Herbert W Armstrong

Behind the modern observance of an ancient pagan holiday - now clothed in religious respectability - is an urgent need within every human being. Here's how that need should be filled. THE SEASON to be jolly is nearly upon us again. With it will come parties, gifts, family get-togethers - and very ...

HUNDREDS of millions of people around the world are looking forward to the Christmas holiday season. Families will soon be busy putting up Christmas decorations. Holly, mistletoe and evergreen will deck the house. And just the right tree will be chosen and decorated with tinsel and ornaments. Christ ...

Many - even some who have read the book for years - express surprise and amazement when they learn what the Bible really says! "The book nobody knows," a famous agnostic once remarked, referring to the Bible. He was almost right. Certainly it is the book few people know. It is safe to say ...

Sour grapes? A bah-humbug Scrooge? Antiestablishment? Irreligious? No! None of these. Here's a plain speaking-out about a holiday nearly everybody keeps, religious or nonreligious, and nearly no one seems to really understand why! Read this personal-experience article for understanding. It's pra ...

Beyond parties, presents and peace proclamations- beyond Santa Claus, reindeer, church bells and Madison Avenue miracles - lies the origin of Christmas. Chances are you've never understood its real meaning. The season to be jolly is nearly upon us again. With it will come parties, gifts, family g ...

"PEACE on earth, GOOD WILL toward men" may sound trite and hollow this year. But in SPITE of- terrifying world troubles, the traditional, commercial, CHIEF of the "Christian" holidays comes 'round every December. Chances are, you would FLUNK MISERABLY in a simple test about its origins. Go ahead - ...

"PEACE on earth, GOOD WILL toward men" may sound trite and hollow this year. But in SPITE of terrifying world troubles, the traditional, commercial, CHIEF of the "Christian" holidays looms on the horizon once again. Chances are you would FLUNK MISERABLY in a simple test about its ...

"Put CHRIST back in CHRIST-MAS" urge church leaders - but was He ever really IN it? You would be SHOCKED if you knew the PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT CHRISTMAS! PEACE ON EARTH-GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!" may sound a little shop-worn this year - in view of Viet Nam, The Congo, Cuba, The Berlin Wall, a ...

The origin of many of our Christmas customs is amazing, SHOCKING! Millions of Christians accept the customs without ever questioning their origin. Millions observe them without REALIZING the God they hope to worship through these customs CONDEMNS THEM! Have you ever wondered how Santa Claus fits int ...

Did you know that Christmas was observed 2000 years before the birth of Jesus Christ? - that neither the apostles nor the inspired New Testament Church observed it? Here are the astounding FACTS! Was Christ really born on December 25th? Did Paul and the other apostles - and the early New Testament C ...

Did you know that Christmas was observed by pagans 2000 years before the birth of Jesus Christ? - that neither the apostles nor the inspired New Testament Church observed it? Here are the astounding FACTS! IT WILL come as a shocking surprise. You probably have never noticed it before, but it is true ...

Strange as it may seem, there is no Biblical authority for the celebration of Christmas. The reasons may surprise you. The facts about the origin of Christmas will startle you. Abundant historical evidence proves beyond doubt that Christmas is not of Biblical origin at all. The festival, believe it ...

Sour grapes? A bah-humbug Scrooge? Antiestablishment? Irreligious? No! Practical. Logical. Truthful. And, believe it or not, biblical! Here are my reasons for deleting Christmas from my budget. Try it - you might like it! The average yuletide spender squanders nearly ten percent of his annual income ...

Where is there Biblical authority for the celebration of Christmas? Does the Bible command Christians to observe the birthday of Christ? Strange as it may seem, there is no Scripture commanding Christians to observe a wintertime holiday season! Here is why! The facts about the origin of Christmas wi ...

Here is an astounding revelation, making plain when pagan holidays - Sunday, Christmas, New Year's Day - first crept into the church. It will come as a shocking surprise. You probably have never noticed it, but it is true! Instead of being veiled in misunderstanding and mystery, the first introduc ...