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About TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Poet, Retired Pastor of the United Methodist Church

“The Aesthetics of Parting and Meeting”

Posted on March 9, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

From the moment a person leaves the mother’s womb, life becomes a continual experience of being separated from the ones we love. Perhaps this is because life itself is marked by constant change and movement. I was not yet old … Continue reading →

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헤어짐과 만남의 미학

Posted on March 9, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

사람은 어머니 뱃속에서 나오는 순간부터 사랑하는 것들로부터 떨어져 나가야 만 하는 경험을 갖고 살아가게 됩니다. 아마도 삶의 계속적인 변화와 유동성 때문이겠지요. 제가 아직 국민학교도 들어가지 않았던 때였습니다. 전라도 군산이라는 곳에 저희 외갓집이 있어, 외할머니 댁을 어머니와 함께 방문케 되었습니다. 그런데 … Continue reading →

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Home Coming on Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

by TaeHun Yoon3/8/2026 It’s strange the way a thought returns—the tide at Saltstraumencomes back to mind today:that narrow run of water where the moonand sea pull hard against the landuntil the current forces through the rockslike something burning under waves. … Continue reading →

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“Exercise—It Is Necessary”

Posted on March 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

These days we often hear it said that one of the things adults most need is exercise. In Korea as well, Professor Hwang Soo-gwan’s “Shinbaram Health Method” has brought joy and interest to many people. In a world where everything … Continue reading →

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운동, 필요한 것 입니다

Posted on March 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

요즈음 성인들에게 필요한 것 중에 하나가 운동이라는 말을 하지요? 한국에도 요즈음 황수관 교수님의 신바람 건강법이라는 것이 많은 분들을 기쁘게 하고 관심을 갖게 하는 것을 봅니다. 요즈음 같이 모든 것이 편리해진 세상살이로 인해 별로 몸을 많이 사용하지 않는 현대인들에게 운동의 중요성은 … Continue reading →

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On the Lenten Road

Posted on March 7, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

On this Lenten road I stop and kneel a while,as though the Lord might hear me where I am.There isn’t much to offer but myself—no borrowed faith to wrap around my doubts,no heat of zeal, just what I find inside. … Continue reading →

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An Empty Place

Posted on March 7, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

In the bulletin of an American church, I once read a layperson’s article titled “The Path to Healing Ourselves.” It began with these words: “Our church is facing a difficult time. Beneath it lie anger and pain. More than ever, … Continue reading →

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빈 자리에서

Posted on March 7, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

어느 미국인 교회 주보에 [우리 자신을 치유하는 길]이라는 제하의 평신도가 쓴 글이 나와있었다. 그 글에는 “…우리 교회는 지금 어려움에 직면에 있으며, 그 뒷면에는 또한 분노와 아픔이 도사리고 있습니다. 우리는 어느 때보다도 화해와 서로의 이해를 구해야 될 때입니다. 우리는 새 목사님이 … Continue reading →

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“Spring of Rocky Hill”

Posted on March 6, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Bright morning on the hill.Light on the branches.The buds hesitatebetween sleep and speech. Yet the heartdoes not quiet. Somewherebeyond this fieldthe old argument continues—war repeating itselfwith tired certainty. Many reasons have been spoken.None have made it just. Still the earth … Continue reading →

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Beginning the Parsonage Letters

Posted on March 6, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

There is a place where my heart often lingers.It is not a place where an empty chair waits for me, nor where familiar faces greet me.It is simply my own place—my sanctuary. One day I discovered that a bud, which … Continue reading →

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