Category Archives: Essay by WanHee Yoon

“To Venerable Beopjeong Sunim”

Posted on January 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Venerable Beopjeong, Have you been well? How have you been in the mountain temple as the chilly winds of autumn settle in? Around this time of year, you must be busy harvesting the crops from your garden. Or perhaps, as … Continue reading →

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“걸 스카우트와 함께 캠핑을!”

Posted on January 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

윤 완희 (대 뉴욕지구 걸 스카우트 연맹 한인담당), 8/10/1999 지난 주말에는 뉴욕의 롱 아일랜드에 있는 핵쇼(Heckscher State Park)주립공원에 가서 걸 스카우트 단원들과 함께 캠핑할 기회가 있었다. 뉴욕지역이 한창 가뭄 속에 한 여름을 시달리고 있건만, 울창한 공원의 푸른 나무들은 넉넉하게 우리 … Continue reading →

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“Camping with the Girl Scouts!”

Posted on January 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

by Wanhee Yoon (Korean Liaison, Greater New York Girl Scout Council), August 10, 1999 Last weekend, I had the opportunity to go camping with the Girl Scouts at Heckscher State Park on Long Island. Although the New York area had … Continue reading →

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“법정 스님께”

Posted on January 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

법정스님, 그동안 안녕하셨습니까? 요근래 가을바람이 스산한 산사의 생활은 어떠하신지요. 스님께서는 이즈음이면 텃밭에서 농작물을 거두어들이시느라고 분주하시겠지요? 아니면, 지난 번 서신에 말씀하신 대로 산짐승 놈들 때문에 아예 빈 밭으로 한 계절을 그냥 보내셔, 거둘 것도 없는 가을걷이 신지요? 저는 요근래 불현듯 산사에 … Continue reading →

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“From Interpretation to Action”

Posted on January 26, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

— A Community’s Transformative Approach to Reading Scripture —** Rev. Wontae Cha—who served as senior pastor of the New York Korean Methodist Church for over ten years and now teaches at New York Theological Seminary—has recently published a book titled … Continue reading →

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해석에서 행동으로

Posted on January 26, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

– 어느 공동체의 변화지향 성경 읽기 – 뉴욕한인교회를 10여 년 간 담임하시고, 뉴욕 신학교(New York Theological Seminary)에서 교수로 재임하고 계시는 차원태 목사님께서 “해석에서 행동으로” 라는 책을 최근에 출간하셨다. 신학교 졸업 후, 40여년동안의 목회 현장에서 건져낸, 주옥같은 글들은 읽는 순간, 한 … Continue reading →

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“Be Yourself!”

Posted on January 25, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

These days, bookstores are filled with books telling the success stories of ordinary people. In particular, after last year’s IMF crisis in Korea, many who lost their jobs or experienced failure have shared how they rose again—and their stories have … Continue reading →

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당신 자신이 되라!

Posted on January 25, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

요즈음, 책방에는 평범한 사람들의 성공한 이야기들이 많은 책자로 나와 있음을 볼 수 있다. 특히, 지난 한해에 한국의 IMF로 인한 실직자들과 실패자들 가운데, 그 실직과 실패를 딛고 일어선 사람들의 이야기는 많은 실패자들에게 용기와 힘을 불어넣어 주고 있다. 그러나, 그 이야기들의 공통점을 … Continue reading →

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“Waiting for the Winter Storm”

Posted on January 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

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”

Posted on January 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

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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