God's Glory Church

“You, both once and twice, sent me for my needs.” — Philippians 4:16 Rescuers have teamed up to help two men stranded on an island in Micronesia. Coordinated teamwork was necessary, as the disease prevalent at the time required them to limit contact with each other. The pilot who first spotted the exiles radioed a (…)

“The Lord is my helper, and I am not afraid of anyone.” — Hebrews 13:6 My friend Reilly is approaching his 85th birthday! Ever since our first conversation over 35 years ago, he has always been a source of inspiration for me. When he recently revealed that he had completed a book manuscript and embarked (…)

“God arranged the members in the body, each of them, as he wished.” — 1 Corinthians 12:18 In his essay “Ministry and the Spectrum,” Professor Daniel Bowman Jr. writes about the complexity of making decisions about how to serve a person with autism in the church. He explains, “People with autism have to forge a (…)

“I told you this so that you may have peace in Me.” —John 16:33 The Civil War was raging in the USA. On December 30, 1862, Union and Confederate troops camped seven hundred yards apart on opposite banks of the Stone River in Tennessee. While warming themselves by the fires, the Union soldiers took up (…)

“The triple thread does not break soon.” — Ecclesiastes 4:12 “I knew the only way to succeed was to forget about my home, my wife, my son and my daughter,” Jordon said. “But I realized I couldn’t do that. They are woven into the fabric of my heart and soul.” While alone in a remote (…)

“The bread of untruth is sweet to a man, but his mouth will be filled with sand.” — Proverbs 20:17 In Germany, thieves stole a refrigerated trailer with more than 20 tons of chocolate. The value of the stolen sweets was estimated at $80,000. Local police have appealed to anyone who is offered large amounts (…)

“Watch for peace with everyone.” — Hebrews 12:14 My sister, my brother, and I flew in from different states for my uncle’s funeral and stopped to visit our ninety-year-old grandmother. She was paralyzed after a stroke, lost her ability to speak and could only use her right hand. As we stood by her bed, she (…)

“I was to them like those who lift the yoke from off their neck.” — Hosea 11:4 A 2017 video of a father comforting his two-month-old son during routine vaccinations has captured the attention of many viewers around the world because it conveys a father’s love for his child. After the nurse finished administering the (…)

“Sometimes the road seems simple to a person, but its end is the path to death.” — Proverbs 14:12 Pastor Damian’s schedule included visits to two people who were near death but decided to take two different paths in life. In one hospital there was a woman who was loved by her whole family. Her (…)

“I beg you… to behave worthy of the vocation to which you have been called.” — Ephesians 4:1 The book “Hidden Figures” tells about John Glenn’s preparation for space flight. In 1962, computers were still prone to failure. Glenn didn’t trust them and worried about the calculations for the launch. However, he knew that one (…)