God's Glory Church

“Forgetting what is behind and hastening to what is ahead, I chase.” — Philippians 3:13-14 While jogging in the forest, I tried to cut short and ran along an unfamiliar path. Wondering if I had suddenly gotten lost, I asked a runner running the other way if I was on the right track. “Yes,” he (…)

“But for whom do I care and deprive my soul of good?” — Ecclesiastes 4:8 In today’s world, more and more people feel lonely. Since 1990, the number of friendless Americans has quadrupled. In some European countries, the percentage of those who feel lonely has increased to 20, and in Japan, elderly people even resorted (…)

“I… will bring upon them all the good that I have foretold about them.” — Jeremiah 32:42 Sarah lost her mother when she was only fourteen years old. Soon she and her siblings also lost their home and became homeless. Years later, Sarah wanted to provide her future children with an inheritance that would be (…)

“I will remember God’s favors.” — Isaiah 63:7 When our congregation built the first church building, people wrote words of thanks on the bare walls and concrete floor before the interior of the building was finished. If you remove the plasterboard from the walls, you will see these inscriptions there. We left there Bible verses (…)

“No one has greater love than the one who would lay down his life for his friends.” —John 15:13 Just a few days before Easter week, when Christians around the world remember the sacrifice of Jesus and celebrate his resurrection, a terrorist broke into a supermarket in southwestern France, opened fire and killed two people. (…)

“And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ forgave you.” — Ephesians 4:32 As a child, my sister and I often had conflicts, but I still remember one moment. After another portion of insulting words that we shouted at each other, my sister said something that at (…)

“Let him do to me what is good in his eyes.” — 2 Samuel 15:26 Nothing in life came easy to Christina Rossetti, poet and writer. She suffered from depression and various illnesses throughout her life and went through three breakups. She eventually died of cancer. David entered the national consciousness of Israel as a (…)

“Sing to the Lord, His saints, and glorify the memory of His sanctuary.” — Psalm 29:5 Many years ago I took care of my mother while she was in hospice. I am grateful to God for the four months that He allowed me to serve her, and I asked Him to help me through the (…)

And Samuel answered: “Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.” — 1 Samuel 3:10 I got a call from an unknown number. I often send calls like this to voicemail, but this time I answered. A stranger politely asked if I had a moment to spare and if he could share a short Bible passage (…)

“Do the work of the evangelist.” — 2 Timothy 4:5 While waiting to start university, twenty-year-old Shin decided to devote three summer months to serving in a youth missionary organization. It seemed like an inappropriate time for this, given the restrictions related to COVID-19, which prohibited in-person meetings. However, Shin found a way to serve. (…)