Faith & Life

My First Love Until the End

Since I was born a second child, I never imagined that I would have to take on the role of the firstborn child. However, when I was fifteen years old, my older sister, who was a lot older than I…

Yun Hyeon-suk from Incheon, Korea

An Opportunity

In the early 19th century, the Rothschild Bank, which was a big success in Europe, planned to open a new branch in America. One day, the president of the bank called a competent employee and asked, “We are planning to…

Discrepancy in Harvest

Two farmers went out into the field to harvest ripe barley. One kept working from the morning, and the other seemed to take breaks at intervals. After lunch, they worked in the same way as they did in the morning.…

The Love of God Who Has Swept Away Our Offenses and Sins

As I grew older, I gradually got away from the church I had been attending since I was young. But when I felt that all was futile, I sought God again. Everything seemed very new to me as I began…

Park Su-yeon from Zagreb, Croatia

Fruits around Me

I was moved when I heard that the number of Zions around the world was increasing day after day as the gospel was spreading rapidly. The stories of the Zion members, who held a Bible seminar for colleagues at work…

Kim In-ju from Sacheon, Korea

Challenge

Charles Lindbergh was the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In the last phase of his life, he reminisced about his younger days a lot; he felt like he was losing confidence and going negative as he…

Depending on the Mind

An old man was sitting on the hill overlooking the view of a village. A traveler, who was passing by the old man, asked him, “What kind of people are those living in this village?” The old man asked him…

Family Changes by Efforts

Whenever I came back home, being exhausted, my wife must have felt sorry for me because she said, “Welcome home! Tired, right?” or “Oh, you’re home. I missed you.” She always welcomed me with a bright look. But I used…

Baek Gwang-wun from Gimpo, Korea

The Place Where I Belong

Dr. Schweitzer was a great humanitarian, who dedicated his life to serving the people of Africa as a medical missionary. This is an episode that occurred when he got on a train for Denmark to receive the Nobel Prize in…

Goal

A man named Anderson became the new president of a railroad company in the United States. When his limousine pulled up, an old railway worker got out of the car. Seeing this, a new employee came up to him and…

Right Words and Considerate Words

“Honey, isn’t this coffee cup so pretty? I bought a set of cups on sale today.” “How many cups do we already have? I think you’re spending too much.” “We have several cups, but not with this design. Don’t be…

Judgment

There was a six-inch-long ruler. Whatever the ruler met, he first measured its length. “2.6 inches, 4.3 inches, 3.6 inches . . . Oops, you are just an inch long!” One day, the ruler met a scale. Suddenly, the scale…

Learning the Hard Work of Farmers and Sharing the Joy of Harvest

#1 Jo Seong-chan from Daejeon, Korea In October, when autumn was in full swing, the young adults in Daejeon made a plan to help some farmers who were having a hard time due to a shortage of labor. Overcoming the temptation…

Daejeon, Korea

“That’s All Right!”

How many times do people suffer a great blow while living their lives? In fact, people are more likely to be worried or concerned about small and trivial matters than big ones. It is the same for the cases of…

Traveling Around the World with Dad

A photo of a dad and his daughter posing together with the background of famous tourist destinations such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Blue Dragon Ice Cave in Iceland, and the Colosseum in Italy and its story were…

A Heavenly Family Member Whom We Never Gave Up Looking for

Many souls were led to Zion through the preaching festival in Brazil. Among them, I would like to share the stories of some brothers and sisters found in the 2nd São Paulo Church. A few days after the preaching festival…

Lee Kang-mi from São Paulo, Brazil

The Most Beautiful Performance

A talent show was held at the end of the year in a kindergarten in Florida, U.S. The children sat side by side on the stage and showed their parents the songs and dances that they had practiced, but a…

Being Clothed With Christ

There is an old saying that goes, “Fine clothes make the man.” This is not entirely wrong. There was an interesting experiment demonstrating that what one wears influences his behavior. Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist, divided university students into two…

A Picture Book for a Friend

Jonah (8), who lives in Los Angeles, is a glycemic patient with a rare liver disease that affects about 500 people around the world. No cure has been developed yet, and because of the severe hypoglycemic symptoms, he should take…

You Are More Beautiful Than You Think You Are

A British company launched a unique campaign by using the FBI’s forensic sketch technique to instill pride in women and show their true beauty. The slogan of this campaign is, “You’re more beautiful than you think.” In New York, U.S.,…