Herbert W Armstrong

As Europeans watched year 1000 approach, they voiced dire forebodings that the end of the world was at hand. Europe was in shambles politically. The papacy had become, as one historian phrased it, a "Pornocracy." Surprisingly, when A. D. 1000 rolled around, Europe was united and prospering. This thi ...

Traveling with Herbert W. Armstrong up to 300 days a year, I have been able to enjoy a continual education in the kind of dedication, effort and hard work that is required to accomplish anything worthwhile in life. Mr. Armstrong is in his 89th year, yet he continues to push himself, day after day, t ...

Since you were unable to take the Passover on the 14th of the first month, I am writing this letter to inform you of a God-given alternate date for taking the Passover. Any person, who, through circumstances beyond his control, is unable to take the Passover on the 14th of Nisan may take the Pas ...

What are human rights? Where do they come from? World leaders are confused because they ignore the only real source which gives the answers. Two words keep popping up in almost everything you read about world politics these days: human rights. Considering the way the phrase is casually tossed off in ...

Would you have decided Christians may eat as food "all kinds of animals, and reptiles and birds of the air"? Did Christ, by a vision, make all unclean animals good for food? Suppose you had lived in the days of the apostles, and you were hungry at noontime as Peter was. The meal was not yet rea ...

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 ...

"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 ...

I too was watching for a couple of minutes as Columbia landed today? And as Mr. May was talking about, there were a number of people. A great team responsible for what happened today in the last couple of days, even though it wasn't as successful in terms of the time it was able to spend in outer ...

The troubles in the world today are appalling, never has the world been in such trouble except just before the flood, "as it was in the days of Noah" it is once again now. Violence all over the world, immorality, everything going downhill, everything wrong, it's at the end of Satan's dominion. A ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...