God's Glory Church

“Always rejoice! Pray without ceasing! Give thanks for everything, because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 A colleague of mine once shared how her prayer life had improved because of our manager. I was amazed, thinking that perhaps our difficult leader shared some spiritual truths with her and (…)

“Before the mountains were born… from time immemorial and forever – You are God!” — Psalm 89:2 After another health problem, I felt fear of the unknown and uncontrollable. Once, while reading an article in the magazine “Forbes”, I learned that scientists had studied the increase in the “speed of rotation of the Earth” and (…)

“My strength is exercised in weakness.” — 2 Cor. 12:9 As a child, I considered adults to be wise and infallible. “They always know what to do. One day, when I become an adult, I will always know what to do too,” I thought. Well, that “day” came many years ago, but I still often (…)

“No one has greater love than the one who would lay down his life for his friends.” —John 15:13 “Everybody loved him”, – this is how Don Giuseppe Berardelli from the Italian city of Cazenigo described him. Don was a beloved man who rode around the city on an old motorcycle and always began his (…)

“The reward of obedience and the fear of the Lord is wealth, and glory, and life.” — Proverbs 22:4 Like many teachers, Kerry devotes countless hours to her career, often late into the evening checking assignments and talking with students and their parents. To support these efforts, she relies on the camaraderie and practical help (…)

“If I… don’t have love, then I won’t have any wealth.” — 1 Corinthians 13:3 Jim and Lanida fell in love with each other in college. They got married and their life was happy for many years. Then Lanida started behaving strangely, getting lost and forgetting scheduled meetings. At the age of forty-seven, she was (…)

“When your sins are like crimson, they will become white as snow.” — Isaiah 1:18 The color red is not always found in the things we make. How to transfer the rich red color of an apple to a T-shirt or lipstick? In ancient times, red pigment was obtained from clay or red stones. In (…)

“And I say to you: Love your enemies… and pray for those who persecute you.” — Matthew 5:44 The American Civil War created many bitter feelings, but Abraham Lincoln saw fit to say a good word about the South. Afterwards, one woman, shocked by his words, asked how he could do that. Lincoln replied, “Madam, (…)

“I praise You, Lord, among the nations, I sing to Your name!” — 2 Samuel 22:50 During her seventy-year reign of Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II approved only one biography about her life with a personal preface – “The Servant Queen and the King She Serves.” The book, published in honor of her 90th birthday, (…)

“You have known the Holy Scriptures since childhood, which can make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” — 2 Timothy 3:15 When Christine wanted to buy a special book for her Chinese husband, Xiao-Hu, the only book in Chinese she could find was a Bible. Although neither of them were Christians, she (…)