Faith & Life

Learning the Hard Work of Farmers and Sharing the Joy of Harvest

#1 Jo Seong-chan from Daejeon, Korea In October, when autumn was in full swing, the young adults in Daejeon made a plan to help some farmers who were having a hard time due to a shortage of labor. Overcoming the temptation…

Daejeon, Korea

“That’s All Right!”

How many times do people suffer a great blow while living their lives? In fact, people are more likely to be worried or concerned about small and trivial matters than big ones. It is the same for the cases of…

Traveling Around the World with Dad

A photo of a dad and his daughter posing together with the background of famous tourist destinations such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Blue Dragon Ice Cave in Iceland, and the Colosseum in Italy and its story were…

A Heavenly Family Member Whom We Never Gave Up Looking for

Many souls were led to Zion through the preaching festival in Brazil. Among them, I would like to share the stories of some brothers and sisters found in the 2nd São Paulo Church. A few days after the preaching festival…

Lee Kang-mi from São Paulo, Brazil

The Most Beautiful Performance

A talent show was held at the end of the year in a kindergarten in Florida, U.S. The children sat side by side on the stage and showed their parents the songs and dances that they had practiced, but a…

Being Clothed With Christ

There is an old saying that goes, “Fine clothes make the man.” This is not entirely wrong. There was an interesting experiment demonstrating that what one wears influences his behavior. Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist, divided university students into two…

A Picture Book for a Friend

Jonah (8), who lives in Los Angeles, is a glycemic patient with a rare liver disease that affects about 500 people around the world. No cure has been developed yet, and because of the severe hypoglycemic symptoms, he should take…

You Are More Beautiful Than You Think You Are

A British company launched a unique campaign by using the FBI’s forensic sketch technique to instill pride in women and show their true beauty. The slogan of this campaign is, “You’re more beautiful than you think.” In New York, U.S.,…

Change

I’ve been attending the Church of God ever since I was in my mother’s womb. This means that I’ve been a member of the Church of God since birth. It was when I was in middle school that I started…

Jang Ye-jin from Ansan, Korea

Now!

There is a saying that goes, “Tomorrow is an old deceiver.” This implies that we often put things off until tomorrow and most of the time we just let them fizzle out or give up on them completely. In fact,…

How to Bear Much Good Fruit

The best way to bear the abundant fruits of the gospel is to put God in the center of our hearts. One of the characteristics of those who have put God in the center of their hearts is that they…

A Surprise Gift

At my workplace, I work for kids, so I’m interested in children. One day, I saw a child who always loosened her hair. I wanted her to look beautiful, so I tied her hair back. After the class was over,…

Sim Hyeon-ji from Guri, Korea

Like the Flower of Dracaena

It was when I went to my friend’s house back in my elementary school days. I was admiring a large variety of well-maintained flowering plants, and my friend pointed to a tall tree and said proudly, “Do you see this…

Shin Gyeong-suk from Guayaquil, Ecuador

Mother’s Voice

Babies like their mother’s voice. Even while they are crying, they stop right away when they hear their mother’s voice; they move their arms and legs at their mother’s singing or make a similar sound to the singing. There is…

Aroma of Christ

There are moments that are remembered by scents. Occasionally, my mom bought flowerpots for gardenias; when I put them by the window, the scent from the flowers spread out along the soft wind. To this day, when I smell gardenias,…

Lee So-yeong from Seongnam, Korea

All Parts of the Body Should Have Equal Concern for Each Other

In Nolan Creek, Washington D.C., there is the 3rd largest western red cedar in the world. But unfortunately, it is already dead. Over 30 years ago, when a large-scale logging operation was conducted there, the tree was spared by loggers…

What Can I Give You?

I was getting ready for work when my five-year-old daughter woke up earlier than usual and came to me, rubbing her eyes. “Dad! Are you going to work?” “Yes, I am.” Then she kept looking at me until I took…

Yeo In-won from Daejeon, Korea

The Best Way to Overcome Difficulties

Charlie Chaplin, a famous comic actor, used to write all of his lines on paper before going on stage, although he had performed in front of crowds many times. Even after he was somewhat accustomed to his work in broadcasting,…

Faith Like Abraham’s

Abraham obeyed God’s command to sacrifice his son Isaac, who was born to him when he was one hundred years old, as a burnt offering. Since Abraham passed this test, he earned the title “forefather of faith.” God promised to…

Hong Jeong-eun from Seongnam, Korea

Be the One Who Serves

After I received God and started my life of faith, I noticed a few things in Zion that couldn’t be seen in any other places. First of all, it was hard to find out who was older and who had…

Park Seong-min from Seoul, Korea