Category: 칼럼

Last week, our VBS, which we had been preparing for with much prayer for a long time, came to a wonderful close by the grace of God. I sincerely want to thank everyone who worked so hard and served with such love. There is something very special about the way our church does VBS. Every…

At last, I have completed all of my scheduled activities in Korea and returned safely to the United States. I am sincerely grateful that I was able to travel in peace through the prayers, love, and support of our church family. If I were to summarize this trip to Korea in one word, it would…

Last week, at the encouragement of those around me, I had my eyebrows microbladed. Microblading is a process in which tiny, hair-like strokes are etched into the skin to shape the eyebrows. It was more painful than I expected. I suppose becoming more beautiful sometimes requires pain and endurance. But pain and hardship are not…

One of the things I always do when I come to Korea is get a health checkup. I also had one this week. Fortunately, there was a hospital that offered immediate appointments for people living overseas, so I was able to receive the checkup very easily. As I listened to the results, however, there was…

Since my mother recently turned eighty, I visited Korea for the first time in quite a while. Soon after arriving, I took a road trip to Busan with my mother and my parents-in-law. Thankfully, the drive to Busan was not nearly as tiring as I had expected. Throughout the trip, I kept wondering why it…

Last Sunday, through the loving service of the “Seomgim” small group, we enjoyed delicious kimbap for lunch. As I ate the kimbap, many memories from the church I served before came back to me. During the pandemic, we were not able to gather together or share meals. So every Sunday morning, my wife and I…

This week, I went out with my family and came back home, only to find that the garage door would not open. As it turned out, the spring coil above the garage door had broken, and that was why the door would not open. To make matters worse, we did not have the house key…

Last Sunday, while attending my daughter’s graduation, I had the opportunity to worship at a church in Irvine. But perhaps because I am a pastor, my “occupational habit” quickly kicked in. Without even realizing it, I found myself comparing that church’s worship service with our own. According to my wife, their worship service was very…

This week, I experienced something rather unexpected. I became a target of voice phishing here in the United States. The person who called me introduced himself as a bank employee. He said that someone had tried to use my card to make a purchase in Florida, and he asked me to provide the last six…

A few months ago, the sprinkler that waters the wisteria area had been broken. Because of that, water would overflow every morning. At first, I did not realize what was happening, and I thought it was simply because the sprinkler pressure was too strong.Later, I discovered the problem and wanted to fix it. But because…

Last week, I attended a retreat hosted by the San Jose Church Association. As part of the schedule, in a very pastor-like way, we also visited a coffee shop operated by a church.Since I have also been very interested in church-run cafés, I went there with a sense of anticipation. When I arrived, I looked…

This week, I took my car in for a smog check. But unexpectedly, my car did not pass. I was quite surprised. Thankfully, however, the reason it failed was not because of emissions. It was because the car’s OBDII system was not ready yet.To be honest, I did not really understand what that meant. So…