Living Church News

Volume 14, No. 5, September/October 2012

Download PDF

All Eyes on the Goal!

Personal Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Dear Brethren and Friends, A powerful maxim nearly all leaders advocate is: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We know that our own ultimate goal is to be born into the Kingdom of God as firstfruits at the return of Jesus Christ, who said…

The Saints Will Stand Before God's Throne In Heaven

Richard F. Ames (1936-2024)

Dr. Roderick C. Meredith has been very busy with other important projects, so he asked me to write this issue’s Editorial. In it, I will share with you some of what we have recently discussed in our Council of Elders meetings, on which I elaborated…

The "7,000 Years" Doctrine

Dexter B. Wakefield

“Do not forget!” God inspired the Apostle Peter to use these words to tell us to be sure to remember a certain thing: “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand…

Is God Fair?

Gerald E. Weston

It used to be common for itinerant preachers to travel from city to city across North America, setting up tent meetings, calling sinners to “accept Jesus.” Emotions would be roused as the preacher ended each gathering by making a passionate appeal…

Women at War

Woman to Woman Shirley Young (1938-2014)

I was a child growing up during World War II, when our county in the southeast corner of England—only 21 miles from France—became known as “Bomb Alley.” Throughout the Battle of Britain, our small market town sustained many direct hits with a number…

Make Time to Fast Regularly!

Scott D. Winnail

Why is fasting so difficult for so many? When was the last time you fasted to draw closer to God? What are common barriers or obstacles to fasting? What can we do to help ensure that we fast more frequently and effectively?

Ministerial Conference 2012

More than 270 Living Church of God ministers and wives gathered in Charlotte for the 2012 Ministerial Conference, April 30–May 2, 2012. Meeting at the Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel, just west of uptown Charlotte, ministers from around the…