Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
Mother’s Love for Her Son
In April 2020, a report was filed at a police station in Tongyeong, Korea. It was that from some time a creased bill and a plastic bag containing snacks began to be hung regularly on the reporter’s car door handle.…
Mother’s Errand
I am the second child in my family; I have an older brother and a younger brother. We live in different parts of Melbourne in Australia, and our parents live in Adelaide which is nine hours away by car from…
Jeong Yeon-uk from Melbourne, Australia
Longing for Home
Nostalgia means a sentimental longing for home. This is a Greek compound word of “return home” and “pain,” meaning homesickness. In the 17th century, a Swiss doctor made this term to describe the pain of the soldiers who lived away…
When We Seek God and Stay Close to His Word
In March 2020, the Philippine government implemented Enhanced Community Quarantine [ECQ] in the capital city due to the spread of COVID-19. It was not clear what would happen in Bacoor where our Bible Center was located, though it was somewhat…
Mark Sumeguin from Mandaluyong, Philippines
A Doctor Who Admitted His Fault
In the 19th century when medical technology did not develop, Emil Theodore Kocher who was professor at the University of Bern in Switzerland was known as an authority on thyroidectomy. It’s because while the surgery was prohibited in some countries…
The Happiness Rules
In 2005, an unusual experiment was conducted in the small town of Slough in England. In order to find the secret of happiness, the Happiness Committee that consisted of experts such as psychologist, workplace specialists, and social entrepreneur made ten…
Think Before You Speak
There is a saying, “Pay more attention to the words coming out of your own mouth, than to the words coming out of others’ mouths.” Like this, there are many quotes about the importance of words in every country where…
Just One More
The bright new year of 2020, filled with hope for the Kingdom of Heaven, has arrived. In the New Year, 20 churches from the U.S. Southeastern Church Association united to go on a 21-day short-term mission to Newport News, Virginia.…
Alex Post from Ridgewood, NJ, U.S.
A Girl Who Had Apples
A little girl followed her mom to a fruit shop. The girl waited quietly while her mother was choosing what to buy, and the fruit shop owner gave her apples in her both hands. The girl and her mother returned…
Love Your Brother as Yourself
My house is always full of noise. The ones who make the noise are my son and daughter who are a year apart in age. The two always play together but mostly end up in a fight. Sometimes, I even…
Park Jeong-a from Gimcheon, South Korea
A Brain Scientist Who Had a Stroke
Competent brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor collapsed from a stroke at age 37. As she has been studying with great interest in the brain since she was young, she accepted her stroke as a wonderful thing rather than being in…
Teamwork Rather than Competition
Many enterprises induce competition by offering incentive, a pay raise, and promotion to improve work performance. At school too, students are made to compete with each other by grading and ranking them in an effort to improve learning. However, does…
The Sawyer Effect
Tom tries to sneak into his room through the window after playing until late at night. But he gets caught by his aunt and is told to whitewash her fence as punishment. Next day, Tom cannot stop sighing that he’s…
It’s Better When We Do It Together
The National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico [IPN] is one of the top universities in Mexico, having campuses in several locations. Among those campuses, the members of the Mexico City Church volunteered to post anti-drug posters and paint bulletin boards in…
The Mexico City Church in Mexico
Conditions for Flowering
Once the cold winter passes and it starts getting warmer, flowers bloom here and there. However, even though the spring flowers are in the same condition, they bloom at different times. For example, azaleas bloom after forsythias bloom, followed by…
Keep Your House Neat and Clean
A house is like the face of a person who lives there. If you do not wash your face even for a day, it gets dirty. Likewise, if you do not clean your house often, it will get dirty soon.…
Gospel Workers Shine Latehar with the Light of Truth
God bless you. I would like to give thanks to God for allowing me to share gracious news about the brothers and sisters in Latehar through the Elohist magazine. Latehar is located about one hundred kilometers from Ranchi Zion to…
Gwon Se-jong from Ranchi, JH, India
The Blankets a Father Placed over His Daughters
In Thailand which has a tropical climate, the average annual temperature is 28℃ [82.4℉]. However, in December of 2019, the temperatures dropped across Thailand due to intense cold fronts from China. In some parts of the country, the temperature was…
The True Rest
There is something that many workers do when they receive a new calendar. It is to count holidays. Holidays give that much happiness to workers. To me, as a person who has just started a career, the autumn season of…
Lee Jae-uk from Sacheon, South Korea
The Effect of a Big Smile
In psychology, a genuine smile is called a “Duchenne smile.” It was named after the French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne, who first discovered it. It is a smile that utilizes the muscles of the mouth, raises the cheeks and the muscles…