God's Glory Church

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” — Acts 20:35 When her young son underwent another round of treatment for muscular dystrophy, Carey wanted to take her time away from her family’s problems and do something useful for someone else. Therefore, she collected her son’s shoes, which were too small for him, but (…)

“When He sat down with them at the table, He took bread, blessed it, and, breaking it, gave it to them.” — Luke 24:30 After a busy day at the hospital, my friend was rushing home, wondering what to make for dinner before her husband also got home from work. On Sunday she cooked the (…)

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you came out of the womb, I consecrated you.” — Jeremiah 1:5 It seems that “likes” – those little hearts or thumbs up on Facebook – have always been with us. But it turns out that this virtual symbol of approval only appeared (…)

“As that deer flows to the streams of water, so flows to You, O God, my soul.” — Psalm 41:2 My friends and I were going to complete one of our bucket list items – a hike to the Grand Canyon. However, already at the beginning of our trip, we thought: will we have enough (…)

“He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and cleanse us.” — 1 John 1:9 My first short-term mission trip was to the Amazon jungle in Brazil, where I helped build a church on the banks of a river. One day we visited a house in this area that had a water filter. When (…)

“He who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not because of our works, but because of His will and grace.” — 2 Timothy 1:9 As a child, my daughter loved to play with Swiss cheese during lunch. She would put the yellow square on her face and say, “Look, mom,” and her (…)

“And to those who hesitate, be merciful.” — Jude 1:22 The invitation to dinner from church leader Harold and his wife Pam warmed my heart and made me a little nervous at the same time. The thing is, I joined a Bible study group in college that taught ideas that contradicted some of the Bible’s (…)

“Be kind and merciful to each other.” — Ephesians 4:32 “What do I regret?” This is exactly the question best-selling author George Sanders answered in his 2013 commencement address at Syracuse University. His approach was that of an older person sharing one or two regrets with young people who could learn something from his example. (…)

“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang to God.” — Acts 16:25 During a short-term mission trip to Ethiopia, our team accompanied a local group of Christians who visited young people who had fallen on hard times and lived in shacks in a landfill. We were very happy to meet them: we shared (…)

“To give them adornment instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a dark spirit.” — Isaiah 61:3 One evening I noticed neat lines in the wasteland near my house. Each row contained small green leaves from which tiny buds peeked out. The next morning I even (…)