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“Peace with Justice”

Peace is not the silence left behind by exhausted armies. Peace is justice learning to breathe through human hands. It is the widow who no longer fears the night. It is the child who falls asleep without listening for sirens. … Continue reading →

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“The Day After Election”

Some won. Some lost. But dawn arrived without choosing sides. The buses breathed along their routes. Shop doors opened to familiar streets. A farmer touched the soil still holding yesterday’s rain. A mother set bowls upon the table. An old … Continue reading →

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“Fresh Waters, My Home Church”

– For Changchun Methodist Church, 120 Years A clear stream runs through the world, not with noise, not with power, but with the patience of water finding every thirsty root. On a Sunday morning, the prophet speaks again: “These waters … Continue reading →

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“At Hyupsung, with an Old Friend”

We journeyed southward, to the city where King Yeongjo‘s Suwon HwaSung Fortress beneath the patient hills, where generations pass and memory lingers among the pines. There I met again my old friend, Rev. Dr. Se-Hyoung Lee, teacher of teachers, a … Continue reading →

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“God Who Stretches Out His Hand”

Last Sunday, pastor delivered his message on God’s stretching out His hands over us. The Church is celebrating her birth-year on Deuteronomy 8:2, “Remember these forty years—the grace, the glory, and the guidance of God.” Remember these forty years. Not … Continue reading →

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“The Divine Shadow of Heaven”

Three years had flowed away before I sought Youngseol, the painter Seo Sang-Hwan in Busan, my old companion upon the road of beauty. Before, I found him in his gallery, surrounded by canvases breathing, by books stacked like seasons of … Continue reading →

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“Can You Sing of Hope?”

– A Faith Epic Woven from the Story of Bishop Yong-Jae Jun Can you sing of hope? Not when fields shimmer with harvest, nor when every table is filled, but when winter strips the earth bare, when dust rises like … Continue reading →

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“We Must Acknowledge Our Limitations”

Those who live in a parsonage often experience intense emotional ups and downs. When you hold the threads of life together with so many different people, the climate inside a parsonage can feel more unpredictable than the weather outside. One … Continue reading →

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“Celebration of Pentecost”

– Pastor Lucas Biggerstaff preached at St. Mark UMC — Knoxville, Tennessee The preacher stood laughingbeneath bright Pentecost bannersand opened worship with Billy Joel: “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” And the congregation smiled—some tapping their feet,some remembering younger days,old radios, … Continue reading →

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“When the Lord Blessed It”

When I was young, I could never understand the miracle of the five loaves and two fish that my Sunday School teacher taught from the Bible. I imagined that Jesus must have performed some kind of marvelous magic to feed … Continue reading →

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