God's Glory Church

“I told you this so that you may have peace in Me.” —John 16:33 A photo of my five-year-old daughter, who triumphantly won the fun competitive game “Gutters and Stairs,” appeared on the Facebook social network. We also played this board game a lot when we were kids. The game, which was invented in ancient (…)

“You will show me the way of life: joy is great with You.” — Psalm 15:11 The pandemic was winning. That’s what it looked like for Jason Persoff, an emergency room doctor who dedicated himself to saving patients with the coronavirus. What helped him to study “to the fullest”? In his off-hours, he relaxed by (…)

“He will not break a broken reed, and a smoldering wick will not be extinguished.” — Isaiah 42:3 When I pet our fluffy Norwegian Forest cat, Mystique, when I play with her or when she falls asleep in my lap at night, it’s hard to believe that this is the same cat we met years (…)

“And yourselves, as if those stones are alive, build a spiritual house.” — 1 Peter 2:5 There are many names for groups of animals in the world. No doubt you have heard of a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, or even a flock of geese. But some names may surprise you. For example, (…)

“And he went down and immersed himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God.” — 2 Kings 5:14 The best seller at Jocelyn’s stall was her rice porridge. She mixed the rice very carefully until it had a uniform consistency. So Jocelyn was surprised when a regular customer (…)

“Remember the Sabbath day.” — Exodus 20:8 Have you ever found yourself telling a story and then stopped, stuck on a detail like a name or a date you couldn’t remember? We often chalk it up to age, believing that memory weakens over time. But recent research suggests that the problem is not our memory, (…)

“And I will remember My covenant between Me and you, and between every living soul in every body.” — Genesis 9:15 On September 11, 2023, the twenty-second anniversary of the attacks on the United States, a stunning double rainbow graced the sky over New York. This city, where the former twin towers were located, suffered (…)

“And to all those who accepted Him, power was given to them to become children of God, those who believe in His Name.” —John 1:12 When Jay Spates of Rockville, Maryland, took a DNA test, nothing could have prepared him for the results he got. They contained a big surprise: he turned out to be (…)

“I will build My Church.” — Matthew 16:18 A fire completely destroyed the premises of a Baptist church in Texas. When rescuers and members of the community gathered after the flames died down, they were surprised to see a charred cross standing upright in the smoke and ash. The firefighter said the fire “took the (…)

“Love… does not seek only its own, does not rush to anger.” — 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 We rushed to a fast food restaurant to have lunch together during my friend Jerry’s short work break. At about the same time, six young people entered the restaurant directly in front of us. Knowing that we didn’t have (…)