God's Glory Church

“Lord, deliver my soul from a lying lip, from a treacherous tongue!” — Psalm 119:2 “The Christian consciousness begins with the painful realization that what we believed to be the truth turned out to be a lie,” wrote Eugene Peterson in his profound reflections on Psalm 119. This psalm is the first of the “songs (…)

“For I myself would like to be separated from Christ instead of my brothers, my relatives in the flesh.” — Romans 9:3 “People stood up to the most powerful monarchs and refused to bow to them,” noted the philosopher and author Hannah Arendt (1906–1975). “However, there are few,” she added, “who can really stand up (…)

“Do not weep! Here is the Lion who from the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has won.” — Revelation 5:5 For more than six decades, news reporter Paul Harvey has been a familiar voice on American radio. Six days a week, he spoke in a colorful voice: “You know the news, and in (…)

“My God sent His Angel and closed the mouths of the lions.” — Daniel 6:23 After believing in Jesus, Taher and his wife, Donya, knew that they could face persecution in their country. Indeed, one day Thacher was arrested blindfolded and handcuffed and accused of apostasy. Even before the court session, he and Doña decided (…)

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you.” — Isaiah 43:1 For an illustration during the sermon, I went to a beautiful painting that the artist had created of a church scene and drew a dark line down the middle of the canvas. The church community gasped in surprise. At the same time, the artist just (…)

“If someone … begins to preach about another Jesus, about whom we did not preach … then you would gladly tolerate it.” — 2 Corinthians 11:4 The hubbub in the room gradually turned into complete silence as the book club leader began to briefly outline the novel the group was to discuss. My friend Joana (…)

“In all this we win through Him who loved us.” — Romans 8:37 When my husband coached our son’s basketball team, he would reward the players with a holiday party at the end of the year and celebrate their achievements throughout the season. One of the youngest players, Dustin, came up to me at a (…)

“He asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’” – Acts 9:5 At the age of sixteen, Louis Rodriguez was already going to prison for selling drugs. Now, arrested for attempted murder, he is back in prison and awaiting a life sentence. However, it was there that God spoke to him. While behind bars, young Louis remembered his (…)

“Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, possess it.” — Genesis 1:28 I recently made an amazing discovery. Walking down the path to a clump of trees near my house, I discovered a hidden playground: a ladder made of sticks that led to an observation deck; a swing made from coils of old ropes (…)