Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
May 22, 2025
Warmhearted Charisma
When John Thompson II became the head coach of the Georgetown University basketball team, he would often say, “Someday, we’re going to be national champions.” In the 1982 college basketball championship game, that dream seemed within reach; Georgetown was leading…
Read moreApril 9, 2019
Success Created by Compliments
Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE, who was also known as a famous executive, stuttered a lot when he was young. He stuttered so bad that once,…
April 8, 2019
Anger Is Poison Inside of Your Body
There is a saying that goes, “When you get angry once, you will age once. When you laugh once, you will get younger once.” Like these words, laughter…
April 7, 2019
The Result of Giving Thanks
Nelson Mandela, the former President of the Rep. of South Africa, was kept in prison for a long time. He was in prison for 27 years from the…
April 6, 2019
Contextual Listening
When conversing with others, we may wear each other out by insisting on our own opinions. In this situation, we may become frustrated with one another. Speaking is…
April 5, 2019
The Thief Who Stole from Himself
There was an infamous thief who was skilled at stealing expensive jewels. He was clever enough to evade the police for a long time. One day, he was…
April 4, 2019
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
The following parable teaches us a lesson about unity: “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men…
April 3, 2019
Those Who Were Conscious of God
The LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the…
April 2, 2019
A Great Way to Remove Weeds
A teacher brought his students to a field overgrown with weeds to teach them one final lesson before ending the semester. Pointing to the field, the teacher asked,…
April 1, 2019
It’s Never Too Late
One day, an elderly man, who wanted to learn Russian, went to a Russian language school to enroll for classes. A staff member kindly asked him, “Have you…
March 31, 2019
Our Concert
Unlike today, old pipe organs could only generate sound when a person forced air into the pipes through a bellows. One day, a famous organist held a recital.…
March 30, 2019
Greeting Opens the Heart
A TV show conducted an experiment: A man entered an elevator with his hands full of luggage and dropped a bag as he was getting off. The purpose…
March 29, 2019
Little Things Add Up to Spiritual Blessings
Being faithful to God even in little things is the best way to store up spiritual blessings. In Matthew 25, we can find a good example of how…
March 13, 2019
Ubuntu
An anthropologist visited the Bantu tribe in Africa. After gathering some children, he proposed a fun game. He put a basket full of their favorite fruits near a…
March 12, 2019
The Blessing of Forgetting
The car keys you have been searching for are in your hand; the cell phone you lost rings in the drawer; the remote control you lost is found…
March 12, 2019
Unchanging Seeds
You may think that if you sow a sweet persimmon seed it will produce the same sweet persimmon. In reality, if you sow a sweet persimmon seed, it…
March 11, 2019
The Tears of the Cauldron
In the old days, Korean mothers made a furnace-fire and cooked rice with a cauldron. Just as building a house, sewing a dress, or writing a paper requires…
March 11, 2019
Creation of the Heavens and the Earth, Brilliant Craftsmanship
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for four years. One of the famous pieces of the ceiling is called The Creation of Adam. To complete it,…
March 11, 2019
Overcoming with Positive Thoughts and Attitudes
When people are sick, they usually hunch over, thinking they will find comfort and relief. However, research shows that sitting upright is more effective in overcoming pain than…
March 9, 2019
Tenacity
The Tarahumara in Mexico are renowned for their running ability. They call themselves “Rarámuri” (running people). To them, running a full marathon in a day is not a…