Living Church News

Volume 5, No. 6, November/December 2003

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Are You Prepared for Persecution?

Personal Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Dear Brethren and Friends,

Practice Servant Leadership

Editorial Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

One of the elements in our Living Church of God commission is: “Learn and practice servant leadership in all our dealings with others.” As you brethren may remember, I detailed these seven elements in the May-June 2001 Living Church News.…

Study the Bible! How to do it, and why it is important

Douglas S. Winnail

Over the years, the Church of God has emphasized four keys to spiritual growth: prayer, Bible study, meditation and fasting. The Bible reveals that these tools were employed by individuals who were close to God and who were used…

Understanding Mankind’s Suffering

Dexter B. Wakefield

Theologians and philosophers cannot figure it out. If God is merciful and good—but also omnipotent—why is there such terrible suffering? The columnist and commentator Walter Lippman wrote: “The greatest of all perplexities in theology has been to…

Revelation: Background to a Mystery

John H. Ogwyn (1949-2005)

The book of Revelation is, to most people, the most mysterious book in the Bible. While many ideas and interpretations have been advanced as explanations for Revelation, few readers have really understood the background against which this important…

Finding Your “Soul Mate”

Commentary Glen Gilchrist (1954–2014)

Have you noticed that despite the incredibly high divorce rate in our Western society, and despite all the turmoil and challenge of the dating process, marriage remains very popular today? Many books, television shows and movies focus on…