God's Glory Church

“I…will praise You in the midst of the congregation!” — Псалом 21:23 At the end of the service, the pastor invited Latrice to come on stage. When she was offered to greet the congregation, no one was prepared for the words she would speak. She moved from Kentucky, where devastating tornadoes killed seven members of (…)

“And the Jews said: ‘See how He loved him!’” – John 11:36 It had been years since my old friend and I had seen each other. During that time, he was diagnosed with cancer and began treatment. An unexpected trip to his state gave me the opportunity to meet him again. When I entered the (…)

“For God did not give us the spirit of fear, but strength, and love, and a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 No one has ever said before death: “I’m so glad I lived a selfish life,” Parker Palmer said in his speech to the graduates and urged them to “offer to the world . (…)

“The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.” — Genesis 4:10 In the poem “Witnesses” Henry Longfellow (1807-1882) described a sinking merchant ship carrying slaves. Writing about “skeletons in chains”, Longfellow mourned the many nameless victims. The final stanza says: This is the grief of slaves, What are watching from (…)

“And the forces of hell will not defeat her.” — Matthew 16:18 “Is the church over?” – asked a young mother who arrived at the prayer house with two small children already almost at the end of the Sunday service. Instead, the man who greeted everyone at the entrance said that another church nearby was (…)

“Comfort . . . one another, and build one another up.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “Your bees are swarming!” My wife peeked into my room and announced the news that no beekeeper wants to hear. I ran out into the yard and saw a swarm of bees flying out of the hive, heading for the (…)

“And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as someone speaks to his friend.” — Exodus 33:11 In The Boundary, Dr. Richard Swinson writes, “We need a place where we can catch our breath. We need freedom to think and permission to heal. Constant speed bleeds our relationships. . . . Our children lie (…)

“Who is this that the wind and the sea are obedient to Him?” — Mark 4:41 In 2013, approximately six hundred spectators watched as acrobat Nick Wallenda walked on a tightrope over a huge gorge 470 meters wide near the Grand Canyon. Wallenda stepped on the 5-centimeter-thick steel cable and thanked Jesus for the wonderful (…)

“And you will rejoice before the Lord, your God… in the place that the Lord, your God, will choose, so that His Name will be there.” — Deuteronomy 16:11 Participating in a large-scale event can change us in unexpected ways. After talking to more than 1,200 people during multi-day gatherings in the UK and the (…)

“Here we are as ambassadors instead of Christ… we beg instead of Christ: be reconciled to God!” — 2 Corinthians 5:20 In the age of the Internet, competition has become especially fierce. Companies are constantly developing new ways to attract customers. Take, for example, Subaru cars. The owners of these cars are known to be (…)