휴식 공간

Impaired Judgment잘못된 판단[ Matthew 7:1 - 7:6 ] - hymn 263 Do not judge, or you too will be judged. Matthew 7:1 I’ve been quick to judge anyone I saw walking in the street while staring at a phone. How could they be so oblivious to the cars about to hit them? I’ve told myself. Don’t they care about their own safety? But one day, while crossing the entrance to an al..

Blessing in the Mess환난 중의 축복[ Genesis 28:10 - 28:22 ] - hymn 90 He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 I got myself into this mess, so I’d better get myself out, I sometimes find myself..

Our Safe Place우리의 피난처[ Psalms 91 ] - hymn 391 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:2 My very first job was at a fast-food restaurant. One Saturday evening, a guy kept hanging around, asking when I got out of work. It made me feel uneasy. As the hour grew later, he ordered fries, then a drink, so the manager..

요한복음 16:25-33 25.이것을 비유로 너희에게 일렀거니와 때가 이르면 다시는 비유로 너희에게 이르지 않고 아버지에 대한 것을 밝히 이르리라 26.그 날에 너희가 내 이름으로 구할 것이요 내가 너희를 위하여 아버지께 구하겠다 하는 말이 아니니 27.이는 너희가 나를 사랑하고 또 내가 하..

“Lovable!” “사랑스러워!”[ Jeremiah 31:1 - 31:6 ] - hymn 299 I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. Jeremiah 31:3 “Lovable!” That exclamation came from my daughter as she got ready one morning. I didn’t know what she meant. Then she tapped her shirt, a hand-me-down from a cousin. Across the front was that word: “..

Quieting the Critic비판을 잠재우기[ Nehemiah 4:1 - 4:6 ] - hymn 300 Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Nehemiah 4:4 I work with a team to put on an annual community event. We spend eleven months plotting many details to ensure the event’s success. We choose the date and venue. We set ticket prices. We select everything fr..

Humble Love겸손한 사랑[ Philippians 2:1 - 2:11 ] - hymn 212 The greatest among you will be your servant. Matthew 23:11 When Benjamin Franklin was a young man he made a list of twelve virtues he desired to grow in over the course of his life. He showed it to a friend, who suggested he add “humility” to it. Franklin liked the idea. He then added some guidelines to help h..

Called by Name이름을 부르심[ John 20:11 - 20:18 ] - hymn 290 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” John 20:16 Advertisers have concluded that the most attention-grabbing word that viewers react to is their own name. Thus a television channel in the UK has introduced personalized advertisements with their online strea..

Advice from My Father아버지의 충고[ Proverbs 3:1 - 3:7 ] - hymn 543 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 After being laid off from an editorial job, I prayed, asking for God to help me find a new one. But when weeks went by and nothing came of my attempts at networking and filling out applications, I began to pout. “..

A Warm Welcome따뜻한 환영[ 1 Peter 4:7 - 4:11 ] - hymn 293 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9 “Who will hug everybody?” That was one of the questions our friend Steve asked after he got the news that he had cancer and realized he would be away from our church for a while. Steve is the kind of man who makes everyone feel welcome—with a fri..