새로운 문화와 전통을 배우는 일은 즐겁다. 미국에 와서 이들만의 다양한 기독교문화를 배우기도 하고, 또 한국에는 없지만 오랜 시간부터 기독교인들 사이에서 전해져 내려오는 전통을 배우기도 한다. 오늘은 Fat Tuesday에 대해 소개하려 한다. 내일은 “재의 수요일”로 사순절을 시작하는 날이다. 한국에서는 사순절 특별 40일 새벽기도회를 하거나, 금식하며 경건하게 이 시간을 보내는 등 한국식으로 이 날의 특별함을 기념하곤 했다. 나 역시도 사순절이면 40일 한끼 […]
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There was a bakery in a small town. However a new bakery was opened, and the two competed with each other. They cut their prices down gradually until they both weren’t making profits, each hoping they could hold out longer than the other bakery. One day, the two owners met […]
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Once when I had a one-on-one Bible study, one of the most impressive questions was “Are you a Paul-like Christian or Timothy-like Christian?” The meaning of this question was, “do you have a relationship with Jesus like Paul who met Jesus personally on the way to Damascus, or like Timothy […]
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Jesus taught us the secrets of the Kingdom of God with lots of parables. Parables are not a direct but rather an indirect method of explaining something, which Jesus used to use to help us understand, and grasping His intentions and true message is one more key to experiencing the […]
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