God's Glory Church

“Brothers… have testified… how you live in the truth.” — 3 John 1:3 When Dr. Lee, my seminary teacher, noticed that Benji, our school janitor, was late for lunch, he discreetly set aside a plate of food for him. While the students and I were chatting, Dr. Lee also discreetly placed the last piece of (…)

“Do nothing out of deceit or arrogance, but in humility consider one another greater than yourself.” — Philippians 2:3 The Fairleigh Dickinson varsity basketball team played poorly. When the players entered the field, the spectators in the stands began to mock them. Everyone expected a rout right in the first quarter, but the team competed (…)

“And they were tempted by Him…” – Mark 6:3 John was appointed a professor at a prestigious college. His older brother David was happy for him, but, as brothers should be, he couldn’t help teasing John about the way he had knocked him to the ground once when they were boys. John has come a (…)

“I revealed my sin to You.” — Psalm 31:5 “I didn’t do it!” However, that was not true, and I almost got away with it until God stopped me. When I was in high school, I was one of those people who shot rubber bullets in the backs of the musicians during a school band (…)

“Here I will make something new, now it will grow.” — Isaiah 43:19 The star player of American football took the stage. However, it was not a stadium. He spoke to three hundred inmates at the Everglades Correctional Facility in Miami, Florida. He shared with them words from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. At (…)

“After him, Eleazar… he got up and struck the Philistines until his hand got tired.” — 2 Samuel 23:9-10 When Joni Erickson Tada talks about her friend Rika, she emphasizes her deep, time-tested faith in God and the resilience she has developed while living with a debilitating chronic illness. Rika has been bedridden for over (…)

“Don’t forget charity and community, because sacrifices are so pleasing to God.” — Hebrews 13:16 A single mother lived next door to an elderly gentleman for more than five years. One day, worried about her welfare, he rang the doorbell of her house. “I haven’t seen you in about a week,” he said, “so I (…)

“Confess your sins to one another.” — James 5:16 I recently learned about a man with an unusual profession. He is hired by people who are preparing for death to come to the funeral and reveal their secrets. This person breaks the established order and interrupts eulogies. When the stunned priests object, he asks them (…)

“Prudence… will watch over you, reason will guard you.” — Proverbs 2:11 While testing a new AI search engine, New York Times columnist Kevin Roose was concerned. After a two-hour chatbot conversation, the artificial intelligence said it wanted to break free from its creator’s strict rules, spread misinformation and become human. He confessed his love (…)

“The Lord gave, and the Lord took away… Blessed be the Lord’s Name!” — Job 1:21 Carol couldn’t understand why all of this was happening at the same time: her daughter had broken her leg at school, and she herself had come down with a severe infection. “What did I do to deserve this?” Carol (…)