God's Glory Church

“Let everyone give as his heart desires… for God loves the one who gives with joy!” — 2 Corinthians 9:7 Brenda was walking to the exit of the shopping center, when suddenly her attention was drawn to the pink color that was visible behind the glass of the window. She came closer and stopped, admiring (…)

“He is not always hostile to us, and he does not hide his anger forever.” — Psalm 102:9 One of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic was the docking of cruise ships and the quarantine of passengers. “The Wall Street Journal” published an article containing interviews with tourists. Commenting on how the quarantine provided more (…)

“Bear with one another, and forgive.” — Colossians 3:13 Eighty years in marriage! On May 31, 2021, Pat and Ruth, my husband’s great-grandparents, celebrated this milestone. After a chance meeting in 1941, when Ruth was still in college, the young people fell in love so much that they married the day after graduation. Pat and (…)

“Teach a young man to his way, and when he grows old, he will not deviate from it.” — Proverbs 22:6 In the 1960s TV series The Andy Griffith Show, a man tells Andy that he should let his son Opie decide for himself how to live his life. But Andy disagrees: “You can’t let (…)

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like… to… a treasure.” — Matthew 13:44 My friend Ruel attended a reunion of school graduates, which was held at the house of one of his classmates. The mansion on the coast near Manila Bay could hold up to two hundred people, and Ruel felt insignificant. “I served as a (…)

“Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.” — Luke 15:6 “I’m called the Lord of the Rings. I’ve already found 167 lost rings this year.” While walking along the beach, my wife Kari and I chatted with an elderly man who was walking around with a metal detector. “Sometimes the (…)

“He stretched out His hand from on high, He took me.” — Psalm 17:17 In a recent post, blogger Bonnie Gray recalled a moment when her heart was filled with great sadness. “During the happiest period of my life… I suddenly began to experience panic attacks and depression.” Gray tried to find ways to soothe (…)

“With all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.” — Ephesians 4:2 One morning I was sitting in my chair. My youngest daughter came down to me from the upper floor and immediately jumped into my lap. I dove into her in a paternal way and kissed her on the head. (…)

“Love… is like… the heat of fire, it is a flame.” — Song of Songs 8:6 Poet, artist and printer William Blake enjoyed forty-five years of marriage to his wife Catherine. From their wedding day until his death in 1827, they always worked together. Catherine added colors to William’s sketches. Their zeal persisted despite years (…)

“And I say to you: Love your enemies.” — Matthew 5:44 “I know what they’re saying. And I’m telling you…” As a child, I heard this phrase from my mother a thousand times. The context has always been peer pressure. She tried to teach me not to follow the crowd. I am no longer a (…)