Living Church News

Volume 19, No. 1, January/February 2017

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We Must Become Family!

Personal Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Dear Brethren and Friends, As we reported last Fall after the Feast, virtually everyone commented that it was an unusually inspiring and helpful Feast of Tabernacles. Certainly, the Living Church of God now has a great sense of…

What Lies Ahead?

Editorial Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

With the 24th anniversary of the Global/Living Church of God now behind us, it is important to think about where we have come from, where we are, and where we are going. All of you know that—with my advancing age—I have recently brought in Mr.…

God's 7,000-Year Plan: Earth, the Universe, and You

Wyatt Ciesielka

How can the earth or the universe fit into a 6,000-year history? How does a “new earth” or “young earth” teaching deal with prehistoric fossils of dinosaurs, mammoths and fauna? If God has a “7,000-year Plan” with the first 6,000 years allotted to…

Are You Really an Ambassador?

Mark Sandor

We have finally finished another election year in the United States, and the election of Mr. Donald Trump promises to continue dominating the news as it has done so far. It has been interesting, if not also tragic, to see how much social media and…

From Around the World... Feast of Tabernacles 2016

During the Feast of Tabernacles in 2016, more than 10,500 of God’s people gathered together in 50 sites across 33 countries to rejoice before their Creator and celebrate the coming Kingdom of God! This year, we have included special reports from…

From a "Lion" of a Storm to a "Lizard with an Attitude"

Brandon Fall

Following the hurricane on the East Coast that caused the cancellation at Hilton Head’s Feast site, meteorologists were predicting the “storm of the century” on the other side of the country, as the tail end of a powerful typhoon was scheduled to…

From a "Lion" of a Storm to a "Lizard with an Attitude"

Lehman B. Lyons, Jr.

Following the hurricane on the East Coast that caused the cancellation at Hilton Head’s Feast site, meteorologists were predicting the “storm of the century” on the other side of the country, as the tail end of a powerful typhoon was scheduled to…

"We will one day be the builders"

Wilner Pierre

The Feast in Haiti was an opportunity to witness—in advance—the destruction and hardship that all humanity will face before the return of Jesus Christ. The brethren in Haiti understand this more than most. For example, in 2010, the brethren were…

Worthless Things

Commentary J. Davy Crockett III

Does it frustrate you that so many things are made with “planned obsolescence” built in? You know, the product falls apart or quits working soon after the warranty expires? As you walk the aisles of your favorite store, are you appalled at the flood…