Faith & Life

Overcome to the End

No matter how good a product is, unless it is neatly finished, its value drops considerably. It is the same with the wood for a pillar. In order to set up a pillar strong enough to support the weight of…

Parents’ Love that Rejoices Over a Child Who Returned

For parents, the ones who are beautiful and lovely like flowers must be their children. Anything in this world cannot be compared with the devotional love of parents; they can even give up their lives for their children, the source…

John Pariyar from Kathmandu, Nepal

Fathers’ Dream

After taking the SAT, some high school students were asked of what their dreams were. Their answers varied: making debut as a singer, traveling around the world, eating fried chicken as much as they want, farming on the school ground,…

Conditions of a Good Leader

Among the analects left by Genghis Khan who built the Mongol Empire, there’s a quote about his favorite servant whom he felt sorry for. “Yesun Bei is a great warrior. He does not get tired after a long battle. Therefore,…

When You Turn Off the TV, You Will See Your Family

The word television comes from Ancient Greek tèle, meaning far, and vision, meaning sight. As the word explains itself, television is a broadcast system which allows us to see what is going on in a far-off place, even on the…

A Trip That Turned Back Time

In 1979, a newspaper in the State of Ohio, U.S., put an advertisement for a one week free trip for eight elderly people in their late 70s to early 80s. The elderly people were selected and arrived in a remote…

I Have Finally Met the Truth

Sister Jayshree is a nurse. Whenever she has a chance, she preaches the gospel to the patients who come to her hospital. Among them, there were a pastor and his wife who came to her hospital from the countryside for…

The Nashik Church, India

From What I Can Do

John Wood who was working as an executive for a major company went to a Himalayan remote area in Nepal for his holidays. There he saw students having classes, being densely seated in the dirt. He was shocked and made…

Well Done!

A mother wheeled a stroller into the elevator. The hair of the child sitting in the stroller was shinny and eye-catching. Then I noticed a mark on his wrist. It was like a “Well Done” stamp. “Hi. What’s on your…

Choi Seok-hui from Seongnam, South Korea

Love Written on Napkins

Garth Callaghan, a common head of an American family, is such a sweet dad who packs his daughter’s lunch box. Every day, he wrote a good writing such as a proverb on napkins of the lunch box to express his…

The Way to Change a Troublemaker

There was a teacher who called the names of the children in her class peculiarly like cute who, wise who, and who of strong sense of responsibility. There was a well-known troublemaker in her class. She even named him as…

Actor–Observer Bias

If you are late for work, you justify yourself that there were enough reasons for it such as a traffic jam or a long bus interval. But if your coworker is late, you regard him as a lazy person. If…

Volunteer Service = Joy² + Thankfulness²

I heard the news that the college students of our church were to do a street cleanup in the afternoon on a weekday. I eagerly wanted to participate, but I had a job without flexibility. The opportunity came to me…

Park Su-bin from Seoul, South Korea

Mature Faith

Children usually throw a tantrum if they cannot get what they want. They are selfish, so they do not care about their parents who are having a hard time or about the people who are frowning at them. But adults,…

Set Laughter Devices at Home!

Your smile makes those who see you as well as yourself happy. It’s also the best way to express your love to the people around you and to encourage them and support them. Set laughter devices all over the house…

Following Father’s Sacrificial Path for Seven Days

Having received the Holy Spirit of the latter rain on the Day of Pentecost, the Denver Zion formed a short-term mission team to participate in establishing God’s realm throughout the world. The brothers and sisters who volunteered for it prepared…

Short-term Mission Team from Denver, CO, USA

“Remember Birkenhead!”

In 1912 when the Titanic, called as a “Floating Palace,” was about to sink into the sea, the captain ordered to let women and children first get on lifeboats that were far from enough. Today, “Women and children first” is…

The Secret of Longevity

A Korean TV program reporter asked a 107-year-old man, “Sir, what is the secret of your longevity?” Then he answered with embarrassment, “Did you call me Sir? Call me just friend!” The reporter asked again, “Oh, my friend! What’s the…

Mom’s Half Memory

I have an unforgettable memory. One night when I was in elementary school, I had sharp pain in my lower abdomen. I just thought it was due to indigestion, but my mom noticed that something was wrong with me, and…