Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
Fine Wine and Oak Barrel
“How long do you think it will take to produce ten-year-old wine?” At this question, you are likely to answer, “Ten years.” Actually, however, it is not too much to say that it takes more than a hundred years. Freshly…
About What We See and Hear
A mother happened to see her child imitating a mourner. Being shocked, the mother moved from near a graveyard to a house next to a market. Then, her child started imitating a merchant. So the mother packed up their stuff…
Clothed with the Holy Spirit of the Feast of Tabernacles
A few years ago, I invited a boss of a publishing company whom my wife came to know because of her work, to the “Our Mother” Photo and Writing Exhibition. Telling us that he’d been aware about the Church of…
Lee Jeong-hyeon from Incheon, South Korea
Demonstrate Your Skills with Confidence
“Confidence” is one of the most important factors in showing the best performance in a sport. If players are nearly equal in their skills, the player with high confidence definitely has an advantage. Self-confidence is assurance about success, a state…
I Want to Resemble Mom
Everyone has a role model in his or her life and tries to resemble the role model. I, too, have the person I want to become like; it is my mother. She is the most caring and loving person in…
Vini Alexander Chettiar from Vadodara, India
As I Am Free Now
In the early 1820s, Harriet Tubman was born a slave in a farm in Maryland, U.S. In those days, black people were treated worse than animals by white people and died in harness. Harriet desperately desired freedom since her childhood,…
Let’s Take a Walk
Apple founder Steve Jobs was famous for walking meetings when he came up with new ideas. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson also likes to have walking meetings. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg invited new talents to a forest path for recruitment…
Supporting the Heroes of This Age
“Heroes are born in turbulent times.” It is said that one who will save the world appears in times of confusion and difficulty. Admiral Yi Sun-shin in Joseon Dynasty of Korea defeated the enemy in the midst of an urgent…
Kim Min-gyu from Cape Town, Rep. of South Africa
A Beautiful Comfort
French tennis player Nicolas Mahut, ranked 252 in the world, took part in tennis tournament at the 2019 French Open. As a 37-year-old player, he wanted to fulfill his dream of entering the round of 16 at this tournament. It…
Keep Your Happiness with Language Etiquette!
Just as there are driving manners on the road, table manners, and dress codes, which are adjusted to the occasion, there is also etiquette for speaking. You will not be punished for not observing etiquette for dining and dressing. However,…
A Matter of Course Is What You Are Thankful for
One morning, an office worker got up late because his alarm clock broke down. He hurriedly ran to the bathroom to wash, but water did not come out because the water was cut off. He washed only his face with…
The Regret of a Death Row Inmate
I came to deeply realize how brutal the sin I committed in heaven is and how great God Elohim’s love is. As our Bulawayo Zion is situated near National University of Science and Technology, we have been granted the grace…
Shava Macdonald from Harare, Zimbabwe
The Characteristics of a Wooden Cock
A king who loves cockfighting gave a cock to a famous fighting cock trainer and asked him for training it. After ten days, the king asked, “Is the cock ready?” The trainer replied, “He has a long way to go.…
Methi Puri with Mother’s Love
In April, 2019, I participated in the Global Leadership Conference for Female Pastoral Staff held in Korea. When I came back to India, I deeply thought about how to make a happy Church and support the gospel work as a…
Seong Ju-hui from Ulhasnagar, MH, India
Mental Graejil
In order to build a Hanok (traditional Korean-style house), after leveling the ground and setting the foundation stone, builders set up wooden pillars for framing and put a roof on it. The foundation stone, which is called by many names,…
Candies That Made a Boy Reflect on Himself
Tao Xingzhi (1891–1946) advanced the modern Chinese education theory. When he was the principal of an elementary school, he called a student who hit another student into his office. To the student with his head down, he handed a candy.…
Neither Hurt Nor Be Hurt
A wound is an injury or a damaged area of the body. Not only the body but also the mind has wounds. Unlike wounds on the body, wounds in the mind are invisible, so they are likely to be overlooked.…
From the Moment We First Met
A few months ago, I met a lady named Kana through a friend in Tokyo. Just as my friend told me we would get along well, she and I were on the same wavelength from the first time we met.…
Oba Miky from Osaka, Japan
A Reply from Mom
“To Mummy in Heaven. Happy Mother’s Day. I Love You. Ella.” This is a letter a Scottish four-year-old girl named Ella Lennon wrote to her mother. Ella lost her mother to brain tumors a year ago. She wrote a letter…
Love for Her Daughter-in-law
My family had lived with my parents-in-law for six years until we moved out. My mother-in-law took good care of my family while living together, but after we moved out, she is now taking greater care of us. One day,…
Jeong Hye-su from Daegu, South Korea