Faith & Life

A Smile Brings Joy

One day, I had dizziness. Feeling my whole body weak, I even had nausea. As I am well-built and had not lost strength or appetite before, I was worried about these sudden symptoms. After hesitating a little bit, I went…

Seo Hui-jeong from Daejeon, South Korea

Temperature of Life, 36.5℃

Normal body temperature is 36.5℃ [97.7℉]. In this temperature, blood circulation and enzymes activities that are crucial for the support of life such as metabolism, immunity, digestion, and absorption which are the most active. If the temperature drops even by…

The Best Time to Start

Grandma Moses, an American folk artist, began painting in earnest around the age of 80 and made about 1,600 pieces of artwork before dying at the age of 101. Living in the rural countryside all her life, she had never…

The Niagara Syndrome

Life is like a flowing river. The river is calm and quiet on a flat land, but the water current gets fast when it meets a waterfall, and falls off the bottomless cliff. In the same way, our life flows…

Pleasant and Happy Volunteer Service

The Baltimore Church visited the Sunrise of Silver Spring, an assisted living facility, to cheer up senior citizens living there by performing various songs and dances at the end of the year. Many of the residents clapped, tapped their feet,…

Melissa Hutchins from Baltimore, MD, U.S.

Metacognition

A broadcasting company conducted an experiment to find the secret of excelling in studies. The experimenter separated the students who obtained top ranks in the mock exam from the average students, and gave them memory tests. He showed them a…

Improve Your Family’s Strengths!

If you want a seed or a plant to grow well, you need to place it on the spot with good sunlight and wind and raise it with care, rather than leaving it alone. It is the same with the…

Finding Mother’s Precious Jewels

Remembering the happy memories of preaching about Heavenly Mother in South Africa through three times of short-term mission trips, this time I flew to Zambia located in the south central part of Africa. I transferred three times and after a…

Hong Jeong-eun from Seoul, South Korea

People Who Make Differences

In April, 2016, there was a record-breaking rainfall in Houston. About 500 mm [19.7 in] of rain poured, which is the six-month amount of rain in Korea. In Greenspoint, located in North Houston, the water rose up to over 30…

Houston Church, TX, U.S.

Zero-based Thinking

Historian Arnold J. Toynbee said, “If you cling to past success experiences, you will fail.” Alvin Toffler, a global futurist, warned: “To survive in the future, we must regard our past success as the most dangerous factor.” That is why…

Until a Precious Bowl Is Made

I watched a TV show about how a master craftsman, who is designated as intangible cultural asset, makes Bangjja, Korean type of hand-forged glossy brassware with yellowish color. Bangjja of such high quality were used for the king’s table. Bangjja…

Jo Mun-gyeong from Daejeon, South Korea

Telegram

Arthur Conan Doyle, a British detective fiction writer, liked to play jokes. One day, he sent a telegram to his friends anonymously. Then he visited each of his friends’ houses one by one. The houses were all empty. It was…

The Most Valuable Work

‘Is Jesus really God? Does God even exist?' Growing up in a Christian family, I attended a church during my school years, but as I went to high school and learned biology and evolution, I started to doubt God’s existence.…

Natnael Assefaw Seltene from Denver, CO, U.S.

The Easiest Way to Relax

When animals show off their power, they inflate their body and make it look as big as possible. When a man is filled with confidence, he lifts up his head and straightens up his shoulders; and when he is afraid…

Like a Roly-poly Toy

A roly-poly toy never falls; even though it is pushed over, it bounces back up soon. The reason a roly-poly toy rights itself immediately though it seems to tumble is that its center of gravity is at the lower part.…

To Start Your Communication, Acknowledge Your Family Members the Way They Are

A daughter-in-law made soy sauce while her mother-in-law was sick. She did exactly the way her mother-in-law showed her, but it didn’t taste as good as her mother-in-law’s soy sauce. She had no idea what was wrong, so she asked…

Language Habits to Be Thrown Away

All people want others to listen to what they say, and want to have a good conversation. Sound Expert Julian Treasure says that there are seven bad speaking habits you need to avoid if you want people to listen to…

As Long As You Do Not Give Up

Through my older brother, I heard about the truth and was born again into a new life, but that was all. I have not contacted the Zion members for years. However, when I started a new job, God allowed me…

Victoria Dhedadig from Sydney, Australia

Roberto Clemente Award

Roberto Clemente was a leading hitter of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Major League Baseball for nearly twenty years. He regularly donated baseball equipment and food for poverty-stricken children of his native country, Puerto Rico, and of Central America. On…

Making Gimbap

I liked eating gimbap when I was young. On a picnic or sports day, my mom always made gimbap for me. So I took it for granted that I should eat gimbap on a special day. Time passed, and I…

Kim Yu-ra from Suwon, South Korea