Faith & Life

The One Who Saves a Soul Saves the World

I met a Mongolian woman named Bolormaa, who came to Korea with her husband and was focusing on parenting as she had a year-old son. She looked very glad to meet us because she was going through a hard time…

Heo So-hyeong from Seoul, Korea

A Positive Mindset

During America’s Great Depression, Walter Hobby who lived in Pennsylvania kept sending resumes to a pharmacy which had over 300 branches just in New York. However, he did not even receive one reply from them. Yet he did not give…

Until All of the Prophecies Are Fulfilled

It has almost been a year since I started preaching overseas. When my heart was going to be weakened due to the hot weather lasting throughout the year, a great language barrier, and unpalatable food, I became spiritually renewed by…

Kim Min-gyeong from Cheongju, Korea

Eating Both the Pheasant and Its Eggs

There is a time when a pheasant acts differently, though it usually flies away when it senses even the slightest motion. It is when it incubates eggs. The pheasant never flies away by itself, leaving its eggs behind. So, if…

When One of Two Is in Pain

Recently, I had gone through a hard time; I had a pain in my stomach and had a high fever and even vomited up. Sure enough, I was rushed to the emergency room and took various medical checkups in the…

Kim Sahng-seon from Gimje, Korea

Emperor Taizong and Zhangsun Shunde During the Chinese Tang Dynasty

In the age of the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, a courtier named Zhangsun Shunde aroused criticism because he accepted bribes. Contrary to everyone’s expectation that he would be sentenced to a severe punishment, the emperor granted…

Spiritual Vitamin

This happened when I was on my gospel mision in Spain. A deaconess came from Korea to preach the gospel for a month. I was worried that she would not be accustomed to unfamiliar circumstances as she was not good…

Kim Jin-hui from Seongnam, Korea

Test Me and Know My Anxious Thoughts

While my faith was growing little by little, I got tested. I thought that “test” was only for a person with weak faith. So I earnestly prayed to God that the hard times would pass by quickly. However, the answer…

Kim Su-yeong from Gunpo, Korea

The Power of Affirmative Faith

When a famous professor from the department of heart surgery listened to the heart beat of a cardiac patient with a stethoscope, he made a diagnosis, saying, “His heart completely has the third heart sound gallop [S3 gallop].” “Gallop” is…

What Facial Expression Will You Make?

The face is the most visible part of the body. There are four of five sense organs on the face, which are responsible for sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Not only do these sense organs accept external stimuli, they also…

Life Exchanged with Treasure

During the voyage, a luxurious ferry struck a rock and was sinking little by little. Since the rescue boats were not big enough to take all the passengers, the little children and women were given priority to board the boats…

Mission Accomplished

On the last holiday of June when the news about the drought continued, we went to the Deokwu Reservoir for cleanup. It is famous for fishing, and a perfect place for a family picnic. However, when we went there, there…

Lee Eun-yeong from Hwaseong, Korea

Things That Should Not Be Overlooked

“You will not have to fight in this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face…

Jang Dong-geon from Seoul, Korea

Stains

A man stopped by a gas station for gas. A worker cleaned the car’s windshield while pumping gas. “Thank you for using our gas station. Have a nice day,” said the worker. However, the man said that the windshield still…

The Reason I Can Do Everything

I don’t have any specialty. So when I am given something to do, I start to worry first. Fortunately, there is a verse that puts down my worries. “I can do everything through him who gives me strength” Php 4:13…

Kim Bo-rah from Busan, Korea

Present a Gift Without Spending Money!

When it comes to a gift, you think of a box wrapped in pretty paper and tied with a ribbon. However, a gift is not always put in a box. A gift is to bring joy and happiness to someone,…

Saving a Happy Tree

Our Zion has a tree named “happy tree.” Whenever we look at that tree with big green leaves and small bell-like flowers, though not many, we feel happy just like its name. But when summer was about to start, the…

Gahng Shin-hae from Seongnam, Korea

First Fruit

‘I just need to keep my faith only!’ My long-lasting belief was broken during the last autumn feasts, which were more meaningful than ever before, because it was the Father’s 100th birth anniversary year. As I was celebrating the feasts,…

Sohn Jeong-in from Seosan, Korea

Heaven’s Teacher of the Law

Jesus said, “If you love Me, feed My sheep.” There are a variety of spiritual foods, but I’ve always wondered what food is proper for each of sheep. He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has…

Yu Yeong-mi from Ansan, Korea

The Most Valuable Work in the World

There is a research which shows that simply knowing how meaningful and important our work is can help us increase our job satisfaction and efficiency. This is the result of an experiment which an American university professor conducted with employees…