Faith & Life

Grapes That Have Lost Their Value

In the early spring of 1989, a woman was looking at grapes at the food hall in a department store. One employee, who had been watching her, came up to her and asked her if she needed some help. Then…

Like My Family’s Business

The rainy season was particularly long two years ago. After the rainy season was over, I thought the flood victims would ease themselves by looking at the clear sky above, but they didn’t seem to at all. In the cities…

Gu Yeon-hui from Suncheon, South Korea

A Boy Who Lost His Cat

In Broutille, a children’s story written by Anne Herbauts, a Belgian writer, appears a boy who is saddened by his cat’s disappearance. He leaves for a journey to share his feelings with someone, but no one empathized with him. A…

Show Your Smile!

Aristotle said, “No animal but man ever laughs.” Sometimes, animals too look like laughing but actually they do not laugh. Although they have family love like maternal love and paternal love, they cannot give a warm smile to their family.…

Volunteer Service! Military Members Too Join It

In the Cheolwon Zion which is near the base I’m stationed at, there are many military brothers who keep the Sabbath day with permission from their bases. I can’t be happier and more thankful to meet Zion family members I…

Ye Ji-hun from Incheon, South Korea

A Small Change, a Great Blessing

People say that the darkest hour of the day is right before sunrise. My life before meeting God was like that. While I was experiencing many things after having a baby, my self-esteem took a hit, and I felt depressed…

Han Dal-lim from Jeju, South Korea

A Teacher Who Opened the Heart of Henry Ford

Henry Ford (1863–1947) is the founder of Ford a global car manufacturer. He became a billionaire, but he began to suffer from many requests for donation. One day, he received a letter from a teacher of a small school in…

Home & Mother

On a day off, which I don’t usually have, I was busy doing all the house chores that had piled up and didn’t even notice my phone was ringing. I checked my phone later and found there was a missed…

Kim Hyang-sun from Uijeongbu, South Korea

To Reach the Essence

There was a young man whose dream was to become an artist since he was young. He left his hometown and went to a famous artist, begging him to teach him how to paint and expressing how he was willing…

With Parent’s Heart and Soldier’s Spirit

I was born in a poor farmer’s family as the youngest of eight children. Since my childhood, I was always worried about what to do to live without hunger. After much consideration, I decided to be a career soldier. I…

Park In-seob from Paju, South Korea

Sleeping Under a Dead Tree

This is a story about what happened when Professor Jared Diamond, a renowned American scholar, was staying in New Guinea when he was young. One day, he went into the deep forest with some natives, and stayed there for the…

Beautiful Preparations

When the winter is coming, animals bustle around to make preparations for the cold. Some store food in many places, or some eat a large portion and save it inside their bodies, and some prepare a place for hibernation. Then,…

Love Is Love When Expressed

Love takes the most important part of our life. It is not too much to say that love is the essence of life. However, love cannot be seen, smelled, or touched. Therefore, you cannot physically take your love out of…

Following Father’s Path

I am a newly appointed missionary to India; it’s been just three months since I came here. I thought I had many experiences in overseas missions, but since I came to India, I’ve often thought I am like a child…

Lee Se-min from Pune, MH, India

The Reason Why Food Tastes Better

In which of the following situations does food taste the best? ① When the customer and the cook cannot see each other ② When the customer can see the cook, but the cook cannot see the customer ③ When the…

I Am a Bad Daughter

When I was in elementary school, my father died, and my mom raised her son and three daughters alone. My mom used to go to Jagalchi Market early in the morning and buy a box of fish to sell it…

Choi Yeong-jin from Seoul, South Korea

Surpassing Survival Instinct

In the wild, various types of animals have fierce fights for survival according to the law of the jungle. Since ecosystem is maintained through the food chain, there is always a chance for herbivores to become food of the predators.…

Ecological Succession of the Forest

Climax community refers to a forest where the forest ecosystem sustains stability for a long time according to the climate, achieving harmony among trees, grass, birds, and insects. For a forest to turn into a climax community with high preservation…

Hearing

The shape of an ear begins to appear three weeks after conception, and the cochlea, which delivers sound to the inner ear, develops around week 16. The auditory nerves which connect the cochlea to the brain are completed by week…

Secret to Harvesting Good Fruit

I once watched the news that farmers were facing a serious labor shortage due to COVID-19. Since there are many farming areas in Sangju, the labor shortage is inescapable here, too. Hearing that an elderly couple, who had been growing…

Jin Sun-gyeong from Sangju, South Korea