God's Glory Church

“Neglecting the commandment of God, you cling to the traditions of men.” — Mark 7:8 While cooking, the young woman cut a piece of meat in half and put it in a large pot. When her husband asked why she was doing it, the woman answered: “Because that’s what my mother does.” At the same (…)

“And my people will submit… then I will hear from heaven.” — 2 Chronicles 7:14 Orukun is a small town in northern Australia. The aborigines who inhabit it come from seven clans. Even though the Gospel message reached Orukun a century ago, the custom of “an eye for an eye” was still sometimes practiced in (…)

“Pray in spirit with every prayer and supplication at all times.” — Ephesians 6:18 During a conference where I was one of the teachers, Temi gave me a card with a prayer written in her own hand. She explained that she read the biographies of all the teachers at the conference, wrote special prayers on (…)

“And all of us have become like the unclean, and all our righteousness is like a stained… garment.” — Isaiah 64:6 Recently, my wife and I were cleaning the house before the arrival of guests. I noticed dark stains on the white kitchen tile on the floor; I had to kneel down to clean it. (…)

“And life was in Him, and life was the Light of men.” — John 1:4 To reproduce the beauty of reflected light in landscapes, artist Armand Cabrera adheres to an important principle: “Reflected light will never be brighter than its source.” According to his observations, novice painters tend to oversaturate reflected light. He says, “Reflected (…)

“You will not be with the majority to do evil.” — Exodus 23:2 “One man is dead. The other’s life is in danger,” says the judge grimly in the classic 1957 film Twelve Angry Men. The evidence of the young man’s guilt seems convincing. However, during the discussion, one of the twelve jurors, namely number (…)

“As the young man rejoices in his bride, so will your God rejoice in you.” — Isaiah 62:5 Brendan and Katie beamed as they looked at each other. Watching the genuine joy on their faces, you’d never guess that many of their wedding plans have been canceled due to the restrictions associated with COVID-19. Although (…)

“The Lord is with me – I am not afraid of anyone.” — Psalm 117:6 Many years ago, a friend told me how she was afraid to cross a street that had several other roads running through it. “I had never seen anything like it; the rules of crossing the street I had been taught (…)

“This is written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.” —John 20:31 When Doris Kearns Goodwin decided to write a book about Abraham Lincoln, she was frightened by the fact that about fourteen thousand books had already been written about America’s sixteenth president. What else could be said (…)