Cultivating the Heart
Short but touching writings will make the field of your heart rich.
Nov 25, 2025
Fruit
During the reign of King Yeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty, Jeong Ho, who had once served as Chief State Councilor, retired from government service and devoted himself to…
Nov 25, 2025
If You Cannot Win Against the Weeds
Two farmers who had moved from the city to the countryside began farming for the first time. In spring, as they planted rice seedlings, they made a friendly…
Nov 25, 2025
Preparing in Advance When There Is Leisure
A wild boar was diligently sharpening its long tusks beside an elm tree. A passing fox saw this and asked, “Boar, there are no hunters around, and no…
Nov 23, 2025
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…
Nov 20, 2025
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…
Nov 16, 2025
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…
Nov 12, 2025
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,…
Nov 10, 2025
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…
Nov 10, 2025
Observation
When Alexander the Great was twelve years old, his father, the king of Macedonia, purchased a prized horse named Bucephalus at a great price. He brought his son…
Nov 10, 2025
The Kneeling Trees
In the tree line zone of the Rocky Mountains, 3,000 meters above sea level, trees cannot grow straight because of the fierce winds. Instead, they bend and take…
Nov 10, 2025
The One Word I Needed to Hear
A customer once stormed into a snack company, angrily complaining. “There was a foreign substance inside the snack bag. I ate several pieces without realizing—what are you going…
Nov 10, 2025
Question Marks and Exclamation Points
When a friend arrives late for an appointment, instead of saying, “What if you’re late again today?” try saying, “It must have been tough getting here!” When a…
Nov 10, 2025
Positive or Negative Suggestions
An experiment was conducted to observe the effect of giving repeated negative suggestions to a healthy person. First, someone said to the person, “You don’t look well. Are…
Nov 10, 2025
The Long Roots of the Moso Bamboo
The Moso bamboo, which mainly grows in China and other parts of Asia, has a very unusual growth pattern. For the first four years, it hardly grows at…
Nov 10, 2025
The Words ‘I’m Sorry’
When you make a mistake but refuse to apologize, the other person receives three unspoken messages: “The problem is yours.” “I do not respect you.” “I do not…
Nov 8, 2025
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.…
Nov 7, 2025
No Home, but Never Without a Dream
Khadijah Williams was born homeless. Her mother, only fourteen years old at the time, had dropped out of school when she became pregnant and left home. The two…
Nov 4, 2025
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…
Oct 29, 2025
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…
Oct 27, 2025
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…
Oct 21, 2025
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…
Oct 18, 2025
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…
Oct 13, 2025
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…
Oct 11, 2025
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,…
Oct 7, 2025
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…
Oct 5, 2025
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…
Aug 13, 2025
The Theory of Affordance
Why is it easier to study in a library? It’s because the space is filled with books, the atmosphere is quiet, and everyone around is focused on learning—conditions…
Aug 13, 2025
The Miracle on the Hudson River
In January 2009, shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York, a plane was rocked by a loud explosion. It had collided with a flock of…
Aug 13, 2025
The Beautiful Journey of Two Brothers
In Michigan, USA, a teenage boy named Hunter Gandee has a younger brother with cerebral palsy. Since his seven-year-old brother cannot walk on his own, Hunter began to…
Aug 1, 2025
A Small Tree’s Misjudgment
Next to a tall tree with thick, lush leaves stood a small tree with sparse foliage. The small tree believed it wasn’t growing well because of the large…