God's Glory Church

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like… to… a treasure.” — Matthew 13:44 My friend Ruel attended a reunion of school graduates, which was held at the house of one of his classmates. The mansion on the coast near Manila Bay could hold up to two hundred people, and Ruel felt insignificant. “I served as a (…)

“I will rejoice in the Lord… I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!” — Habakkuk 3:18 Monika fervently prayed that her son would return to God. She cried because of his unholy way of life and even searched for him in the different cities where he chose to live. The situation seemed hopeless. (…)

“My God sent His Angel and closed the mouths of the lions.” — Daniel 6:23 After believing in Jesus, Taher and his wife, Donya, knew that they could face persecution in their country. Indeed, one day Thacher was arrested blindfolded and handcuffed and accused of apostasy. Even before the court session, he and Doña decided (…)

“And they rejoiced that they became silent, and He brought them to the desired harbor.” — Psalm 106:30 I was peacefully dozing when suddenly a sharp sound came from the basement that made the walls vibrate. It was my son who took the chord on his electric guitar. The drowsiness disappeared immediately. After a few (…)

“And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him: ‘The Lord is with you, brave man!’” – Judges 6:12 I was appointed to undergo a medical examination. Although I didn’t have any health problems recently, I was still scared. Memories of an unexpected diagnosis that had been given to me in (…)

“Where is the road that the light dwells on? And the darkness – where is its place..?” — Job 38:19 William Shatner played Captain Kirk in the TV series “Star Trek”, but he was not ready for a real space flight. He called his eleven-minute suborbital flight “the most impressive experience imaginable.” After exiting the (…)

“The Lord is my rock… He is my tower and my refuge! My Savior.” — 2 Samuel 22:2-3 A basketball match between teams of sixth graders was held in the school gym. While parents cheered on their boys in the stands, younger brothers and sisters played in the school lobby. Suddenly the lights flashed and (…)

“Hope for too long is an ailment for the heart, and a wish that is fulfilled is a tree of life.” — Proverbs 13:12 When I moved to England, my usual American Thanksgiving turned into just another Thursday in November. Although I had a holiday next weekend, I wanted to be with my family and (…)

“A person does not know what will happen.” — Ecclesiastes 10:14 In 2010, Laszlo Haniec made his first purchase with bitcoins (an electronic currency then worth less than one penny per bitcoin), paying 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas ($25). In 2021, the value of these bitcoins would reach more than $500 million. Even before the (…)