Category Archives: faith-column

“Waiting for the Winter Storm”

January 24, 2026, noon—the first small snowflakesdrift through the air and disappear. The time has come.From this afternoon until Lord’s day night,fear and a strange sense of expectationquietly rise together. For daysthe forecasts have kept changing,their certainty revised hour by … Continue reading

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“Your Appointed Role”

From time to time, I receive calls from social workers in various New York hospitals. As I come to understand their hearts—struggling to help Korean patients who cannot communicate in English—I see how their compassion eventually reaches me, weaving together … Continue reading

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당신의 배역

나는 가끔 여기저기 뉴욕 병원의 쑈설워커들로부터 전화를 받을 때가 종종있다. 알고보면 언어가 통하지 않는 한국인들을 도와주고자 애쓰는 저들의 심령이, 결국엔 나에게 까지 연결되어 도움의 손길들을 묶어나가는 것을 보게된다. 언젠가, 어달트 홈에 수년간 방치되어있던 40대의 한인여성을 안타깝게 도와주고자, 도와 줄 한국인을 … Continue reading

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“Animal Story”

It was about a year ago when I first met Yongsuni. Barely a year old at the time, he ran to me the moment he saw me—climbing up and down my arms in excitement and showering me with endless, unwanted … Continue reading

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동물이야기

용순이를 처음 만난 것은 약 일년 전이었다. 이제 겨우 한살이 되었다는 용순이는 나를 보자마자 반갑다며 내 품에 오르락내리락 하기도 하고, 원치 않는 뽀뽀세례를 쉴 새 없이 하였다. 나는 용순이가 한마디로 귀엽고 천진난만하다고 생각했었다. 그런데, 이 용순이가 우리식구가 될 줄이야 꿈에도 … Continue reading

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“People of Faith in the 21st Century”

As we stand on the threshold of the 21st century, corporations and nations alike are naming the construction of an ultra‑high‑speed information network as their most urgent investment priority. Scientists are pouring their energy into rapid technological development. Just as … Continue reading

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21 세기의 신앙인

21세기를 앞두고 초고속정보 통신망시대를 열기 위해, 각 기업들과 국가들은 가장 시급한 투자의 대상으로 꼽고 있으며, 과학자들은 앞다투어 기술개발에 전력을 쏟고 있습니다. 초고속 정보는 <21세기의 쌀>이라고 칭하듯이, 21세기의 최대 사회 간접자본이 될 것이며 초고속정보 통신망의 파급효과는 인류의 문화에 중대한 영향을 끼칠 … Continue reading

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“Looking at the Sky, Looking at the Stars”

Have you ever tried counting the stars scattered across the night sky? When I was a child, I often rode on my father’s back out to the front yard and tried to count them. “One star, one me… two stars, … Continue reading

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하늘을 보며 별을 보며

밤 하늘에 떠있는 별들을 혹시 세어 본적이 있으세요? 저는 어렸을 적에 아버지의 등에 업히어 곧잘, 앞 마당에 나가서 별들을 세어 본 기억이 있습니다. “별 하나, 나 하나, 별 둘, 나 둘, 별 셋, 나 셋…” 고개가 아프고, 침이 마르도록 세고 … Continue reading

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“Are You Chasing the Wind?”

Some days, after spending the day busily, we end the evening with a sense of satisfaction, thinking, “Ah! Today was full and meaningful!” But there are just as many days when we wonder, “What did I even do today?” When … Continue reading

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