Faith & Life

Because We Cannot See It

People who felt like they had failed in life once visited a counselor. One said, "My biggest mistake was not dreaming big enough. If I had, I might have lived a completely different life." Another confessed, "I was always too…

God, the Light of My Heart

Scientists have discovered that when mice are placed in threatening situations, a particular set of cells activates to signal anxiety—cells they named “anxiety cells.” If such cells exist in humans, I am certain I must have twice the average. I…

Lee Seon-mi From Yongin, Korea

It’s All in Your Mind

When two people suffer the same injury, one might recover quickly while the other struggles with ongoing pain. Why does this happen? Experts say the way we emotionally respond to an injury can affect how much pain we feel. A…

A Life of Living Together

There is a mother who raised six children, all of whom were accepted into prestigious universities in the United States. Along with her husband and two sons, she herself was also named one of the "100 Most Influential Korean Americans…

Heaven’s Way of Calculation

I visited the bank with my son, who had recently been discharged from the military, to take care of a savings account he had contributed to during his service. While we were waiting for our turn, a memory—a precious one…

Yun Eun-ju From Goyang, Korea

In the Name of Family

In November 2016, a small rural high school received a ministerial award at the 4th Korea Character Education Awards, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. About half of the students at…

The Law of Reversibility

Usually, our emotions influence how we act. But interestingly, the reverse is also true: Our actions can change how we feel. In psychology, this is known as the Law of Reversibility. The idea is simple: if you act positively, you…

The Wisdom of 90 Seconds

Emotions are often compared to waves. Just as a person who doesn’t move deliberately in the ocean can be swept away by waves, we too can get caught up in emotional turmoil if we lose control of our minds. But…

The Secret to 80 Years of Marriage

On May 31, 2005, British couple Percy and Florence Arrowsmith celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary, earning a Guinness World Record for the longest marriage at the time. Percy was 105 years old and Florence was 100, making them not only…

True Love

At my mother’s request, I set out on an errand with my younger sister. We’re five years apart, and though she is now in high school, she still seems like a little child to me. Maybe that’s why I often…

Son Yun-gyeong From Gyeongsan, Korea

Important Matters Require a Personal Touch

I work as a chauffeur, taking on driving assignments as requests come in. Today, I was tasked with escorting the branch manager of a bank to a factory in a rural area. The branch manager remained silent and visibly tense…

Oh Dae-yeop from Seoul, Korea

Even to This Extent

When spring arrives and the first green sprouts emerge from the earth, my mom’s steps grow hurried. It is the season of wild herbs, and she moves busily—gathering, preparing, and sharing them with her children. Among the many seasonal delights,…

Baek Jeong-hwa From Jeonju, Korea

Once a Stranger

“At that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away…

Park Ji-won From Toronto, Canada

Longing

My children live in distant cities now, and I only get to see them once every few months. After graduating and settling into jobs far from home, they had promised to visit at least once a month. But reality had…

Park Jin-mi from Daegu, Korea

The Gift

When I was a child, the moment my neighborhood friends and I gathered, we would divide into teams with a game of rock-paper-scissors and play “fist baseball.” It was a simple game where we hit a rubber ball or tennis…

Park Dong-min From Yongin, Korea

Power and the Ability to Empathize

Professor Adam Galinsky of Northwestern University in the United States conducted an interesting experiment. He divided participants into two groups. Group A was asked to recall a time when they gave orders to someone else, while Group B was asked…

What He Did in the Meantime

A college student was looking for a part-time job, but it was hard to find one. One day, he saw a job posting from a company and went straight there, expressing his eagerness to do any kind of work. Impressed…

God’s Grace in Every Circumstance

My brother-in-law, who lives overseas, recently visited Korea. After a meal at home, we all gathered to watch a women’s volleyball match. The players kept the scores neck and neck, exchanging sets back and forth until they reached the fifth…

Lee Mi-suk From Yongin, Korea

Invisible Love

I watched a video featuring an aquarium beautifully decorated with colorful coral. Inside lived marine fish such as the porcupine puffer, yellow tang, clownfish (famous from an animated film), and the blue-striped imperial angelfish—it was as if a slice of…

Gahng Yo-na From Moscow, Russia

To Sound a Clear Trumpet

“How can I preach about God as boldly as Paul?” “How can I proclaim God as confidently as Peter?” I used to think that to preach boldly and confidently, great faith was necessary. After learning that “faith comes from hearing,”…

Park Mun-seo From Seoul, Korea