Faith & Life

Make Rules for Happy Home!

A happy family life is often included in a New Year’s wish list. However, happiness is not given by nature, by chance, or by itself. Happiness comes to those who try and practice. What are your efforts to make your…

As a Seed Hidden in the Frozen Land Springs Up out of the Ground

I moved to the city of Siheung to live together with my younger son. It wasn’t easy to leave a place where I’d lived for over sixty years, but I was happy to move there because my oldest son and…

Shin Dong-rye from Siheung, South Korea

Only After I Became a Mom Myself

I was born in a remote village in Gangwon Province. There were many good things about living in the countryside, but I wished I would have many chances to eat delicious foods that were only sold in downtown. My favorite…

Gi Geum-ju from Chuncheon, South Korea

The Best Gift on Mother’s Day

The second Sunday of May is a special day in the Philippines. It is Mother’s Day when all family members gather to express love to their mother. On this day, a family event was going to be held at the…

Vernalyn P. Marcos from Taguig, Philippines

A Happy Task

I wanted my middle school student son to have a meaningful memory before his vacation ended. What I thought of was to let him experience his father’s job. My husband, who is engaged in the distribution business, delivers hundreds of…

Gwon Seong-eun from Uijeongbu, South Korea

God’s Blessing for My Whole Family

In the summer of 2017, my happy dream finally came true; I had been dreaming that my whole family would sing in one voice and share hope for heaven in God. When I was attending a Sabbath morning service together…

Seok Min-seo from Seoul, South Korea

The Reason You Need to Make Your Bed

“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed first.” This is what U.S. Navy Seal Admiral, William H. McRaven said during his speech at a university graduation ceremony in Texas. The act of making the…

The Most Popular Titles

The title of a book determines the first impression it will receive. The title of a book should suggest the overall content of the book well, and attract the attention of the readers. As a result, authors make every effort…

Positive Words Design Happiness

In 2016, at the 31st Rio de Janeiro Olympics, a men’s fencing individual épée match was being played. South Korea’s Park Sang-young who was competing with Hungary’s Géza Imre was losing 13 to 9 in the final third round. He…

Specify Your Happiness

“Are you happy?” If you can’t answer this question without hesitation, there are probably two reasons: One reason is that you actually feel unhappy, and the other is that you are confused whether you are happy or not. When you…

What Changes Me into a Good Person

Good and evil, true and false, light and darkness, joy and sadness! If you like one, you come to dislike the other.However, there are relationships that you must like both. They are you and me, compliment and rebuke, success and…

A Son with Great Filial Piety

There is a young man of twenty, named Guo Shijun, living in the Anhui province, China. A few years ago, his mother was left mentally disabled from a battle with meningitis. What was worse, his father was injured after falling…

Not Becoming Weary and Not Giving Up

The Cape Town Cycle Tour is a large-scale international cycle race; more than 35,000 cyclists from all around the world participate in the race and more than 2,500 volunteers manage race operations. On March 11, 2018, more than 70 members…

The Cape Town Church in South Africa

To the Southernmost Part of Japan

Japan is a long island country with four main islands and countless islands around them. Kyushu is the most southerly among its four main islands. And about two hours by plane from Kyushu, there is a little island called Okinawa…

Oh Seung-gwon from Osaka, Japan

Make an Exciting Family Slogan!

Before players come onto the field, they say, “Let’s go!” to cheer up each other. In Spanish, people say, “Animo!” When you shout encouraging words, you give yourself strength and confidence to do things, and you can strengthen team spirit,…

A Woman Who Lives as a Man

Sisa Abu Daooh, 65, makes a living by polishing shoes in front of a train station in Luxor, Egypt. Having short hair wrapped in a turban and wearing a baggy robe, Sisa Abu Daooh looks like a man, but is…

A Young Lady Disguised as an Elderly Woman

A woman in her prime age of 26 went out to the street, disguising herself as an 80-year-old lady. She wore a white wig, put on make-up to look wrinkled, stuffed cottons in her ears not to hear well, and…

A Dad Who Does His Daughter’s Hair

A special class is given once a week at a beauty academy in Florida, U.S. It is the Daddy Daughter Hair Class, which is a program for dads and daughters. The instructor is not a beauty expert, but a 33-year-old…

With Father and Mother’s Protection

Portugal where I stayed for a year for the mission work is a very peaceful place. The people there, living comfortable lives, were not interested in God’s word. However, there were still God’s children among them. One day, I was…

Kim Gyeong-ryun from Bucheon, South Korea

Great Wine

Making wine starts with planting vines. Good wine requires good grapes, and good grapes are produced on good soil. Winemaker’s skill is important in making good wine, but the biggest impact on its quality is grape-producing region. France is famous…