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“Mother”

(Letter from the Parsonage, Those Who Remained in the City, Fourteenth Story, 1994) © Yoon Wan-Hee “Did you know she had tuberculosis?” The social worker’s voice buzzed from the phone, startled and anxious. “As you know, I told you clearly … Continue reading

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In Search of Our Friend

(From the Parsonage Letters, “Those Who Remained in the City,” Story Eleven, 1994) © WanHee Yoon One of the tasks of a parsonage in Queens Village, NY, near Jamaica, is to welcome visitors who may arrive at any time, day … Continue reading

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창조적 교회 생성을 향한 변형연습, 목회학 박사 논문 (부록, 조사자료) 

교회 재정 지출에 관한 실태조사서             본 실태조사서는 바람직한 교회의 선교에 알맞는 재정구조를 연구하고자 필요한 자료로서 마련된 것입니다. 대답하시는 분의 이름이나 또한 교회의 이름을 밝힐 필요가 없습니다. 마음 놓고 솔직한 의견을 밝혀 주시면 감사하겠습니다. (해당되는 곳에 V표를 해주시기 바랍니다.) 1. … Continue reading

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“The Glories of Creation” – A Lectio Divina Journey on Psalm 104:1-35

[SILENTIO] The last two days were heavy. A one-day trip to Atlanta—family errands, highways, sandwiches packed in haste. We arrived early, and ate in the Hub, surrounded by towers of glass and steel. We realized: we are no longer New … Continue reading

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“수인 번호 3597”

세계 최장수 정치 복역수인 김 선명 씨가 43년 10개월 만에, 광복 50 주년 특사로 출옥했다는 서울발 뉴스가 1995년 8월 20일자 뉴욕타임 지에 대서 특필되었습니다. 그의 기구한 삶의 발단은 일본이 망한 후, 어지러워진 나라의 운명 속에 공산당만이 혼란에 빠져 있는 민족을 … Continue reading

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“가을의 기도, 이 생명의 찬양을”

이 가을, 내 영혼 한 마리의 새가 되어 산야를 날아봅니다. 하나님의 솜씨 어찌 그리 아름다운지요! 산의 능선과 들녘, 강줄기따라 흘러 넘치는 오색 축복의 잔치, 기쁨의 빛으로, 평화의 물결로, 사랑의 폭죽으로 불타고 있나이다. 수려한 산등성이와 바닷가 갈대 숲을 걸으시는 주님의 옷자락 … Continue reading

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“Autumn Prayer, This Praise of Life”

Parsonage Letter (Four O’Clock Flower Story, Part Five) © Wanhee Yoon, 2001 This autumn, my soul becomes a bird,Soaring across mountains and fields.How marvelous are the works of God!Ridges and meadows, rivers and valleysoverflow with the feast of blessings—a festival … Continue reading

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“Encounter Jesus—deeply and surely”

Some time ago, a church member asked me this question: “They say you must meet Jesus, but can’t I just believe without meeting Him? Honestly, I do believe in Jesus, but I’m afraid to meet Him!” “Are you afraid?” I … Continue reading

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Lectio Divina on Psalm 102:1-28 – Yearning for Community’s Renewal

Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Lectio – Reading the Word “Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry for help come to you…My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.I am like … Continue reading

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“The Pastor’s Wife’s Hat”

I own many hats. Whether they suit me or not, I must change them according to the circumstances. Once, I lived the life of a fashion designer; I learned—both in theory and in practice—which hats fit well and which did … Continue reading

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