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About TaeHun Yoon

Retired Pastor of the United Methodist Church

May 18, 1980

Posted on May 17, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

May 18 arrivescarrying both fire and flowers. History opens its old woundson this day. A mountain exploded once—Mount St. Helenstearing open the American sky,ash falling like gray snowupon forests, rivers, and homes. The earth itselfcould no longer remain silent. And … Continue reading →

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“When June Comes”

Posted on May 17, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

When June comes, our Korean people remember a tragedy of history we can never forget. This year marks forty‑five years since the Korean War entered its armistice. I myself never lived through the war, so I do not claim the … Continue reading →

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6월이 오면

Posted on May 17, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

6월이 오면, 우리 민족에게 잊을 수 없는 역사의 비극을 기억합니다. 올해로 한국전쟁이 휴전된지도 45년이란 세월이 흘렀습니다. 전쟁을 몸소 경험해 보지 않은 저에게 민족의 아픔인 6.25에 대해 말할 수 있는 자격은 주어져있진 않습니다. 그러나 선조들의 아픔과 재난 속에 숨겨져 있는 하나님의 … Continue reading →

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“Conflict Between Traditional Culture and Other Religions”

Posted on May 16, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Not long ago, I read a news article that deeply shocked me as a fellow Christian. It reported that a church member had destroyed Buddhist statues “to turn a temple into a church,” cutting off the heads of 750 granite … Continue reading →

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전통문화와 타종교인과의 갈등

Posted on May 16, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

얼마전 신문을 읽다가 같은 기독교인으로서 충격을 받은 뉴스를 읽은 적이 있습니다. 신문의 기사는 교회에 다니는 어느 분이 “절을 교회로 바꾸기 위해 불상을 파괴했다”는 제하에, 제주도의 원명선원의 화강암 불상 750상의 머리를 잘라낸 것이었습니다. 물론 그 분 나름대로의 신앙에 의해서 행동했다고 하겠지만, … Continue reading →

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“On the Yellow Page”

Posted on May 16, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

– Notice of County Appraisal The notice arrivedlike cold iron in the mailbox. County Property Assessor—a quiet envelopeshaking my aging eyes. Forty percent.Fifty-eight percent.Seventy-five percent. Numbers climbedlike floodwater after endless rain. This yearanother forty-seven dollars,another three hundred forty-four—small printed sentenceseating … Continue reading →

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Journey for Peace

Posted on May 16, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

— on the summit of two superpowers Peace does not live inside the throne of power nor beneath the ashes of surrender. It trembles quietly between the rising hand and the fading hand— a fragile bridge of breathing. The emerging … Continue reading →

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“Just As I Am”

Posted on May 15, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

— Yoon Wan‑Hee, August 28, 1997 Hello, everyone. Beginning today, I am overjoyed to greet you through this new program, “Just As I Am.” For the past three years, through the segment “Letters from the Parsonage” on Faith’s Courtyard—a program … Continue reading →

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내모습 이대로

Posted on May 15, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

— 윤 완희, 8/28/1997 안녕하세요? 오늘 이 시간부터 ‘내 모습 이대로(Just Aa I Am)’라는 프로그램을 통해 청취자 여러분들께 인사드리게 되어 무한히 기쁩니다. 저는 지난 3년간 이미경 집사 님이 인도하시던 믿음의 뜰 안에서 “목사관 서신”을 통해 여러분들께 사랑의 편지를 보냈었는데, 이번에 … Continue reading →

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“The Korean Church: A Community Where Healing Begins”

Posted on May 15, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Before dawn,Korean mothers rose quietlyto boil rice,to whisper prayers into steam,to hide tears beneath white sleeves. The land itself remembered sorrow. Mountains carried ashes of invasion.Rivers remembered divided blood.The wind passed through prison wallsand the silent rooms of womenwhose names … Continue reading →

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