Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
To Increase Creativity
Creative people are known to have several distinctive characters. Regardless of their areas of expertise which could be either science, art or business, creative people have superior ability to concentrate and to relax. In other words, these people can greatly focus on the task they enjoy but when it is needed, they can totally unwind and be able to relax. These are the people who know how to rest in the middle of their busy schedule.
Creativity is produced when people move into relaxation after high degree of concentration. Because of that, it is difficult to ...
The Minimum Requirements to Serve as a Deputy Shepherd
Several house churches have multiplied in the recent past. We praise God for this! As we faithfully do our part by serving and loving on our VIPs, we see God doing His part by opening their hearts and enabling them to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior. As a result, we get to witness and celebrate baptism every month.
In one person coming to know Christ and getting saved, there are many people who pour out their sweat and tears and sacrifice their time and resources. That's why each baptism is very dear and precious. We must appreciate this because this unfortuna...
Shame is not shameful anymore
One of the Korean popular singers who declared the importance of premarital chastity was getting public attention and I heard that he would be on the show, so I watched the program. Five unmarried celebrities gave a speech to college students about dating and discussed their views as they watched the recording. Their views and what was discussed were quite surprising to me.
After they listened to the lecture emphasizing premarital chastity, four stars expressed their views. “OK, it is understandable that such a claim may be necessary since these days there is ...
Some say I am like a dictator
It's been said that monkeys dislike humans the most because humans look most like them. People who have major issues with their leaders are often those who either have a very strong personality and conviction or see in the leaders the same traits that they have and struggle with. Often, it is because of our competitive and prideful spirit or the uneasiness of seeing the reflection of our own unwanted image through the leaders that we have a hard time liking and following the leaders.
Every once in a while, I hear from people that so and so said that I am like a dictat...
Logic to support homosexuality
Related to the last week’s column, this time, I want to consider some claims of the supporters of same-sex marriage. They often say that homosexuality should be accepted since it is how one is born. However, the logic is flawed. It seems that we all born with a certain specific weakness. Some are weak to drugs, some have weakness towards gambling, some are very susceptible to sexual temptation and easily fall into sexual sins. It is hard to believe, but some find pleasure in destroying lives.
It is difficult to know whether such tendency is hereditary or ...
Strange yet Beautiful Women
Our shepherds' wives meet once every two months to fellowship, praise, share and pray with one another. My wife facilitates the meeting. She always says great things about the meeting when she comes home.
All the shepherds at New Life are men. They don't need to be. In the Bible, we see some women house church leaders in the early church such as Lydia and Priscilla. My personal biblical conviction is that, other than the senior pastor who needs to be a man, all the ministries can be done by both men and women. New Life used to have women shepherds several years ago ...
I met an old elementary school friend in Chicago
My mother passed away January 2008 in Chicago where my oldest sister and her family live. We had the most beautiful funeral service at a Salvation Army Corps (church) building where my sister and her husband serve as captains (pastors). As I was standing outside the sanctuary to greet the guests who were coming for the funeral service, I was shocked and amazed to see one particular woman walking in. She was my fourth grade classmate and used to live right next to my house. She didn't seem to have changed a bit. I immediately called out her name to greet her and thank her ...