Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
The Sawyer Effect
Tom tries to sneak into his room through the window after playing until late at night. But he gets caught by his aunt and is told to whitewash her fence as punishment. Next day, Tom cannot stop sighing that he’s…
It’s Better When We Do It Together
The National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico [IPN] is one of the top universities in Mexico, having campuses in several locations. Among those campuses, the members of the Mexico City Church volunteered to post anti-drug posters and paint bulletin boards in…
The Mexico City Church in Mexico
Conditions for Flowering
Once the cold winter passes and it starts getting warmer, flowers bloom here and there. However, even though the spring flowers are in the same condition, they bloom at different times. For example, azaleas bloom after forsythias bloom, followed by…
Keep Your House Neat and Clean
A house is like the face of a person who lives there. If you do not wash your face even for a day, it gets dirty. Likewise, if you do not clean your house often, it will get dirty soon.…
Gospel Workers Shine Latehar with the Light of Truth
God bless you. I would like to give thanks to God for allowing me to share gracious news about the brothers and sisters in Latehar through the Elohist magazine. Latehar is located about one hundred kilometers from Ranchi Zion to…
Gwon Se-jong from Ranchi, JH, India
The Blankets a Father Placed over His Daughters
In Thailand which has a tropical climate, the average annual temperature is 28℃ [82.4℉]. However, in December of 2019, the temperatures dropped across Thailand due to intense cold fronts from China. In some parts of the country, the temperature was…
The True Rest
There is something that many workers do when they receive a new calendar. It is to count holidays. Holidays give that much happiness to workers. To me, as a person who has just started a career, the autumn season of…
Lee Jae-uk from Sacheon, South Korea
The Effect of a Big Smile
In psychology, a genuine smile is called a “Duchenne smile.” It was named after the French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne, who first discovered it. It is a smile that utilizes the muscles of the mouth, raises the cheeks and the muscles…
Since God Leads the Gospel Work and Our Members Dedicate Themselves to the Gospel
At present, I’m carrying out my gospel duty as a missionary in São Paulo, Brazil. I’ve learned what mindset I need to have for the gospel after experiencing God’s grace. So I would like to share the realization through this…
Seol Yun-deok from São Paulo, Brazil
Just Like Down Wool That Spread in All Directions
In a town, there was a woman who liked to talk about other people. So the people who were heartbroken by her went to a sage and complained about it. “She starts rumors about my mistakes.” “As she adds it…
The Secrets of Blue Zones
Dan Buettner, a researcher at National Geographic in the United States, has traveled around the world for over ten years to study the secrets of longevity. He named a longevity village with the low incidence of cancer and dementia and…
How to Negotiate for a Good Relationship
“Almost everything is negotiable.” This is a quote from Herb Cohen, an American negotiation expert. When it comes to a negotiation, most people would imagine an intense and close match for important issues such as an international negotiation and a…
Heavenly Family I Met in the Town of Hope
Mexico, where most of its land is mountainous, is dense with many villages along steep hills even in the middle of the mountains. Since its state religion is Catholicism, the majority of people believe it, and people never forget to…
Lee Su-bin from Puebla, Mexico
Between Patience and Excess
Good health is very important for a happy life. And exercise is essential for good health. However, too much exercise may hurt the body and the mind just like the case of athletes who were forced to retire in their…
Versatile Mom
“Mom, I will grow to be a mom.” “Why?” “You can hold toilet rolls with one hand and hold my hand with the other hand.” I don’t remember, but my mom told me that I said that when I was…
Lee Jeong-yeon from Bucheon, South Korea
The Power That Woke My Wife Up
Overnight, my beloved wife got in a vegetative state. She was assaulted by a passerby for no reason, and as she fell, she hit her head against the floor. When I rushed into the emergency room. the doctor said she…
Honeybees’ Overwintering
Honeybees are poikilotherms, so they are sensitive to temperature changes. If the body temperature of the bee falls below 10℃ (50℉), paralysis of the bees’ muscles can begin to take place. At a body temperature of 7.2℃ (45℉) the bees…
Between Easy and Right
The earliest British currency was mainly gold or silver coins. Gold and silver were valued in themselves, so when they were made into coins, they were well accepted. However, coins with impurities appeared over time. Even low-purity coins remained unchanged…
Speaking Each Word With Love
I was eagerly looking forward to doing volunteer services with senior students of ASEZ, the World Mission Society Church of God University Student Volunteer Group, before entering university; I had only come across their activities through videos and news articles…
Cheon Sae-eum from Donghae, South Korea
A Man with a Vivid Dream
In 1966, world-famous filmmaker Walt Disney passed away. Five years later, Disney World, which Disney was so looking forward to, opened in Florida, U.S., the largest amusement park in the world. It was four times the size of Disneyland opened…