God's Glory Church

“Recognize Him in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:6 I was getting ready to go ziplining from the highest point of the rainforest on the island of St. Lucia. Fear grew inside. The thought that something could go wrong filled the mind. However, gathering all my courage into (…)

“The Lord is your Guardian, the Lord is your shadow at your right hand.” — Psalm 120:5 Debbie Stevens Browder, a former teacher and now retired, is in the business of persuading everyone to plant trees. Why? Because of the heat. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. The (…)

“Oppression brings patience, and patience brings experience, and experience brings hope.” — Romans 5:3-4 Digging through old letters, I saw among them an eye patch with the inscription: “I am undergoing treatment.” Immediately, a wave of memories flooded in. This bandage was worn by my four-year-old son, and then he was instilled with burning drops (…)

“And when your brother sins against you, go and tell him between you and him; if he listens to you, you have bought your brother.” — Matthew 18:15 In 2010, a tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 400 people. The loss of life could have been prevented or minimized if the (…)

“Don’t make carvings or anything like that for yourself.” — Exodus 20:4 Here are some vacation tips. If you’re passing through Middleton, Wisconsin, visit the National Mustard Museum. There you will see 6090 different types of mustard from all over the world. The amazing Barbed Wire Museum awaits you in McLean, Texas. Although perhaps more (…)

“There is a time for everything, and an hour for every business under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Recently, I came across a useful word – hibernation. Winter is a time when nature freezes. Author Kathryn May uses the word “hibernation” to describe our need for renewal during the “frosty” seasons of life. I found this (…)

“And whoever does not take up his cross and follow Me, he is not worthy of Me.” — Matthew 10:38 In 155 AD, Polycarp, a minister of the early church, appeared before the Roman court. Under the threat of burning at the stake, he was offered to deny Christ. However, he answered: “For eighty-six years (…)

“Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit, and whither shall I flee from Thy face?” — Psalm 138:7 The officer searched me, and then I walked into the county jail, signed in the attendance book, and sat down in the crowded lobby. Silently praying, I watched adults get nervous and sigh, while children complained that (…)

“And He will judge between people.” — Isaiah 2:4 The longest border in the world is between the USA and Canada. Its length is 8,891 km on land and water. Workers regularly cut down young trees at a distance of three meters on both sides so that the border can be easily distinguished. More than (…)

“He who calls you is faithful, He will do this!” — 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Eighteen years marked the beginning of a new period in our daughter’s life. She was now of legal age and had the right to vote in elections, and soon she was due to graduate from school. And I suddenly realized that (…)