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“Am I Free? Am I at Peace?”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Am I truly living in freedom? In 1620, when the English Puritans arrived at Plymouth Harbor in Massachusetts seeking religious freedom, a monument was erected. Upon it stands the statue of a goddess named Faith. At her feet are inscribed … Continue reading →

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“The Glorious Gift of Heaven”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by wanheeyoon36549f6312

The sound of Your footsteps drawing near—all creation rises in a shout of joyand sings. On this rough and frozen earth,in this barren wilderness,again this year You come to us—barefoot—upon our thorns and deserts. To those who have never loved,to … Continue reading →

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“Time to Seek Christ”

Posted on December 5, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Could we ever truly lose Jesus?I once saw a church’s worship announcement board that displayed the sermon titles like this:For the 11 a.m. service: “Jesus: Walking on Water”And beneath it, for the 7 p.m. service: “Let’s Go Find Jesus.” When … Continue reading →

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“Souls that leap like a deer” © Yoon Wan Hee, (The Parsonage Letter, 39th Story) 1996

Posted on December 4, 2025 by wanheeyoon36549f6312

Every year, among the events held just before Christmas, there was a visit to the prison. It was a bleak day—the weather was so gloomy that it looked like it might snow at any moment, the wind was whipping hard, … Continue reading →

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“Welcoming Advent” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column #36, 1993)

Posted on December 1, 2025 by wanheeyoon36549f6312
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“November’s Bride” © Yoon Wan-Hee (Faith Column #35, November 1999)

Posted on November 30, 2025 by wanheeyoon36549f6312

Not long ago, a wedding invitation arrived, carried on the autumn breeze. It was adorned with elegant gold lettering, and the envelope bore the name “Mrs. Doris Martinez”—a familiar name from the American church I once pastored. “To unite two … Continue reading →

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Unity in Diversity: Greatest gift in history, happened during 2025 Thanksgiving weekend.

Posted on November 29, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

(I want to keep this most divine historical event in my library.) Pope Leo and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew signed a historic and symbolic joint declaration on Saturday, marking a renewed commitment to the unity of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. … Continue reading →

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“Meeting My Dream” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column, #29, LA Christian Today, January 21, 2009)

Posted on November 24, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Since childhood, I carried a dream with me. It was to become a shepherd—playing the flute on a green meadow while leading hundreds of sheep. The dream was so vivid that when my second-grade teacher asked each student, “What do … Continue reading →

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“Grace Upon Grace”

Posted on November 23, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

In the hardest winter—the winter of the January retreat*—a one-year-old child survived,carried on his mother’s backas the world collapsed around them.Grace upon grace. He chose to forget it all.The roar of bombs,the trembling earth—a room of fear too largefor any … Continue reading →

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“Rest” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column, #28, LA Christian Today, April 18, 2007)

Posted on November 23, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I have often thought that the life of an immigrant church pastor is like a car whose engine never turns off. As a pastor’s wife, I saw how my husband’s thoughts and concerns were always absorbed in the lives and … Continue reading →

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