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WHAT’S IN A NAME? 이름에 담긴 뜻 [ Luke 3:31 - 3:31 ] - hymn 197 [Jesus] was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph. [ LUKE 3:23 ] In God’s timing, our son Kofi was born on a Friday, which is exactly what his name means—boy born on Friday. We named him after a Ghanaian friend of ours, a pastor whose only son died. He prays for our Kofi constantly. We’re deeply hon..

TELL ME A STORY 이야기를 들려주세요 [ Mark 4:26 - 4:34 ] - hymn 96 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. [ MARK 4:34 ] Once upon a time. Those four words just might be among the most powerful in the entire world. Some of my earliest memories as a boy contain a variation on that potent phrase. My mother came home one day with a large, hardcover illus..

IN TUNE WITH THE SPIRIT 성령과 조율하기 [ Galatians 5:16 - 5:26 ] - hymn 79 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. [ GALATIANS 5:25 ] As I listened to the piano tuner work on the elegant grand piano, I thought about the times when I’d heard that very same piano pour out the incredible sound of the “Warsaw Concerto” and the rich melody of..

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 공사 중 [ Hebrews 10:11 - 10:18 ] - hymn 455 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. [ HEBREWS 10:14 ] They just repaved this road, I thought to myself as the traffic slowed. Now they’re tearing it up again! Then I wondered, Why is road construction never done? I mean, I’ve never seen a sign proclaiming, “The ..

PHOTOBOMBING JESUS 예수님의 사진을 망치는 것 [ John 3:26 - 3:36 ] - hymn 95 He must become greater; I must become less. [ JOHN 3:30 ] When my pastor asked our class a difficult question about the life of Jesus, my hand shot up. I had just read the story, so I knew this one. And I wanted the others in the room to know that I knew it too. After all, I’m a Bible teac..

OPEN ARMS 열려 있는 두 팔 [ 2 Samuel 22:1 - 22:20 ] - hymn 70 In my distress I called to the Lord...My cry came to his ears. [ 2 SAMUEL 22:7 ] Saydee and his family have an “open arms and open home” philosophy. People are always welcome in their home, “especially those who are in distress,” he says. That’s the kind of household he had growing up in Liberia with..

LEARNING FROM LITTLE ONES 어린아이들에게서 배움 [ Matthew 21:8 - 21:17 ] - hymn 366 From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise. [ MATTHEW 21:16 ] When a friend and I rode into one of the slums in Nairobi, Kenya, our hearts were deeply humbled by the poverty we witnessed. In that same setting, however, different emotions—like fres..