee within range who didn't wan ...

The high point of the year? Most members of God's Church would say it is the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast is an event for which we begin to plan many months in advance. And then, in eight short but marvelous days, it's all over for another year. It should not surprise anyone that the Feast co ...

I have just arrived here in Gladewater, Texas, to inspect the new Tabernacle project and make final plans for construction of additional sanitary buildings in the camping area, altering the original tabernacle so as to convert it into a large dining hall, making decisions on wide sidewalks between t ...

Here is an eye - opening article on a much misunderstood subject, making the TRUTH plain, clear, INTERESTING! (reprinted from November, 1946, number) In the last Book of the Old Testament is an amazing PROPHECY. It foretells the cause of a national calamity soon to happen to the UNITED STATES! It is ...

Since I wrote you, a week ago, things have happened fast. Indeed, world events are racing on now at an ever-accelerating clip. I want to give you a little ADVANCE NEWS, which you will read in more detail in my Personal column. Page one, in the July PLAIN TRUTH. With this coming number, due off the p ...

Words cannot express the gratitude, and the sense of encouragement and inspiration I have experienced at the response of God's people to my letter of March 30th. God surely does have a people for His name, whose hearts are in His Work — who are willing when necessary to make real personal sacrific ...

THINK OF IT! We have reached and passed the 50th anniversary of this great worldwide Work of the living GOD in these very end-time days of this present world. I presume you already have received your 50th anniversary number of The PLAIN TRUTH. It seems like only yesterday since my wife Loma and I ca ...

I've wanted to write an article about depression for several days now, but I've been too depressed to write it. I think I have discovered a new disease - depresscrastination. My wife calls it "laziness." She has such a way with words. Everyone is affected by depression to one degree or ...

About 1140 B.C., when God still ruled Israel through judges, there was a Levite named Elkanah who had two wives. One, Hannah, was favored of her husband, but had no children. The other was Peninnah. Each year the family journeyed to Shiloh to worship the Eternal. This is where Joshua, about ...

THANK YOU — THANK YOU — for responding to my last letter. In the last thirty days we have made a GOOD START on the way back up in God's Work — but only a good start. Now we must KEEP things ROLLING!I am sorry that the NEW magazine for Co-Workers — Tomorrow's WORLD — is not yet ready for mailing ...