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Mother II

“Did you know she had tuberculosis?” The social worker’s voice crackled through the phone—startled, confused. “…As I told you yesterday, that was the first time I had ever met her.” Her voice settled a little. “Is there truly no way … Continue reading

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한 장의 편지 속에

몇주전에 예기치 않았던 기도 제목이 생겼습니다. 그것은 누구인지 알지 못하는 올해 21세된 감옥에 있는 청년에게로 부터 온 편지 때문이였습니다. 편지의 내용인즉, “부탁이 있어서 서신을 보냅니다. 이 편지를 보시고 들어주시지 않아도 저로서는 할 말이 없지만, 물에 빠진 사람이 지푸라기라도 잡는 심정으로 … Continue reading

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“Tending the Garden Patch”

I went out to the backyard to finally tend the little garden I had been putting off for so long. I should have taken care of it and thinned things out much earlier, but I kept missing the right moment. … Continue reading

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Hormuz on a Spring Day, 2026

The war began at the year’s edge— a hinge where ice and ember meet, from January’s opening to the first green note of Spring. Who can say when a killing ground learned the shape of a playground lawn? Tears braided … Continue reading

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Hormuz on 2026 Spring Day

The war began at the year’s edge,a sudden hinge where ice and ember meet,from the opening of January to the first green note of Spring. Who knows when the killing ground learned to wear the shape of a playground’s lawn? … Continue reading

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“Let Us Step Aside for the Path of Our Children’s Lives”

A distinguished retired professor once shared a story about his son—an experience that deeply shook him as a parent. His son had firmly refused to go to college. At first, the professor was furious. He felt as though all his … Continue reading

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Children Who Move the Hearts of Adults

Hello, everyone. How are your children doing these days? I trust they are spending their long summer vacation in meaningful and healthy ways. As I spend more time with children and follow their schedules from place to place, I find … Continue reading

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“The Sound of Spring Approaching”

Americans have given March the nickname, “It comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” This is because, in the midst of its ever‑changing weather—when a sudden cold wave sweeps in and makes all creation shrink—spring breezes … Continue reading

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“The Aesthetics of Parting and Meeting”

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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On the Lenten Road

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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