God's Glory Church

“[Jonathan] was upset for David because his father had wronged him.” — 1 Samuel 20:34 The English poet William Cooper (1731–1800) found a friend in the person of pastor John Newton (1725–1807), a former slave trader. Cooper suffered from depression and attempted suicide several times. Newton visited him periodically, and they walked for a long (…)

“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 (…)

“Death engulfed in victory!” — 1 Corinthians 15:54 The story of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges tells about the Roman soldier Mark Rufe, who drank water from a secret river and became immortal. However, over time, Mark realizes that immortality is not at all what he imagined it to be. A life without limits (…)

“Why, my soul, are you sad?… Have hope in God.” — Psalm 42:5 “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Morning” is an unusual Christmas carol based on a poem written by Henry Longfellow in 1863. Instead of the expected celebration and joy, the lyrics of the song resemble crying. “I am sad from the noise (…)

“May your reward be full from the Lord… that you have come to hide under His wings!” — Ruth 2:12 Maria decided to have lunch at a fast food restaurant. When she sat down at an empty table and started eating a hamburger, she noticed a young man sitting nearby. His clothes were dirty, his (…)

“Only kindness and mercy will accompany me all the days of my life.” — Psalm 22:6 One day I was walking down the street and another man was walking a block away. He had several packages in his hands. Suddenly he tripped and fell. Passers-by helped him to get up and collect the scattered things. (…)

“I have indeed seen the trouble of My people who are in Egypt… and I have come down to deliver them.” — Exodus 3:7-8 It seemed that the Christmas tree was engulfed in fire. Not artificial, made of electric garlands, but real! Friends invited our family to a traditional German holiday, “like in the good (…)

“Be an example for the faithful in word, in life, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity!” — 1 Timothy 4:12 In 2011, after ten years of childlessness, my wife and I decided to move to another country. Although it was exciting to move, I had to leave the radio job I loved. Feeling (…)