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“To Venerable Beopjeong Sunim”

Posted on January 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Venerable Beopjeong, Have you been well? How have you been in the mountain temple as the chilly winds of autumn settle in? Around this time of year, you must be busy harvesting the crops from your garden. Or perhaps, as … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 27, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

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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“Waiting for the Winter Storm”

Posted on January 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

January 24, 2026, noon—the first small snowflakesdrift through the air and disappear. The time has come.From this afternoon until Lord’s day night,fear and a strange sense of expectationquietly rise together. For daysthe forecasts have kept changing,their certainty revised hour by … Continue reading →

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“Judge Lee Jinkwan’s Tears”

Posted on January 22, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Behold—the wail of fifty million people! Deep in the chest,pressed tightly,a spring of wateron the verge of bursting. Between reality and unreality,January 21, 2026and December 3, 2024were bound together in han. Beneath the sacred Sindansu tree,the forgotten Hongik Inganbegan to … Continue reading →

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“Animal Story”

Posted on January 22, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

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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“People of Faith in the 21st Century”

Posted on January 19, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

As we stand on the threshold of the 21st century, corporations and nations alike are naming the construction of an ultra‑high‑speed information network as their most urgent investment priority. Scientists are pouring their energy into rapid technological development. Just as … Continue reading →

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“Volunteer Service”

Posted on January 13, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

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

Posted on January 1, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

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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Song for Tomorrow

Posted on December 31, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

I look at myself—not at what I did,but at the thin current under it,what carried me throughthree hundred sixty-five turns. All day people prepare.Some will climb a hillto meet the year’s first light.Others will watch a silver ballfall on a … Continue reading →

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“The Best Is Yet to Come”

Posted on December 31, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

There is a phrase that has given me courage whenever life has been most difficult. It is this: “The best is yet to come.” Throughout the past year, whenever I walked through fog‑like moments when tomorrow seemed completely hidden, I … Continue reading →

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