Living Church News

Volume 23, No. 5, September/October 2021

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Let Us Come Together

Personal Gerald E. Weston

Dear Brethren, It has been a long road since March 2020, with various degrees of restrictions and shutdowns around the world due to the pandemic. Thankfully, most of us were able to meet in person for the Feast of Tabernacles last year—but, sadly,…

The “How Long” Question

Editorial Gerald E. Weston

Every year as we review the third and final Festival season, the question comes to many; How long? How long will it be until Trumpets, Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles become reality? The fulfillment of these Festivals will begin…

Socialism, Capitalism, and the Kingdom of God

Wallace G. Smith

For those in God’s Church, it can be all too easy to take a side in the ideological conflicts of those who want to rule today’s world. We watch the news, listen to the debates, read the thoughts of commentators and pundits, and combine these with…

Seven Keys for End-Time Endurance

Richard F. Ames (1936-2024)

Even as we strive to survive in a world of pandemics and economic crises, we’re striving to fulfill the Great Commission. But we’re all living in challenging times. Our hearts go out to those who have suffered because of COVID-19, which prompted a…

What the Parable of the Sower Shows Us About the Last Great Day

Dexter B. Wakefield

The Last Great Day holds a wonderful truth that most professing Christians do not know—a truth that in time will give them hope of entering the Kingdom of God. Parables, contrary to what many professing Christians believe, hold truths couched in…

Festival 2021: Worshiping God and Growing Together

Rod McNair

The Feast of Tabernacles is just weeks away, and plans are nearing completion! God designed the Holy Days to be high-lights of the year, as we gather to learn eternal spiritual lessons and grow closer to each other as brethren. In this article, we’…

North Carolina Men’s Training Camp 2021: To Lead and to Follow

William Williams

From June 10–12, the Living Church of God held another Men’s Training Camp (MTC) at the peaceful Blowing Rock Conference Center in the mountains of North Carolina. Over the weekend, 49 men from nine different states gathered to fellowship and learn…

Upper Midwest Men’s Training Camp 2021

Bob Rodzaj

Fifty-one men, ranging in age from 16 to 91, from seven midwestern states, enthusiastically assembled June 11–13 for the Upper Midwest Men’s Training Camp on the shore of picturesque Delavan Lake, in southeastern Wisconsin. Presentations, workshops…