God's Glory Church

“Watch for peace with everyone.” — Hebrews 12:14 My sister, my brother, and I flew in from different states for my uncle’s funeral and stopped to visit our ninety-year-old grandmother. She was paralyzed after a stroke, lost her ability to speak and could only use her right hand. As we stood by her bed, she (…)

“I was to them like those who lift the yoke from off their neck.” — Hosea 11:4 A 2017 video of a father comforting his two-month-old son during routine vaccinations has captured the attention of many viewers around the world because it conveys a father’s love for his child. After the nurse finished administering the (…)

“Sometimes the road seems simple to a person, but its end is the path to death.” — Proverbs 14:12 Pastor Damian’s schedule included visits to two people who were near death but decided to take two different paths in life. In one hospital there was a woman who was loved by her whole family. Her (…)

There is one story in the Holy Scriptures that is one of my favorite among all the other biblical stories. If you ask me, what kind of story is this? I will tell you – it is the story of Joseph, one of the 12 sons of Jacob. Reading about him, I personally have many (…)

“I beg you… to behave worthy of the vocation to which you have been called.” — Ephesians 4:1 The book “Hidden Figures” tells about John Glenn’s preparation for space flight. In 1962, computers were still prone to failure. Glenn didn’t trust them and worried about the calculations for the launch. However, he knew that one (…)

“And when I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to Myself, so that where I am, you may be also.” — John 14:3 “There’s no better place than home,” Dorothy says, clicking the heels of her ruby pumps. In The Wizard of Oz, this was all (…)

“Seek first the Kingdom of God.” — Matthew 6:33 Lando, a jeepney driver (a form of public transportation in the Philippines), was drinking coffee at a roadside stand. After the lifting of the quarantine due to Covid-19, daily trips around the city also resumed. “And today’s sporting event,” thought Lando, “guarantees a large number of (…)

“The earth was empty and empty, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God hovered over the surface of the water.” — Genesis 1:2 Seth took all the medicine he could find in the medicine cabinet. He grew up in a family full of disorder and disorder, and his own life was (…)

“And the next night, the Lord stood before him and said: “Be of good cheer! For as you testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.” — Acts 23:11 Nora joined the peaceful protest because she was concerned about justice. As planned, the demonstration was silent. Protesters passed through the city (…)

“The valleys are covered with grain, they shout and sing!” — Psalm 64:14 I often joke fondly with my mother-in-law about her ability to talk to her dogs. She responds to their barking with love and understanding. Maybe now she and dog owners around the world will listen to the laughter of their four-legged friends, (…)