Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
Allelopathy in Plants
When herbs are waving in the wind or you touch them with your hand, they give off a strong scent people like. Actually, however, the release of their scent is a way of protecting themselves against external aggression. Caterpillars feed…
The Best Energy from Mother
There is a friend of mine; we’ve been friends since the third year of the middle school. While getting along well with her, I always thought she is really nice; she considers others all the time, which makes me reflect…
Ansan, South Korea
The Greatest Doctor
During the Warring States period in ancient China, there was a famous doctor named Bian Que. His two older brothers were also doctors, but they were less famous than Bian Que. One day, the king of Wei asked Bian Que,…
Where Life Sprouts
To preserve the environment, 28,000 trees were planted throughout the Gunpowder Valley watershed in Maryland. However, the trees need to be continually monitored and maintained for the first three to five years of their life. So, our Baltimore Zion members…
Melissa Hutchins from Baltimore, MD, U.S.
Laughter Defeats Even Cancer
Do you know we have special forces in our body? They are natural killer cells(also known as NK cells). Viruses or germs that get into the body from the outside can be destroyed by antibodies. However, cancer cells are an…
Change of Thoughts
Every week, I cleaned the street nearby my college with the ASEZ club members. But at some point, I found myself cleaning the same place because it went back to its previous state within a few days after we cleaned…
Busan, South Korea, Lee Seok-jun
Prince’s Identity
A king visited a village famous for unfriendly neighbors. Before he left, he made a request: “My youngest son is staying here temporarily. Please be nice to him.” But the king didn’t tell anyone who the prince was or where…
Your Beginnings Will Seem Humble
A river starts from a drop of water. A raindrop falling from the sky, and tiny water drops that well up from the forest and form a spring gather and flow into a stream. When they meet other streams from…
“Let’s Have a Family Meeting!”
There are class meetings at school, and companies hold various kinds of meetings such as a team meeting and an executive conference. A meeting is natural and essential for operating an organization. A family is also an organization that forms…
Love Starts from Seeing
“A rainbow is a full circle.” It sounds odd but it is true. From an observer’s line of sight, we can only see half of the circle above the horizon, but it is full circular if seen from an airplane.…
Treasure
Everyone has their own personal treasure. To some, their hard-earned wealth is a treasure, to some their authority or honor which they have acquired after a great deal of effort is a treasure, and to others their children who are…
Find a Family Resemblance
When you look in the mirror, do you think you look like your parents? Have you been surprised to see your child talking or acting like yourself? When you went out with your brother or sister, did people recognize you…
“I Knew It!”
We call the ability to see what is likely to happen in the future foresight. On the contrary to this, there is a psychological phenomenon called hindsight bias. It is the inclination, after an event has occurred, to see the…
A Café That Discriminates People
Nice is a resort city located in the southern part of France. In this city, there is a café where they priced their coffee on the menu as below: “One coffee” $10 “One coffee, please” $6 “Hello! One coffee, please”…
Nicole Weber from Parsippany, NJ, U.S.
One sister performed pansori, a Korean genre of musical storytelling, and sang an English New Song in the form of pansori at Carnegie Hall. It’s completely different from American music, especially for those who have never appreciated folk music or…
A Beautiful Story about the Members in Mmakau
By the grace of Father and Mother, I have many loving brothers and sisters around me, through whom I can realize the type of faith I need to have to enter the kingdom of heaven. In 2017, seven thousand churches…
Pretoria, South Africa
Patience and Persistence
Bill Porter was born with cerebral palsy in San Francisco, U.S., in 1932. He spoke in an awkward way, his back was bent, and his right hand and his legs had problems. After graduating from high school, he sought work…
The T-Mac Time
On December 9, 2004, there was a basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs. When they had only 41 seconds left, the score was 68:76; the Rockets was 8 points behind. More than half of the…
Nyanong Koung from Lincoln, NE, U.S.
Since I began my journey of faith, I’ve sought for wisdom from the words of God, and I’ve studied the Bible to know God whenever I had time. But sometimes there were some parts that didn’t make sense to me.…
Normisha Boyd from Salem, OR, U.S.
Over a month ago, a little girl kept on following us while we were preaching. When we delivered the word of God to others, she listened closely. I thought, ‘Why is she following us?’ Moments later, we approached the apartment…