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About TaeHun Yoon

Retired Pastor of the United Methodist Church

“빌딩 번호 40” (목사관 서신, 도시에 남은 사람들, 네번째 이야기) 2001, 윤 완희

Posted on August 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

그날은 한여름의 열기를 식히려는 듯, 오랜만에 비가 주룩주룩 내리고 있었습니다. 잘 가라는 인사를 하고 또 하며 그녀의 손을 놓으려 할 때, 그녀의 마른 손길은 쉽게 나의 손을 놓으려 들지 않음을 느낄 수 있었습니다. ‘꽝’하는 굉음과 함께 쇳문을 걸어 잠그는 간호원의 … Continue reading →

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“Building No. 40”

Posted on August 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

(Letter from the Parsonage, Fourth Story in the ‘Those Who Remained in the City’ series) © WanHee Yoon, 1989 That day, as if to cool the heat of midsummer, rain was pouring down after a long while.When I tried to … Continue reading →

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Birth – The Returning Me

Posted on August 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I was the Wave, the Silence, the Dance Black ink surges from the sea— a resonance within, bursting from depths like the heartbeat of creation. Waves carry memory. On white sand, traces remain: the path I walked, the way back, … Continue reading →

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“Flying a Kite”

Posted on August 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

(Letter from the Parsonage, Third Story in the ‘Those Who Remained in the City’ series) Guarding the spiritual self within the body is like a kite lifted by the wind. The owner of the kite is God, the string connecting … Continue reading →

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“연 날리기” (목사관 서신, 도시에 남은 사람들, 세번째 이야기) 2001, 윤 완희

Posted on August 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

육체 속에 있는 영적인 나를 지키는 일은, 마치 바람에 떠있는 연과 같습니다. 연의 주인은 하나님이시고, 연을 연결하고 있는 실은 예수 그리스도이시며, 바람은 성령님이십니다. 연을 붙들고 있는 주인이 실을 풀어주지 않을 땐, 연은 한치도 날 수 없습니다. 연 스스로가 높이 날아가 … Continue reading →

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“The Gift”

Posted on August 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

(Letter from the Parsonage, Second Story in the ‘Those Who Remained in the City’ series) by Wanhee Yoon, 2001 A few days ago, I received truly heartbreaking news. A young man, Daniel, only 22 years old, suffered a sudden heart … Continue reading →

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“선물” (목사관 서신, 도시에 남은 사람들, 두번째 이야기) 2001, 윤 완희

Posted on August 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

며칠 전에 참으로 슬픈 소식을 접하게 되었습니다. 이제 22세 된 청년 다니엘이 친구들과 운동을 하다가 심장마비를 일으켜 세상을 뜨고 말았습니다. 그의 밝은 미소, 낭랑한 음성은 지금도 만날 수 있을 것 같고 금방이라도 그의 집에 전화를 걸면 그의 밝은 음성이 들려올 … Continue reading →

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The Center

Posted on August 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

The center of history—a towering wall,a cry that echoes back,the heat of your fleeting moment,the compression of restless irrelevance. Yes—already in the grave prepared,already in the river of regret,the waiting of Godis but the urge of clay and muddy water,a … Continue reading →

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구심점

Posted on August 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

역사의 구심점—우뚝 선 벽,메아리쳐 돌아오는 함성,덧없는 순간의 열기,초조한 무의미의 압축. 그렇다—이미 준비된 무덤,이미 회한의 강물.신의 기다림은흙덩이의 충동,진흙물의 갈망,하나의 이야기. 여행은 시작된다. [Wind Series – Part Preface] © 윤 태헌, 11.23.1970

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Thereafter

Posted on August 25, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

by TaeHun yoon (During Korea’s military regime, upon completing my studies at Seoul Methodist Seminary.) At last, after so long—perhaps for the very first time,my voice must rise,my heart must speak. So I opened the narrow doorof a quiet, box-shaped … Continue reading →

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