Living Church News

Volume 15, No. 6, November/December 2013

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Walk in Awe of God!

Personal Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Dear Brethren and Friends, I am sure that God is honored when we ministers try to give all of you detailed instructions on marriage and family, how to keep the Holy Days, how to understand end-time events and other…

Our Church Family

Editorial Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

As most of us know, God is now building a “family.” He is our Father, and we are all “brothers and sisters.” Under the direct supervision of the Father and of Christ—our loving Head—the true Church is like our “Jerusalem”-—the “…

To WHOM Do You Listen?

Today, literally hundreds of groups each claim to be the true successor to the Worldwide Church of God under Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong. Jesus Christ said that He would build His Church, and that it would never die out (Matthew 16:18). So, since God’s…

Stay Focused!

Douglas S. Winnail

One of the most sobering aspects of human existence is that important lessons of history go unheeded or are soon forgotten. As a result, mistakes of the past are repeated again and again by individuals who fail to learn from history. The story of…

Adventure Camp 2013

Jim Meredith

One of the highlights of the year for some of our Church youth is the Adventure Camp we hold each summer. This unique and challenging camp offers our teens the opportunity to do something that they would probably never be able to otherwise.

Love and Government

Wyatt Ciesielka

John’s gospel reveals a key attribute by which Christians can be recognized. Jesus told His disciples, “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Love—outflowing concern for others—is at the…

Women and Stress

Woman to Woman Shirley Young (1938-2014)

Stress is not something unknown to godly women. In chapter 1 of 1 Samuel, we read of righteous Hannah who was childless while her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, gave him many children. As a result, Peninnah mocked Hannah’s barrenness. She used…

Thanksgiving and Our Mission

Commentary Richard F. Ames (1936-2024)

Thanksgiving Day—celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November, and on other days in other nations—can be a good time to reflect on our blessings, our purpose and our future. How thankful are we? Have we used the blessings God…