Living Church News

Volume 13, No. 2, March/April 2011

Our Surrender to Jesus Christ

Personal Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Dear Brethren and Friends, At the Passover time, we correctly focus on Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and His shed blood to pay for our sins. As I have said a number of times in sermons, brethren, we are the “Church of the…

True Christianity: A Way of Life!

Editorial Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Most of you “old timers” in the Church will remember that, back in the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Herbert Armstrong taught us that true Christianity is an entire “way of life.” It is not just a belief in the Person of Jesus. It is also sincerely…

Unity: Christ's Final Passover Lesson

Scott D. Winnail

The very special and intimate Passover evening with His disciples was drawing to a close. Jesus Christ had just shared a wonderful meal with His friends and students—the apostles. They feasted on succulent, sweet lamb, seasoned with the wonderfully…

The First Passover

John H. Ogwyn (1949-2005)

The events of the last two and a half centuries had been incredible! It all began about 1704bc when Joseph, the 17-year-old son of Jacob and Rachel, was sold into slavery by his older brothers. Motivated by resentment and jealousy, his brothers sold…

In Memoriam... Dibar Apartian (1916-2010)

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

I first met Mr. Apartian in August 1955. Richard David Armstrong had just hired him as the professor of French at Ambassador College in Pasadena, California. The story of how Mr. Apartian was hired to work at Ambassador College is nothing short of…

The Cherished Christian Woman: Duty and Destiny

Wyatt Ciesielka

Throughout history, women have often been oppressed and even abused. But what does the Bible say about how men should treat women? What does the Bible teach about the very special role of women within the family and the Church? What is a…