Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
A Precise Diagnosis
One early morning, I suddenly woke up with a sharp pressure in my upper abdomen. It was a type of pain I had never experienced before, and I panicked, wondering if I had come down with some kind of illness.…
Hong Jeong-eun from Yongin, Korea
The Power of Gratitude
I currently serve as a social service worker. Thanks to this role, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a work mission group, even while still a university student. At first, everything felt unfamiliar and difficult. Each morning, I could…
Kim Ga-gyeong from Gwangju, Korea
Who Has the Right to Forgive?
One night, after working late, I was on my way home when I saw a police car parked along the roadside near my apartment. A quarrel had broken out between a taxi driver and an intoxicated passenger. Curious, I stopped…
Jeong Jae-pil from Anyang, Korea
A Spiritual Death Row Inmate
I read an article about death row inmates. It talked about prisoners who had been sentenced to death but remained in prison for years because their executions had not been carried out. The article mentioned that some of them were…
Choi Hyeong-sun from Cheongju, Korea
My Mom’s Wounds
One afternoon, I received an unexpected call at work. It was the school nurse. “Your child injured his knee during P.E. I think you should take him to the hospital.” My heart dropped. I rushed to school without hesitation, swept…
Seo Jin-hee from Busan, Korea
Mom’s Kimchi
It was early winter. When I felt my phone vibrate, I had a hunch it was my mom—and I was right. She was calling to say the kimchi was ready and we should come pick it up. I didn’t even…
Gu Yeon-hee from Suncheon, Korea
Mom’s Memory
While our mom was hospitalized, she couldn’t stop worrying about the vegetable patch she had planted. My sister and I confidently assured her that we would take care of everything, and went down to our childhood home. After spending the…
Kim Seon-suk from Chungju, Korea
The Day I Helped My Dad
My dad delivers snacks and beverages to construction sites. It’s physically demanding work—carrying heavy boxes and, at times, even refrigerators—especially for someone over sixty. Although I often worried about him, I never really thought to help, until this past Labor…
Park So-yeon from Seoul, Korea
Visualization Techniques
At work, I received an email offering a birthday gift—any book of my choice. Drawn by its title, I selected a self-help book that seemed light yet insightful. Among its chapters, one section left a lasting impression: Visualization Techniques. Visualization,…
Kim Min-jae from Gwangju, Korea
Growing Pains
One day, my elementary school-aged son came to me in tears, saying his legs hurt. I massaged them, and he seemed to feel better at least for a while. But within a few days, the pain returned so severely that…
Park Han-na from Daegu, Korea
Importance of Reading the Instructions Carefully
While out shopping, I picked up an electric whisk, hoping it would make my steamed eggs smoother and fluffier. When I got home, I inserted the batteries and gave it a test, but nothing happened. Thinking the batteries might be…
Chu Bo-ra from Changwon, Korea
When You Run to the End
In May 2023, the women’s 5000-meter final took place at the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. After all the runners crossed the finish line, only one athlete was still on the track—Cambodian national runner Bou Samnang. On the…
Sharing
There was a water carrier whose job was to fill the water jars at a wealthy household. He always used two jars. One was perfectly intact, while the other had a small crack that caused it to leak a bit…
What Happens If We Lose Our Sense of Smell?
“If you had to give up one of your five senses, which would you choose?” In a survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, the most common answer to this question was the sense of smell. Compared with sight or…
As Long As You Don’t Give Up Until the End
When a ball leaves the pitcher’s hand and reaches the batter, it takes only about 0.4 seconds. In that split second, the batter has to swing the bat and hit the ball. Because the ball moves so fast and its…
Labor or Exercise?
Harvard psychologist Professor Ellen Langer conducted a study on 84 hotel housekeepers to examine their health. Although these workers were physically active due to their jobs, many still had high body fat percentages and elevated blood pressure. For the study,…
A Truly Good Person
At work, there are some people others describe by saying, “They’re genuinely a good person.” These are the people who sincerely take on tasks that others might overlook, dismiss as unimportant, or think aren’t their responsibility. They quietly empty trash…
The Birds That Cannot Fly
On the calm and quiet islands of New Zealand, there are over 20 species of birds that cannot fly. One of the most well-known is the kiwi, a national symbol of the country. Others include the kakapo, takahe, weka, and…
What Takes Over My Heart
There’s a story about a merchant traveling through the desert on a freezing night with his camel. As the night grew colder, the camel asked if he could just put his nose inside the merchant’s tent. The merchant agreed. Soon…
Why We Need Education
I watched a TV program where parents received expert guidance on how to educate their children. One child behaved as he wanted, without thinking of others. The expert gently guided his mother, helping her teach her son step by step…
Kim Gyuri, Gumi, Korea