Faith & Life

God’s True Intention

“Min! Can you come home and stay for a few days?” My mom asked me in a somewhat serious voice. Usually, she hardly mentions anything that could worry my brother and me. So, if she gave us a sudden call…

Park Dong-min from Anyang, South Korea

The Most Important Thing

Rick Rescorla was a U.S. Army officer, and he served as a security officer at an investment bank in New York after his retirement. He trained employees to evacuate quarterly after the explosion in the basement of the building, and…

According to the Will of God

I never thought about having any other religion, under the influence of my grandmother who was a firm believer in Catholicism. When my sister and brother-in-law who were attending the Church of God told me about the truth, I was…

Selenne Christine Sanchez from Los Angeles, U.S.

Focusing Illusions

When you are young, you believe you would be happy if you have what you want; when you are trying to get a job, you think you would be happy once you get the job you want; when you meet…

Page-turner

At a chamber orchestra or a piano recital, there is one person who is almost unnoticed to the audience though he stands on stage throughout the performance. He is a “page-turner.” As it explains literally, a page-turner is a person…

Manage Family Finances through Communication

We are living in an era of consumption. On home shopping, they stimulate people’s consumption desire with the signs, “Almost sold out” or “Limited offer.” You only need one click to have an item delivered to your house. People say…

Men Before Nature

The Himalayas are called the Roof of the World. Although it’s been over 60 years after New Zealand’s mountaineer Edmund Hillary left the first footprints on Mount Everest, which is 8,848 meters above sea level, in May 1953, the Himalayas…

The Sound of Gospel Victory Resounds through Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, a country that has more than 600 islands, over 800 local languages, unfamiliar animals, primitive jungles, unique culture, and biodiversity, is my home country. Ever since I received the truth while living in Australia, what I wanted…

Lucille Langiri from Sydney, Australia

Mission

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most influential broadcasters in America. After a dark childhood and adolescence, she mentioned the four missions she realized, in her autobiography. One, if you have more than others, it’s not a blessing but a…

For a Lover of Watermelon

“Watermelon Killer” and “Watermelon Lover!” These are the nicknames I gave my younger sister. It’s because she loves watermelons whereas I don’t because it is troublesome for me to spit out the seeds. When she comes back home after work,…

Hong Jeong-eun from Seoul, South Korea

How to Learn Well

When you have acquired knowledge, there is a way to see if you have fully understood it or not. It is to explain it to others. Although you know something, if you cannot verbalize it, it is hard to say…

It Is Entirely Up to You

Even the same writing gives different feelings to different people. A word that is skimmed by someone can be a clue to precious realization to another. Sometimes, situations may change. The article, which was not inspiring much before, may move…

A Heart More Beautiful than a Crown

Khanittha “Mint” Phasaeng, a 17-year-old girl, won a beauty contest in Thailand in 2015. As soon as the contest was over, Khanittha ran straight to her mother and kneeled down before her to thank her for raising her. The mother,…

A Beautiful Mind

With the hope of giving our neighbors in need even a little bit of help so they could get through the winter, we planned a volunteer service to deliver the warmth of Mother’s love with Zion members. It was to…

Choi Yun-heui from Daegu, South Korea

A Lesson from a Spider

A troop of a country was defeated in a battle; it was almost wiped out. The general, who barely survived and hid in a cave with his remnants, decided to kill himself in shame and took out his sword. Then,…

Make a Family Cheer Song!

A song has the power to make people closer together. The sense of closeness increases while all sing along the rhythm and melody in unison. Sports supporters and marching soldiers become one in mind by chanting together. What about a…

With Absolute Faith and Mother’s Love

I had desired to be a child of God since a long time ago, and I had been to many different denominations including the Catholic and Protestant churches. However, none of them convinced me that they were the true church.…

Surimon Jindaprapaporn from Bangkok, Thailand

In the Apple Orchard

Whenever the harvest season comes, farmers need a lot of helping hands. They are so busy that Koreans describe the situation this way: “Even a poker which is used for stirring the fire has no time to lie on the…

Lee Sahng-hwa from Daegu, South Korea

Good Weather

Just because the sun is hot, wind blows fiercely, or it rains, are you sometimes in a subdued mood or irritated? Sunlight helps generate vitamin D in the human body, and becomes the source of photosynthesis in plants. Rain washes…

Mother of Six Children

My mom was a very kind and calm person. She used to read to me with a soft voice, and I liked it so much. I was brought up like a princess until I was five years old, when my…

Eun-jin Jo from Changwon, South Korea