The May 16 Coup, and My Father (Part II)
After the May 16 coup d’état shattered a family’s life, one question remains: Where was God—and whose side was He on?
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The Pastor — A Merchant of the Other Shore
The true gospel does not offer escape through the promise of another world.
It calls those who have given up on life to face it again—
to resist the passive flow of existence
and reclaim the active declaration:
“I live.”
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The May 16 Coup, and My Father (Part I)
A true story of a military officer who chose justice over power in the aftermath of the Korean War—only to see everything collapse with the May 16 coup d’état.
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What Is True Happiness? – 1
In the Beatitudes, “blessed” does not refer to material possession but to true happiness. This happiness is rooted in a life aligned with God’s will—what Scripture calls righteousness.
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“Blessed Are the Meek”
When Jesus declared, “Blessed are the meek,” He was speaking into a world burning with rage, humiliation, political oppression, and dreams of violent revenge. This sermon explores meekness not as weakness or passive gentleness, but as the radical refusal to crush enemies through force. Against the violent messianic expectations of His age, Jesus proclaimed an entirely different way of pursuing the Kingdom of God — the way of nonviolence, restraint, and inclusion.
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Ignorance and Innocence, Knowledge and Doubt
A brief reflection on faith:
Is it better to remain in innocence through ignorance, or to choose knowledge and embrace doubt?
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Meekness in a Violent World – 3
In a world driven by anger and the desire for revenge, Jesus’ declaration ‘Blessed are the meek’ stands as a radical challenge. The Kingdom of God is not established through force, but through those who refuse to mirror the violence of their enemies.
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The God Who Hides His Face
He hides His face, conceals His hand,
and erases even the sound of His footsteps—
and yet, this hiddenness itself
may be the very form of His guidance.
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What Does It Mean to Be Meek? – 2
Meekness in the Bible is not passivity, but power under restraint. From Moses to Jesus, it is revealed as the strength to endure opposition without retaliation, and the courage to refuse violence even when one has the power to use it.
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How Did the “Shepherd” Become a “Pastor”? – Part 2
From Greek ποιμήν to Latin pastor to modern “pastor,” this essay traces how a metaphor became an institution.
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