Faith & Life

One Act of Filial Piety

I grew up in a rich family thanks to my father who was a well-known tax accountant. Many people envied me for my capable father, but as for me, my father was the most difficult and hardest person to be…

Lee Hye-gyeong from Seoul, Korea

Stained Glasses

We did repair work on our church restroom. As we finished cutting the tiles, the restroom was filled with stone powder. I left the restroom after ventilating it. For some reason, however, stone powder was still floating around in the…

Oh Dae-yeop from Seoul, Korea

Victory Through Endurance and Unity

I watched a video entitled “Elementary Schools’ Tug-of-War That Moved the World.” It was a tug-of-war between two elementary schools in Kazakhstan. True to its title, the video was very touching. From the beginning of the tug-of-war, the blue team…

Hong Jeong-eun from Seongnam, Korea

Gigaseo(寄家書)

欲作家書說苦辛 恐敎愁殺白頭親 陰山積雪深千丈 却報今冬暖似春 When I send a letter home, I was going to mention my troubles, But I was worried that my gray-haired parents might become anxious, So although heavy snow has covered this shadowy mountain, I wrote that…

With Uncontrollable Happiness

The ultimate purpose of life is to meet God and return to the kingdom of heaven by receiving salvation through Him. To put it another way, our lives can be referred to as the process of preparing for the eternal…

Raju Purty from Kolkata, WB, India

Ornaments on the Fine Linen

Recently, I went to a wedding. The bride in a pure white dress was as beautiful as a princess in a movie. The wedding ceremony began, and the bride appeared after the entrance of the gallant groom. The ornaments on…

Kim Nam-su from Seoul, Korea

As Working for God

As the serving leadership is in the spotlight, there are increasing cases of combining the principles of business management and the teachings of the Bible. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord”…

The Hand That Rules the World

“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world!” William Ross Wallace, an American poet, emphasized the influence of mothers on their children, saying, “They say that man is mighty; he governs land and sea .…

The Existence of Mother

Recently, my mother signed an annuity insurance contract in my name. I was not yet in my 30s at that time, and I was not happy with it because I wouldn’t be able to receive annuity benefit payments until I…

Yun Du-nam from Mungyeong, Korea

My Privilege

My husband and I run a small restaurant in Yongin. At first, I was just an assistant for my husband who is a chef, but as time went by, I became more than an assistant. Working in the restaurant from…

Ju Yeong-mi from Yongin, Korea

Failure for Success

According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation in the U.S., 48% of salespersons immediately give up when they are refused after recommending their customers to buy something; 25% of them recommend twice, 15% three times before they…

Timely Words

It was when I helped organize an event for male adults in the church. As many helping hands were needed, I sent our Zion members a text message asking for help. Soon a brother sent a reply. “Thank you so…

Yeo In-won from Daejeon, Korea

Zhiyin

There is a term Zhiyin (知音) in Chinese character. It literally means “to understand the sound,” and is used to refer to close friends who know and understand each other’s innermost feelings. This word was created by Yu Boya and…

Breakfast for My Husband

I am not a morning person, so I couldn’t prepare breakfast for my husband to eat before he left for work. Even on the day I woke up early because I couldn’t sleep well, my husband was more concerned about…

Kim Yun-ok from Hwaseong, Korea

String of Love

A biologist discovered an interesting phenomenon while observing the spiders living in the branches or bushes. Even when a mother spider was far away, if any little dangerous thing happened to the baby spiders, the mother spider fleetingly came to…

Zion Full of Love

One Sabbath day, a deaconess sat at the end of a pew while leaving an empty space for one person to sit on the inside of the pew. When a sister saw it, she asked the deaconess to fill the…

Kim Hyeon-im from Suncheon, Korea

Wanting Everyone to Finish the Race

I went to volunteer at the National Sports Festival in Chungju. My role was to stand at the halfway point of the half marathon course and encourage athletes and prevent their deviating from the course. The marathon started and I…

Choi Hyeon-ah from Chungju, Korea

Mother & the Sea

A broad sea receives all sorts of things from the land, but it does not decay. There are many reasons for it: Sea water contains salt that purifies pollutants; it moves constantly in the form of waves; microorganisms in it…

Complaint, the Antonym of Happiness

A family went on a journey for a change. The whole family members were excited about their first overseas trip. On the day of their departure, the wife frowned as it rained in the morning. “It’s raining! Why today of…

Enjoying the Sight of Persimmons Rather Than Autumn Leaves

In autumn, when the leaves turn colorful and grain turns gold, we often see on the news heavy traffic with people leaving to see autumn leaves in the mountains or streams. They look relaxed, going on a trip not to…

The Hoiwon Church in Changwon, Korea