Herbert W Armstrong

Only six weeks before South Vietnam's unconditional surrender to the North, I was in Saigon with fellow Plain Truth staff member Roger Lippross. It was our first trip to Southeast Asia, and our South Vietnam leg of the journey was especially impressionable. I guess we expected to find a worthless ...

Mysterious objects prowl in Sweden's coastal waters. A spy scandal shakes Norway. NATO's clouded future threatens to upset the sensitive "Nordic balance" and the region's future security. The Nordic world made up of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland- comprises, what has often been ...

The government requires you to pay taxes. But what about your obligation to God? Few subjects animate our conversation more than taxes. We've learned to live with them, but not without a great deal of grumbling, complaining and opinion about how high taxes are and how the government is spending th ...

The Bible is very hard on its heroes. It exposes the sins, the flaws, the faults, the appetites, the compulsions, the inadequacies, the lack of faith and the doubts of its most vaunted heroes. It discloses the fact that every last one of Jesus' disciples fled the scene in abject fear when their le ...

Aussie relocation begun - Media director announces news: good and bad - A Personal Letter from Garner Ted Armstrong - Deputy-chancellor exchange initiated - The Official Grapevine - Texas dean finds life rewarding in dealing with student body - East German brethren say danke - Conditions affecting W ...

Why was Jesus' resurrection necessary? Many believe his "soul" remained alive between the crucifixion and the resurrection. But if his "soul" were alive, why did his body have to be resurrected for him to live again? Think about it. If only Jesus' body died from the rigors of ...

President Nixon's August 15th announcement included what may have been the most dramatic economic package since Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal in 1933. In the general order of importance, the President : Cut the dollar loose from gold, inviting foreign banks, governments, and private mark ...

With stunning swiftness, Argentine military forces overran the British-held Falkland Islands. As Britain fights back, concerns mount over the worldwide impact of this curious struggle. As we go to press, a powerful British naval task force continues to "tighten the noose" around the Falkla ...

Pax Britannica and Pax Americana are both at an end! No longer can they police the world as they once did. Why? Following the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, it took Her Majesty the best part of two days to review the Royal Navy. Twenty-five years later at the Silver Jubilee celebration, t ...

QUESTION: "You said that Jesus was a homeowner. But Jesus Himself said: 'Foxes have holes (homes), and birds of the air have nests (homes); but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head' (Luke 9:58). It is hard to imagine a homeowner who 'hath not where to lay his head.' Did Je ...

WHY ARE you people staring?" Moses asked. "Don't you recognize me?" No one answered. The wide-eyed onlookers silently kept backing away from him. As Moses increased his pace, the crowd retreated faster. Suddenly Moses spotted Aaron, and beckoned to him. Even Aaron seemed hesitant to approach. "Why ...

EVERY ONE OF US is being regularly TESTED! In school and college we had to take tests or exams every so often. But GOD has a special system by which He puts every one of us through a special examination week after week. Let me tell you an experience of some 45 years ago. I was holding a se ...

How many times have you seen it? Everything is going wrong for a much-acclaimed sports team. Perhaps the game is basketball, football or some other sport. The opponents have thrown up an unexpected offense. Shifts in defense seem futile to stop it. The losing team is rapidly becoming demoralized. Th ...

I've heard many people talk about sin, but they leave me wondering what sin is - what it is a person must give up as a Christian. I want to change and give my life to God, but I don't know what to repent of. When I look at my past, it seems to me I've been a lot better than some people I know. ...

There are many false prophets in the world. Do you know the scriptural way to tell the difference between them and the true servants of God? The apostle John wrote: "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the ...