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“Beautiful Christmas Gift”

Posted on December 6, 2025 by wanheeyoon36549f6312

It was nearing Christmas. At the adoption agency, a 13‑month‑old boy named Freddy had been waiting for months, but even at Christmas he had no home to return to. Freddy was bright, with a charming smile, already walking and mimicking … Continue reading →

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“Come, Emmanuel” © Wan-Hee Yoon (Pastoral Letter, “Souls That Leap Like Deer,” Story 38, 1996)

Posted on December 3, 2025 by wanheeyoon36549f6312

Last week, I received a truly moving letter. A sister with whom I had wept, awakened, prayed, and counseled for years in pursuit of full restoration of life wrote to me: “I am truly happy.” Holding that letter to my … Continue reading →

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“The Lord Is Coming”

Posted on December 2, 2025 by wanheeyoon36549f6312

Once again, Advent has begun this year without fail. From the first Sunday, the church pulpit adorned in purple has seen its candles lit one by one. The purple wax, burning itself away to shine brightly, carries our tears and … Continue reading →

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Incredible Rainbow

Posted on November 30, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I must be off my road into the unreal,For this is neither screen-lit, blue and bare,Nor any rocket’s path through outer air.It’s Phanar, where the Peter and the Andrew can standAnd look the whole round world in the same hand,And … 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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“Fate”

Posted on November 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

The farthest distance is not across the ocean’s blue hush,nor over mountains that lift their backs to heaven,but between the mind and the heart—between the clean edge of thoughtand the deep well where longing begins.To stand in that unmeasured space,feeling … 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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“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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“Riding a Zip Line” © Yoon WanHee, Faith Column #25, LA Christian Today, January 12, 2011

Posted on November 19, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I’ve never been interested in sports. No matter how passionately people around me cheer for football or immerse themselves in baseball, volleyball, or golf, it’s always felt like another world to me. But surprisingly, I’ve found one thing I truly … Continue reading →

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“The Day of the Haircut” © Yoon Wan-Hee (Faith Column #24, LA Christian Today, May 8, 2013)

Posted on November 16, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I have spent nearly my whole life trimming my husband’s hair. Especially as Sunday approaches, I always make a point of checking his hair over the weekend. It feels like just yesterday, in the early days of our marriage, when … Continue reading →

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