God's Glory Church

“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the Word of Christ.” — Romans 10:17 Pastor Bob suffered an injury that seriously affected his voice. This caused him to fall into a depression that lasted for fifteen years. What good is a pastor who can’t speak? He sought an answer to this question, pouring out (…)

“This is a good and beautiful thing, so that brothers can live together!” — Psalm 132:1 Ten teams, each of three people, prepared for an unusual race. One participant in each team stood in the middle. His legs were tied at the ankles and knees to the legs of those who were nearby. The whistle (…)

“Pure and unblemished piety before God and the Father of this father: to look over orphans and widows in their oppression.” — James 1:27 In the summer after my sophomore year of college, a classmate of mine died unexpectedly. I saw him a few days before he died and he looked great. We were young (…)

“Christ has set us free for freedom. So stand firm in it.” — Galatians 5:1 I grew up in Texas, where there are many African-American churches. Every year on June 19, they organize festive processions and picnics. But only at the age of nineteen I learned about the origin of this holiday. It began to (…)

“That is why I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth has its name.” — Ephesians 3:14-15 The garage at my parents’ house holds many memories. For example, on Saturdays, dad would roll the car out into the yard so that we could go about our business (…)

“Behold, I have put My words into your mouth!” — Jeremiah 1:9 The most outstanding orators in history have often been those who tried to make positive changes through their speeches. One such person is Frederick Douglass, whose speeches on freedom and the abolition of slavery helped bring about the end of this sad phenomenon (…)

“I will not forget about you!” — Isaiah 49:15 One person had more than four hundred million dollars in bitcoins, but he forgot the password to the device where these funds were stored, so he could not withdraw a single cent. And the device self-destructed after ten unsuccessful attempts to enter the password. For ten (…)

“He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 1:6 Having gone into quarantine due to the pandemic, our family took on an ambitious project: to assemble a puzzle of nineteen thousand elements. We worked almost every day, and it often seemed like nothing was (…)

“We are not of those who stagger to death, but we believe in the salvation of the soul.” — Hebrews 10:39 Public unrest, possible danger and inconvenience did not deter Jimmy from traveling to one of the poorest countries in the world, where he went to support local ministers. The stream of text messages constantly (…)

“How lonely this once populous city sits.” — Lamentations 1:1 My brothers and I spent the whole day helping our parents remove things and furniture from the old house where we spent our childhood. In the evening, we arrived there for the last time and took pictures on the porch. And then my mother turned (…)