Category Archives: Ministry

“성찬을 나누며” – 목사관 서신, 1994, 윤 완희

Posted on August 11, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

주일예배 후, 모든 교회의 행사들이 끝난 후에, 남편과 나는 양로원을 향해 부지런히 달리기 시작하였다.매월 한달에 한번있는 성만찬 주일의 성찬을 양로원에 계신 성도님과 함께 나누기 위해서였다. 봄별이 많이 길어졌다고 하지만, 저녁 7시가 넘어가니 사방은 벌써 어두워져 있었다. 우리는 주일 제단에 들어왔던 … Continue reading →

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“아름다움을 위하여” – 목사관 서신 (아름다움을 위하여, 열여섯번째 이야기, 2001), 윤 완희

Posted on August 10, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

이 땅에 살면서 우리가 미처 보지 못하고 생각지 못하는 아름다운 것들이 너무나 많은 것 같습니다. 우리의 지엽적이고 제한적인 시야로 얼마나 많은 아름다운 것을 볼 수 있으며, 아름답게 살 수 있는지 의문해 봅니다. 구태여 아름다움을 찾아 여행을 떠나거나 헤매이지 않아도 주변에는 … Continue reading →

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Lectio Divina – Be Happy (Psalm 98:1–8)

Posted on August 9, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

August 9, 2025 [Preparation – Entering the Silence] It is Saturday—quiet, slow, and holding the gentle promise of Sunday’s worship.This afternoon I wandered into the garden, pulling grass from between the vegetables. Later, I turned to my woodworking. The radio … Continue reading →

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“What Remains” – Letter from the Parsonage (For the Sake of Beauty, Fifteenth Story, 1987), WanHee Yoon

Posted on August 9, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

On the window frame of the parsonage entrance, where the sunlight streams in dazzlingly, sits a small decorative porcelain cat I bought not long ago at the church’s thrift shop for fifty cents.Its glossy black coat is tinged with soft … Continue reading →

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“Light is planted like seed”: Lectio Divina with Psalm 97:1-12

Posted on August 8, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

August 8, 2025 [PREPARATION – Basic Silence] Now that I am more settled after vacation,I begin to notice the quiet invitations of the backyard.The grass in the garden is ready to be cut,where beans, cucumbers, and other plants have found … Continue reading →

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“Divine Spark” – A Letter from the Parsonage (For the Sake of Beauty, Thirteenth Story, 1995), Wan Hee Yoon

Posted on August 7, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I was deeply saddened to hear any news at all after such a long time without word from Neil Irwin and Bunny Irwin. We had always loved and admired that couple—and this unexpected, tragic update struck us all with profound … Continue reading →

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“불꽃” – 목사관 서신 (아름다움을 위하여, 열세번째 이야기, 1995), 윤 완희

Posted on August 7, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

그 동안 소식이 없던 닐(Nel Irwin)과 버니(Bunny Irwin)의 소식 을 오랜만에 전해듣고 마음이 아팠습니다. 늘 사랑하며 자랑스럽게 여기던 부부의 전혀 예상치 못한 불행한 소식에 우리는 놀랄 수밖에 없었습니다. 닐과 버니를 알게 된 것은 10여 년 전의 일입니다. 콕삭키(Coxackie, N. Y) … Continue reading →

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“Song of Worship”: A Lectio Divina on Psalm 95:1-11

Posted on August 6, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon [Preparation for Sacred Reading] As I sat quietly in my chair, I opened my time of sacred reading with a prayer by Teresa of Ávila (16th-century Spain), titled “For True Life”: “Govern all … Continue reading →

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“God Put an End to Evil”: A Lectio Divina on Psalm 94:1-23

Posted on August 5, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon [PREPARATIO – Preparation in Silence] I sat quietly in my chair, reflecting on the time from yesterday to this morning. I gently asked myself: What thoughts have come to me? What feelings … Continue reading →

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“Family” – Parsonage Letter (For the Sake of Beauty, Eleventh Story, 2001), WanHee Yoon

Posted on August 5, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

One evening, while my youngest child was playing computer games late into the night in their father’s office, he turned to me with a satisfied expression and said, “I love my family the most! I’m thankful for everything!” “Really? I … Continue reading →

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