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A Heart of Gratitude

Posted on October 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

My brother’s family came from Korea this year to visit our aging mother, who grows more fragile with each passing year. Among them was my niece, who had been only five years old when our family immigrated to America. Now … Continue reading →

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“Time Drifting on the River”

Posted on October 24, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

© TaeHun Yoon, 2025 The sun rises again—not as promise, but as proof that nothing stands still.Its light burns the desert clean,naming every shadow that dares to exist. Man stands between dust and eternity,tasked not to conquer but to remain … Continue reading →

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“For the Sake of Youth” (From the Pastor’s Residence Letters: O Souls That Leap Like Deer, Twentieth Story) By Yoon Wan-Hee, 1996

Posted on October 18, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Among the young, there are some who already live as though they belong to the world of the old. Yet among the elderly, there are those who live with the freshness, vitality, and fulfillment of youth. When I speak with … Continue reading →

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“Just As You Are” (Letter from the Parsonage, O Souls That Leap Like Deer, Eleventh Story, 1996) © Yoon, Wan-Hee

Posted on October 9, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

The Futility of Expectations in Human Relationships Recently, I had an opportunity to reflect on how useless and exhausting expectations can be in human relationships. We often invest so much emotional energy in what we hope others will do for … Continue reading →

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“Cultivating the Orchid”

Posted on September 30, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

In the parsonage living room stands an orchid, nearly fifteen years old. It came as a gift when my mother-in-law carefully separated a shoot from her own cherished orchid and entrusted it to us, reminding me several times to raise … Continue reading →

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“Mother”

Posted on September 29, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(Letter from the Parsonage, Those Who Remained in the City, Fourteenth Story, 1994) © Yoon Wan-Hee “Did you know she had tuberculosis?” The social worker’s voice buzzed from the phone, startled and anxious. “As you know, I told you clearly … Continue reading →

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“Children”

Posted on September 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(Letter from the parsonage, Those Who Remained in the City, Story Thirteen, 1994) © WanHee Yoon The name “Soviet Union” vanished forever from this earth. The leader he once trusted and admired fell from power, and a new one took … Continue reading →

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“My Elderly Friend”

Posted on September 25, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

This year, Mrs. Louise Wegi, now 92 years old, decided to sell her car. Though two years younger in appearance than her actual age, she was still working part-time as a secretary in a law office. Petite in stature and … Continue reading →

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“Anything, Hurry-Hurry”

Posted on August 31, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(Letter from the Parsonage: The People Who Remained in the City, Seventh Story) © Yoon WanHee, 1989 Among our characteristics, there is a tendency to start things in a hurry and to finish them hastily. There are some amusing stories … Continue reading →

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“Building No. 40”

Posted on August 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

(Letter from the Parsonage, Fourth Story in the ‘Those Who Remained in the City’ series) © WanHee Yoon, 1989 That day, as if to cool the heat of midsummer, rain was pouring down after a long while.When I tried to … Continue reading →

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