Tag Archives: faith-column

“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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“Let Us Sow the Seeds” © Yoon Wan-Hee, Faith Column #34, 1999, New York Korean Christian Broadcasting Fundraising Live Broadcast)

Posted on November 29, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

About twenty-five years ago, in a peaceful Indian village in northern Mexico (Coloradas de la Virgen), a stranger appeared. He wore fine clothes and carried a friendly smile on his face. Driving a brand-new pickup truck, he handed out small … Continue reading →

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“For the Sake of Survival” © Yoon Wan-Hee, (Faith Column #33, June 18, 2008)

Posted on November 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

“Are you responding to the collapse of 21st-century civilization?” Among a small group of Americans, a movement called “preparation for survival” is spreading like a wave. They store firewood, build greenhouses to grow vegetables, raise chickens and sheep, learn how … Continue reading →

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“The Act of Thanksgiving” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column #32, November 1999)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

The season of Thanksgiving was drawing near, its festival pressing gently against the corners of our lives. It was an early winter afternoon in Manhattan, the kind of day when the wind cuts sharply through the streets and the sky … Continue reading →

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“Toward the Crown” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column, #31, LA Christian Today, June 9, 2010)

Posted on November 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

Having lived in the American South for more than ten years, I have often encountered customs and experiences I never knew in the Northeast. One of these is the beauty pageant, held in nearly every town. From newborn babies to … Continue reading →

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“One Meal” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column, #30, LA Christian Today, May 16, 2012)

Posted on November 25, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

In my early twenties, while working in Chungmuro, Seoul, I lived with a friend in a rented room. On weekends, I would sometimes suddenly feel the longing to see my mother, who lived on the outskirts of Seoul, and I … Continue reading →

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“Prayer is the Breath of Life, the Dynamism of Living!”

Posted on November 24, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

© TaeHun Yoon, August 25, 1993 Prayer is the vital breath that unites God’s life with human existence. It is the emergence of new life and the inner strength that sustains believers against external powers. John Calvin affirmed: “To know … 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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“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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“Blue Balloon” © WanHee Yoon, (Faith Column, #27, LA Christian Today, January 16, 2008):

Posted on November 22, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

On our little alley, where five houses stand shoulder to shoulder like friends with arms linked, a new neighbor moved in two years ago. They were a young couple in their late twenties, newly married. The husband, Drew, ran a … Continue reading →

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