God's Glory Church

“He gave Himself for our sins in order to free us from the evil modern age.” — Galatians 1:4 A few friends set out on a boat across the English Channel, hoping that the forecast for stormy weather would change. But the wind rose, the waves became restless. This threatened the safety of their vessel, (…)

“The fool is angry and the brave.” — Proverbs 14:16 Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island in England connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway. Twice a day, the sea covers the dam. Signs warn visitors of the dangers of crossing at high tide. However, tourists regularly ignore warnings and (…)

“So many of us are one body in Christ, and individually we are members of one another.” — Romans 12:5 Most of the three hundred residents of the town of Whittier, Alaska, live in one apartment complex, which is why Whittier is called “the city under one roof.” Amy, a former resident, says, “I didn’t (…)

“You are no longer strangers and strangers, but fellow citizens of the saints, and at home for God.” — Ephesians 2:19 “You don’t belong here.” These words broke the heart of an eight-year-old girl, and the pain caused remained with her forever. Her family emigrated from a refugee camp in a war-torn country to another (…)

“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, (…)