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Joshua Choon-Min Kang

Joshua Choon Min Kang

The Hope of Resurrection

Opinion

There is a phrase that is still engraved on my heart that I read a long time ago. “Faith is to build a house of hope on the hill of despair.” The cross of Jesus was the cross of despair. But Jesus built a house of a hope, which is the resurrection, on the hill of Golgotha, which was despair.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

The Way of the Cross is the Way of Brokenness

Opinion

Passion week is a special week of meditating on the suffering of Jesus. The way that Jesus walked is the way of suffering. The way that Jesus walked is the way of the cross.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

If We Love, We Can See with Our Hearts

Opinion

It is Lent. Lent is a season remembering the 40 days of fasting when Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit to be tempted by the devil in the wilderness. Lent refers to a period of deep meditation upon Jesus’ suffering for 40 days until right before Easter Sunday.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

A Beautiful Gaze

Opinion

To love is to have interest. The opposite of love is not hatred, but indifference. Indifference creates a sense of alienation. On the other hand, love is a warm interest. Love connects the marginalized ones to one another.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

The Joy of Getting Old

Opinion

Before I knew it, I have become quite old. Last week many people celebrated my aging. It is a joy for me to get older. There was a time when I was a little sad about getting older.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

The Heart of Learning is Beautiful

Opinion

It’s a beautiful thing to be able to learn. The heart that desires to learn is a beautiful heart. It is said that the word ‘beauty’ is originally derived from the word, ‘know’.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

What We Read Makes Us Beautiful

Opinion

I received four books as gifts during the last Sunday. It was a really amazing day. Two books were written in English, and the other two books were written in Korean. I am happy when I receive a book as a gift.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

The Grace that Allows Us to Understand the Beauty of Holiness

Opinion

God has recently allowed me to understand the beauty of holiness. That is one of the great favors that God has done for me. Of course, although I am not good enough, I have lived a life of pursuing holiness until now. Because of my interest in holiness, I have purchased and read books about holiness whenever I came across such books.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

The Wisdom of Staying Long Before the Word

Opinion

Reading and meditating on the Bible is a divine reading. There is a divine reading among other readings. Divine reading is reading the holy Word of God. The Bible is the holy book. The Bible is the book written being inspired by the Holy Spirit. When we read the Bible, we encounter the Holy God.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

Grow by Setting Specific Goals

Opinion

God wants us to grow continuously. Parents are pleased when their children grow well. When a child ceases to grow the heart of the parents aches. Whenever parents see their beloved children not grow to their full potential, they become distressed. READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

Start Anew with God

Opinion

When you start a New Year, it is important to greet and start the New Year with whom. How you start can also determine how you finish. Goethe said, “Once you have missed the first buttonhole you’ll never manage to button up.” It is a short maxim but it is the wisdom that comes from the experience of a long life. Whatever you do, it is important to start well.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

Humble Jesus Who Was Born in a Manger

Opinion

The hero of Christmas is Jesus. We learn the humility of Jesus through the birth of Jesus. The first Adam was prideful. The root of the original sin is in pride. The pride of a man desiring to be like God made him eat the fruit of the good and evil.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

When We Pray, God Sends Us Angels

Opinion

Prayer is a mysterious world. It is a spiritual world. It is a high dimensional world. When Christmas comes, we think of Jesus, Mary, and an angel who brought good news. Also we think of the prayer of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. Luke 1 begins with the story of the birth of John the Baptist. READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

The Spirituality of Waiting

Opinion

When December comes, we wait for Christmas. Christmas is the day when Jesus was born. People waited for Jesus, the Savior. Jesus came to this earth after a long wait. Christmas is the day when Jesus visited us. Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, came down to this earth from heaven.READ MORE

Joshua Choon Min Kang

Grace Follows Those Who Are Grateful

Opinion

Thomas a Kempis says, “Grace always follows those who are grateful.” Those whom the grace of God follows are the blessed ones. Thomas a Kempis saw that the secret of the blessed one is gratitude. Because they are weak, human beings easily grumble and complain. God knows that human beings cannot help but grumble and complain. But God wants us to be grateful. READ MORE

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