God's Glory Church

“When my spirit within me faints… You know my way.” — Psalm 141:4 Maybe I shouldn’t have agreed to run with Brian. I was in a foreign country and had no idea where or how far we would be running, or what the terrain would be like. In addition, he was a fast runner. Will (…)

“A straight road for the righteous, You make the path of the righteous straight.” — Isaiah 26:7 In sonic baseball, the ball and base emit signals so blind players know what to do and where to move. The blindfolded player (allowing for varying degrees of blindness) who bats the ball and the sighted pitcher are (…)

“The Lord gave, and the Lord took away… Blessed be the Lord’s Name!” — Job 1:21 It couldn’t be worse. Having achieved some success in designing bridges, monuments and large structures, Cesare wanted to start a new business. So, he sold his first business and put the money in the bank, planning to reinvest it (…)

“My heart was in favor of building a temple of peace for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.” — 1 Хронік 28:2 Graduates of a school in Oklahoma collected money for the “trip of a lifetime” all year long. Arriving at the airport, they learned that many of them had purchased tickets from a fictitious (…)

“I…will praise You in the midst of the congregation!” — Псалом 21:23 At the end of the service, the pastor invited Latrice to come on stage. When she was offered to greet the congregation, no one was prepared for the words she would speak. She moved from Kentucky, where devastating tornadoes killed seven members of (…)

“And the Jews said: ‘See how He loved him!’” – John 11:36 It had been years since my old friend and I had seen each other. During that time, he was diagnosed with cancer and began treatment. An unexpected trip to his state gave me the opportunity to meet him again. When I entered the (…)

“For God did not give us the spirit of fear, but strength, and love, and a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 No one has ever said before death: “I’m so glad I lived a selfish life,” Parker Palmer said in his speech to the graduates and urged them to “offer to the world . (…)

“The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.” — Genesis 4:10 In the poem “Witnesses” Henry Longfellow (1807-1882) described a sinking merchant ship carrying slaves. Writing about “skeletons in chains”, Longfellow mourned the many nameless victims. The final stanza says: This is the grief of slaves, What are watching from (…)

“And the forces of hell will not defeat her.” — Matthew 16:18 “Is the church over?” – asked a young mother who arrived at the prayer house with two small children already almost at the end of the Sunday service. Instead, the man who greeted everyone at the entrance said that another church nearby was (…)

“Comfort . . . one another, and build one another up.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “Your bees are swarming!” My wife peeked into my room and announced the news that no beekeeper wants to hear. I ran out into the yard and saw a swarm of bees flying out of the hive, heading for the (…)