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The Account of Love

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?”

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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“Father”

Father! Just calling your name makes me feel as though you might open the door at once and say, “I’m right here.” As the years pass, the dreams you held in your lifetime ripen quietly in my heart and return … Continue reading

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“For the Sake of Tomorrow’s Seeds”

As I look at the ripening seeds beneath the sharp autumn sunlight, I find myself gently touching, one by one in my heart, the invisible seeds of tomorrow that are forming within our future. The very fact that we have … Continue reading

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“I love you.”

How can one live a life worthy of holiness? This is a question that often resonates deeply within me. If we believe that the only way to live the holiest life is to abandon everything like the desert fathers of … Continue reading

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“I’m Crazy!”

Last fall, my younger sister and her family immigrated from Korea. I spent quite some time wondering where and how to help her begin her new life. People often say that an immigrant’s first steps in America—and even the shape … Continue reading

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“Sermon On the Third Day” – Wrestling under a Winter Storm

Beloved, collision follows collision.And the days—the days do not improve. People certain of their rightnessmeet the machinery of the state,power moving through the streetslike weather—impersonal, efficient, hard to stop. But remember this:everyone belongs to someone. Sons and daughters.Fathers and mothers.Uncles, … Continue reading

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“Animal Story”

It was about a year ago when I first met Yongsuni. Barely a year old at the time, he ran to me the moment he saw me—climbing up and down my arms in excitement and showering me with endless, unwanted … Continue reading

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“Volunteer Service”

Among the many things deeply rooted in American life, one that I have always admired is volunteerism. Not only in hospitals, schools, and churches, but also in international events, national competitions, and even elections, the unified strength of volunteers forms … Continue reading

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The First Step of the New Year

Well—yesterday and todayflow at the same unhurried pace.Time does not change its speedfor our sake.Yet in this house, after my wife has gone,everything stands where it always stood,and nothing is the same. I have left untouchedthe work she once tended,yet … Continue reading

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