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Love Is Touch

In an experiment with monkeys, the experimenters did not touch a baby monkey. As a result, the baby monkey has a long drawn-out illness and died young. On the other hand, in observations of 10-week to 6-month old babies, the babies whose mothers often touched and embraced them rarely caught cold or got sick unlike…

If Your Child Is in Adolescence

A little kid cries like it’s the end of the world when he gets separated from his mom, but then smiles again when she comes back; he also believes whatever his mom tells him even though she’d cried wolf too many times. However, when the kid grows up and goes to school, he likes hanging…

Structure and Characteristics of the Bible

1. Languages of the Bible The word “Bible” originates from the Greek word βιβλος [Bibloz=Book]. (1) The Old Testament was written in Hebrew ※ Some books in the Old Testament (Ezr 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Jer 10:11; Da 2:4-7:28) were written in Aramaic [Chaldean], a language used in Babylon. It is said that the Jews spoke both…

Temptation of the Satan and Victory

Satan weakens our faith in the spiritual world, and drags us into ruin through secular things—materialistic things, honor, argument, hate, power, money, love, jealousy, envy, reputation, etc., so that we will not enter the kingdom of heaven. We must overcome the temptations of Satan. 1. How does the devil tempt us? Through materialistic things when…

Everybody Is a Winner

A picture of an elementary school sports day went viral in Korea. In the picture, there are five boys walking on the track, holding hands together. Everybody is smiling except one boy who is shorter than the other boys; this boy is wiping his tears. Why is that? This is what happened: The short boy…

The Seas, a Repository of Life

On March 26, 2012, James Cameron, the movie director of Titanic and Avatar, successfully explored the Mariana Trench. The Mariana Trench, which is known as the deepest part of the world’s oceans, reaches a maximum depth of about 11 km [36,090 ft]. It is deeper than the height of Mt. Everest (8,848 m above sea…

Why We Should Make Efforts to Gather in Zion

God wants His people to gather together and blesses them when they gather, just as parents rejoice when their children gather together. “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three…

What Should Be the Subjects of Prayer?

There is nothing we can accomplish without the help of God. God waits for us to ask him for help (Mt 7:7–8), and gives ear to our prayers in the invisible world. Therefore, we should make every effort to pray hard (1 Th 5:17). What should be the subjects of prayer? First seek His kingdom…

Self-Handicapping

The day before the exam, you try to cram for the exam, but nothing gets in the brain, and you don’t feel like studying. The easiest choice you can make in this situation is to go to sleep. Then you can at least make an excuse to your parents or friends that you didn’t get…

When Should We Pray?

In the Bible, it is written that the forefathers of faith received much blessing after overcoming difficulties through prayer. Jesus, who came down to the earth as the Savior, too carried out the gospel work through prayer. Prayer is essential in the life of Christians; it is a link between God and us. We must…

Filial Piety Is…

Recently, my right wrist hurt. I thought it would be healed soon that I had no regard for it. But the pain worsened as days went by. I was just enduring pain, wearing a wrist brace and doing hot towel massages. My two daughters, who are junior high school students, started helping out with housework…

Odd Calculation

There was a man who sold waffles in a shabby alleyway. His calculation of waffle price was a bit odd: 300 won for one and 1,000 won for three. If one waffle costs 300 won, it should be 900 won for three. But the price list read, “3 for 1,000 won.” His customers wondered and…

Sansevierias Revived through Care

I saw on TV a boy who was very good at growing plants. I was watching it without thinking, but then there was something that caught my attention. It was his attitude toward plants. The boy’s love for plants was different from other people; he even brought abandoned plants home to save them. It was…

And Then

A poor student went to see a rich old lady in the village to borrow school expenses. “I want to study and become a lawyer.” “Yeah? And then what are you going to do?” “I want to earn a lot of money and become rich like you.” “And then?” “I’ll get married, have kids, and…

Give Careful Thought to Your Ways

In 520 B.C., sixteen years have passed since the Israelites were released from Babylon and returned to Jerusalem with Cyrus’s wholehearted support. Through Prophet Haggai, God rebukes the Israelites: “Give careful thought to your ways.” The Israelites had the mission to build the temple of God, but they thought it wasn’t time yet and focused…

What I Have

My friend’s new cell phone, a pair of shoes on the display stand in the department store, a house in a magazine, a car in a commercial . . . People want to have things or positions or fame that they don’t have, and they imagine having them. However, when they come back to reality…

Until One Soul Is Led

Before I met the truth, I tried many times to have faith in God but it didn’t come to me. I thought, ‘Having a religious belief doesn’t seem my thing. Would I meet God after death?’ Frustration came along with many thoughts. Every day, I would ask myself, “At the end of this life, what…

The Uppermost Limits of Muscles

Athletes’ strong muscles are not built up in a day. In order to strengthen physical strength and improve skills, they constantly train themselves. When they overcome the uppermost limits of muscles, they can be given the fruit of their efforts. The uppermost limits of muscles are the points when you cannot use your strength anymore….

Treat Your Family to Tea!

Tea is a favorite food loved both in the East and the West. To enjoy a deep taste of tea, you have to be careful in every step from preparing the tea water to steeping it in the cup. As you need time and effort to make it, you can enjoy tea if you drink…

Train Yourself to Be Godly

I was a quite aggressive man. I would be frustrated quickly if something didn’t go the way I had planned, or I would throw caution to the wind and go into everything if something was unsatisfactory. Many times, my aggressiveness embarrassed people around me. During school days, my Zion members went to a nearby mountain…