Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
Some Concerns about Facebook
You have heard me making brief comments about Facebook the past two Sundays during my message. Since I didn't explain in detail my concerns about social media, I think it is necessary for me to share my thoughts about it with you at least once.
First, there are many positive things about social media including Facebook. We can use it to connect people from all over the world for a common purpose or to accomplish some things. For example, New Life LT (Leadership Team) members use Facebook page to share, discuss and make decisions. I am also connected to friends ...
Church website is updated
As of midnight of Sep. 28, our church website will be changed to a new and updated page. We have went through lots of trial and error, but eventually the new website was completed almost solely by the talents of our church members. I am very thankful for the tireless effort of members who worked on this project especially many members of Information Control Ministry and Culture Planning Ministry.
The main difference between the new and the previous site is the seamless compatibility on smart phone and desktop. In the older version, the menu often did not appear and ...
Change is possible only when reality is accepted
In the past two years, I have been given a senior citizen’s discount on coffee at McDonald's – on three different occasions. Just a few weeks ago, I pulled my hamstring while running a little faster than usual. Recently, while dining at a sushi restaurant with some New Life members, I asked a waitress how old I looked. She said that I looked about 55 years old. I couldn't believe what she said. When I asked her the same question again, she said that I looked between 50 and 60 years old. She wouldn't go below 50 years in guessing my age.
The truth is I am ...
The pain of getting to know oneself
It could take pain to get to know oneself. We all have a part of ourselves whom either we do not know or we do not want to acknowledge. This part of us was formed by some wound or unhappy event in the past. Because of that, we ourselves could be oblivious about this fact or if we do know it, we want to cover it up completely. Therefore, if this area is exposed, it is natural for us to experience pain.
In such a case, we normally react in the following two ways. One is denial. We commonly deny saying, ‘You are not right about me.’ or ‘I am not that kind of ...
God Is Answering Our Prayers
I participated in the bi-annual House Church Conference for Pastors in Louisville, KY from Monday to Thursday this past week. There were about 130 pastors, pastors' wives and a few missionaries. This was my sixth conference and the highlight of the conference for me was hearing the five speakers presenting their case studies about house church ministry in their church context. The sharing is always filled with joys and pains, successes and struggles, discouraging setbacks and encouraging changes which cause all the participants to laugh and shed tears at the same ...
Please make a small sacrifice for your neighbor
The new fellowship hall is completed. As it was announced by the building committee, this space will be used for various functions. It will be used as a place for people who can participate revival or New Year’s Eve program through video while tending young children. Also, it will be used for smaller events such as welcome party for new members or monthly mokja meeting. The space can be used for bible study classes since some classes has the high number of attendees or require projector and the Living life class room on the second floor isonly room to meet this ...
Extreme Makeover from the Inside Out
Everyone knows "Extreme Makeover." It's about a rich person helping a poor family that is going through a very tough time by building them an extremely fancy house. The show was quite sensational because there were tear jerking stories, exciting demolitions, fun-filled vacations and thrilling surprises in the end. However, I have always wondered how those families with their brand new homes are doing after three, five or ten years. Assuming that the houses are completely paid for, are the families able to pay their taxes and utilities, which must have gone up ...