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“Conflict Between Traditional Culture and Other Religions”

Not long ago, I read a news article that deeply shocked me as a fellow Christian. It reported that a church member had destroyed Buddhist statues “to turn a temple into a church,” cutting off the heads of 750 granite … Continue reading

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“Just As I Am”

— Yoon Wan‑Hee, August 28, 1997 Hello, everyone. Beginning today, I am overjoyed to greet you through this new program, “Just As I Am.” For the past three years, through the segment “Letters from the Parsonage” on Faith’s Courtyard—a program … Continue reading

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“Toward the Deep Desires of Life”

In our lives, we carry many desires. Some are momentary, while others stretch across a year, five years, ten years, or even into the final season of life. To have a desire is to possess the energy that propels us … Continue reading

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“At the Crossroads of a Dream”

There are many things that Korean immigrants living in America do simply because they live here — things they never would have done had they stayed in Korea. At home, for instance, the head of the household who would never … Continue reading

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“A Life of Miracles”

Hello, dear listeners! On my way to the radio station today, a thought suddenly came to me: How is it that God — despite all my inadequacies — has made it possible for me to meet you, the listeners, through … Continue reading

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“Introducing the Scissors of Forgiveness”

Live broadcast — 1480 AM Radio Korea, KCBN, January 2, 1998 From the series: “From the Forest with an Open Window” — Wanhee Yoon, April 12, 2001 Hello, everyone. Today I would like to spend this time thinking together about … Continue reading

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“Mother’s Forbidden Ring”

Mother! As I walk the spiritual journey of this Lenten season, I thank God that I can now write to you with such joy and freedom of heart. Without God’s grace, I would still be standing far away from you, … Continue reading

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“Woman! That Beautiful Name”

One week before Mother’s Day, I found myself visiting Grandmother Kim at a nursing home. Among the elderly residents sitting in wheelchairs, minds drifting, passing the slow hours in a haze, one grandmother suddenly called out in a bright, clear … Continue reading

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“Mother”

I once read a newspaper article that made headlines about the pop star Madonna and the maternal love she showed toward her first daughter, Lourdes. When an ordinary mother loves her own child, we think nothing of it — it … Continue reading

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“A Masterpiece of Life”

Live broadcast, September 3, 1998 — KCBN — Wanhee Yoon Hello, everyone. Through the ordinary rhythms of daily life, we each paint a picture of our existence. No one is born into this world having already decided how they will … Continue reading

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