Some contend that while the Jewish Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, the Christian Sabbath is the first day, or Sunday. Others believe that the Sabbath is on the seventh day for everyone. To further complicate things, some claim that, biblically, days don’t begin in the evening but instead begin in the morning—thus, even the Sabbath should st…

The Western world exerts tremendous energy and spends huge amounts of money on political elections. It seems like the campaigning never stops. Since money is “the mother’s milk of politics,” there are endless fundraising events bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars or euros or pounds, or whatever is the national currency. All forms of media a…

Wallace G. Smith | Recorded May 25, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Wallace G. Smith | Recorded May 25, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

We’ve all received criticism—at home, in the neighborhood, or in a workplace—for something we did or didn’t say or do. Perhaps we at some point have been the critic. How should we handle criticism? - Full text here: https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/what-the-critic-saysBy Tomorrow's World Commentaries

Gerald E. Weston | Recorded March 23, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Gerald E. Weston | Recorded March 23, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

“Little Things Mean a Lot” was a very popular hit song that made it to the number one spot on the charts in the USA and the UK in 1954. Subsequently, many other recording artists have released their versions of this song. While it has nice lyrics and a lovely tune, the title really says it all. In life, we often look for the big events or the very …

The phrase “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” became famous after an American correspondent by the name of Henry Morton Stanley hunted for and finally found in 1871 the “lost” African explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone. This famous phrase is still occasionally recounted when someone meets again a “long lost” friend after many years.But there…

Wallace G. Smith | Recorded May 4, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Wallace G. Smith | Recorded May 4, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Major Protestant denominations of Christendom are in the throes of controversy, some to the point of dissolution. Millions of members of the Southern Baptist Convention, the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Churches of America, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Pentecostal World Fellowship, the Anglican Communion in the Unite…

Richard F. Ames | Recorded March 30, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Richard F. Ames | Recorded March 30, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

In recent years, farmers have been forced to watch helplessly as unprecedented swarms of locusts have marched across their lands, relentlessly devouring everything in their path. And these plagues may well be only foretastes of others to come. What does Bible prophecy tell us? - Full text here: https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/plagues-of-l…

Rod McNair | Recorded April 20, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Rod McNair | Recorded April 20, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Rod McNair | Recorded May 28, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Richard F. Ames | Recorded May 28, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

John Robinson | Recorded April 6, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

The biblical festival called Pentecost in the New Testament is coming up soon, taking place on June 16 this year. The word Pentecost comes from the Greek word meaning fiftieth, since it is observed after counting 50 days, beginning with the day of the wave sheaf offering during the Days of Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:15–17). Pentecost describes …

Dexter B. Wakefield | Recorded January 6, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

By what name should we call God? Is a specific language or pronunciation required? Does honoring God’s name require us to use Hebrew or Hebrew-related terms for God or Jesus—such as Yahweh, Yah, Yeshua, Yahushua, or Jehovah—as some claim?https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/four-sacred-names-errors - Full text here…

Gerald E. Weston | Recorded January 20, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Birthrates have been falling for decades in numerous nations around the world, presenting a serious and growing population crisis. On May 13, 2024, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World is Alarmed.” The article began, “The world is at a startling demographic milestone. Sometime soo…

Getting more flak than most of his fellow kickers would if they had missed a 20-yard field goal, Kansas City Chief’s Harrison Butker “kicked up” quite a controversy with his recent address at the Benedictine College 2024 commencement. His speech deserves attention—for what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and how it could (believe it or not) tie …

Mike DeSimone | Recorded April 6, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

“The new normal” is an idiom expressing that a significant change has occurred and become commonplace. For example, in the last few decades, it has become commonplace for us to use personal computers and cell phones to now do much of our shopping online. That is a new normal. Many new “normals” are emerging, but are all of them good?Full text here …

Wrestling is a fascinating sport involving physical strength, skill, and tenacity as combatants strive to “pin” their opponents. Professional wrestling has enjoyed popularity for generations, and it garnered $748 million dollars in revenue in 2021. This form of wrestling has been considered entertainment rather than a sport because of the sometimes…

Rod McNair | Recorded March 9, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Every year, especially during the “flu season,” millions of people come down with a host of preventable diseases like colds, influenza, and various respiratory infections. Most of these are considered “common” illnesses and are not as impactful as unusual outbreaks in years past of diseases like SARS and Swine Flu, not to mention the ongoing strugg…

Who hasn’t seen a to-do list of some kind—on the wall, on their desk or refrigerator, or in a silly cartoon with characters hustling to get things done? Many have had their daily life or work dictated by a growing list of little checked boxes, in their heads if not on paper or a spreadsheet. And quite often, the “ta-done’s” never seem to catch up t…

Gerald E. Weston | Recorded March 25, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Gerald E. Weston | Recorded March 4, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Rod McNair | Recorded April 12, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Gerald E. Weston | Recorded April 12, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

John Strain | Recorded March 16, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

John Strain | Recorded April 6, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

John Strain | RecordedBy Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Gerald E. Weston | Recorded February 17, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

“That was excruciating!” We hear this statement from individuals, or from ourselves at times, after suffering an injury like breaking a bone, hammering an ill-placed thumb rather than a nail, or stubbing a big toe on the bedpost while stumbling our way through a darkened bedroom. But we might ask, “Excruciating… really?”Full text here - https://www…

Charles Dickens (1812–1870), the popular, prolific author of Britain’s Victorian Age, penned a poignant introduction to his famous novel A Tale of Two Cities, published in 1859. Now that was a long time ago, yet his description of that time certainly fits this modern age. He wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the ag…

John Strain | Recorded February 24, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Having fashionable clothing is nice—but is God concerned about it? What does God expect His people to wear? The Bible has more to say about how we should be clothed than one might think.Full text here - https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/the-real-haute-coutureBy Tomorrow's World Commentaries

Very early in life, we graduate from nursing and baby bottles to a “sippy cup,” and then to a regular cup—although I do see many adults with “sippy cups” of hot coffee. But cups, like many other things in the Bible, are used as metaphors or symbols. A cup may be used as a symbol of intoxication and deception. “Pouring out” a cup may symbolize God’s…

Ken Frank | Recorded January 6, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

The majority of professing Christians consider Easter to be the most sacred holiday of the year, believing that it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But perhaps a simple, seldom-asked question is of vital importance: Is Easter biblical?Full text here - https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/is-easter-biblical…

John Strain | Recorded March 11, 2023By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Jonathan McNair | Recorded February 3, 2024By Living Church of God (International), Inc.

Have major events swept us past a point of no return? The dismal reality of the degradation in the United States, and many other Western nations, raises valid concerns about their survivability. Systemic cracks in America’s foundation, revealed by the combined weight of intractable problems, may bring about its collapse.Full text here - https://www…