Living Church News

Volume 12, No. 1, January/February 2010

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Pray for More of God's Gifts!

Personal Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Dear Brethren and Friends,

Are You Truly Humble?

Editorial Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Even in God's Church it is possible to find many men and women who are very lacking in humility. Each year, at the Passover foot-washing service, we participate in the "ordinance of humility" and practice an outward sign of our inward humility. But…

A Question of Attitude

Dibar Apartian (1916-2010)

Living the Christian life demands that we develop the right attitudes and motivations—and avoid the wrong ones.

The Ten Virgins: A Parable for Our Time

Douglas S. Winnail

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus spoke the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1–13). For many, it is a nice little Bible story about lamps, oil and getting ready for a wedding; yet the parable is actually a warning about conditions that…

Family Planning and Contraception: A Biblical Perspective for Christians

Scott D. Winnail

What can the Bible teach us about birth control and contraception? What do Christians need to know about birth control as they plan their families? Are the words "Bible" and "birth control" contradictory? Indeed, should a husband…

Festival 2009: A Joyous Taste of the Millennium!

More than 7,600 brethren around the world observed the Feast of Tabernacles and Last Great Day at 44 Feast sites around the globe. Below are reports from many of those sites.

Nimrod's Promise

Commentary Wyatt Ciesielka

While it is unlikely that President Obama even knows about the Tomorrow's World Bible Study Course, his September 25, 2009 speech on the accomplishments of the recent G-20 summit contained startlingly similar language to something the…