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Mother II

Posted on March 30, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

“Did you know she had tuberculosis?” The social worker’s voice crackled through the phone—startled, confused. “…As I told you yesterday, that was the first time I had ever met her.” Her voice settled a little. “Is there truly no way … Continue reading →

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Story of Mirror

Posted on March 28, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Toward Palm Sunday One morningI stood before the mirror— and something small,almost nothing,unsettled me: my left handhad become the right,my right the left. If the mirror were faithful to the end,my feet would rise upward,my head hang downlike a lantern … Continue reading →

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Cliff

Posted on March 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

– Demilitarized Zone I remember the person who arranged lives—yes, the matchmaker with her careful phrases,her practiced kindness, her small, shining lies—and I remember how I stood there, listening,knowing the life she offered was not the one breathing in me. … Continue reading →

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Story of the Old House

Posted on March 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Not long ago, while sitting at the table with my children, we found ourselves laughing as we reminisced about the old parsonage. When our three children were still very young—ten, four, and one—we moved into a parsonage in Queens Village, … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Moment

Posted on March 3, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

As we walk through the thresholds of life,we encounter moments so heavy, so breathless,they seem impossible to face with human strength—no, not even with my own.These are what we call life’s crises. They come in many forms:When a long-awaited child … Continue reading →

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“The Era of the Gunman”

Posted on February 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Nearly a month has passed since the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, where sixteen innocent lives were taken. Yet the shockwaves of that tragedy continue to ripple through our own children’s schools. Our second child, an 11th grader, has … Continue reading →

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The Happiness of an Elderly Couple

Posted on February 22, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Among our church members, there is an elderly deaconess couple who occasionally invite my husband and me to breakfast at a local diner on Wednesday mornings. They retired from the laundry business several years ago and now enjoy life by … Continue reading →

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“I Apologize”

Posted on February 18, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

There is something I have long wanted to say to you. For all the times I became angry over small things and discouraged you at every turn— …I apologize. For my lack of self‑control, for my harsh and thoughtless behavior, … Continue reading →

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The Account of Love

Posted on February 12, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Hello, dear listeners. In the heat of midsummer, don’t we long for the cool valleys of the forest? The summer forest, always embracing our weariness and pain, is like an open Bible— a place of healing and quiet restoration. In … Continue reading →

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“Why do people love flowers?”

Posted on February 10, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Why do people love flowers?Perhaps because flowers do not wear uniforms.Each appears as itself,anywhere, anytime—last year or this year—and quietly—shows uswhat the Creator’s heart might look likewhen it is not trying to dominate. Mix religion and politics,and neither faith nor … Continue reading →

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