Living Church News

Volume 28, No. 6, November/December 2026

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God Is Testing Us

Personal Gerald E. Weston

Most of us think of Hezekiah as a good king, yet we also read that he had weaknesses. God gave him great wealth and success, and Hezekiah’s heart was apparently lifted up as a result. Eventually, when ambassadors from Babylon came to Hezekiah, “God…

Simple, but Not Easy

Editorial Gerald E. Weston

Our youth camps give evidence that we have a terrific group of young people in the Living Church of God. No, they are not perfect. They have typical preteen and teenage insecurities and are still trying to figure out how they fit into the grand…

The Lessons of Lot

John Robinson

Imagine that you woke up tomorrow and somehow knew that the judgment of God was very, very near—that everything was different, and things were never going to be the same again. What kind of questions would you be asking yourself? How would…

The Pope’s Calendar

J. Charles Ogwyn

The year was 1576, and Pope Gregory XIII was holding a document in his hands that promised to solve a 1,620-year-old problem. The dilemma was essentially over how to repair the Julian calendar—itself an attempt to “solve” an issue with an older…

Mental Strength in Our Seasons of Struggle

Everett McNair

Life is hard. We all go through seasons of struggle, enduring difficult times that God allows us to experience. Scripture says to “count it all joy when you fall into various trials”—not “if,” but “when” (James 1:2).

The 2026 LYP Adventure Camp

Brent Mitchell

From June 21–26, 28 people—16 campers and twelve staff members—traded the comforts of home for six days in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Our home for the week was the Rollins Pond Campground, located in the St. Regis Wilderness.

The Worry List

Woman to Woman Amber Leonard

We each have a set of them—worries or “what-ifs” that run through our minds, keeping us awake at night or waking us in the morning with feelings of dread. On this list may be burdens like “Will I make ends meet this month? Is my job too stressful?…

The Cost of Withheld Forgiveness

Commentary Adam West

Years ago, as I was visiting an older gentleman in his home, he shared something that shocked me. He described a falling out with his son and said he simply could not forgive how his son had treated him unless that son gave him an apology. It was,…