God’s grace offers us fresh starts

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/12/13/asking-god Asking God하나님께 구함[ Psalms 6:4 - 6:9 ] - hymn 363 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. PSALM 6:9 When my husband, Dan, was diagnosed with cancer, I couldn’t find the “right” way to ask God to heal him. In my limited view, other people in the world had such serious problems—war, famine..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/12/12/overcoming-fear Overcoming Fear두려움을 극복하기[ 1 Samuel 17:4 - 17:7 ] - hymn 546 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. PSALM 20:7 Fear ruled a man’s life for thirty-two years. Afraid of being caught for his crimes, he hid at his sister’s farmhouse, going nowhere and visiting n..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/12/08/attitude-of-gratitude Attitude of Gratitude감사의 태도[ Colossians 3:12 - 3:25 ] - hymn 408 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. COLOSSIANS 3:15 In my state in the US, the winters can be brutal, with sub-zero temperatures and never-ending snow. One bitterly ..

Dana Point, California [Nov. 15, 2019 - PST] 출처 - https://odb.org/2019/11/18/loving-the-stranger Loving the Stranger낯선 사람 사랑하기[ Exodus 23:1 - 23:9 ] - hymn 395 Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Exodus 22:21 After a member of my family converted to a different religion, Christian friends urged me to “convince” her ..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/11/03/new-humanity New Humanity새로운 인간[ Acts 2:1 - 2:12 ] - hymn 196 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Acts 2:6 While I was visiting London’s Tate Modern gallery, one piece of art caught my attention. Created by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles (http..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/10/27/the-street-team Join the Street Team거리 봉사에 나서기[ Mark 2:13 - 2:17 ] - hymn 305 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Mark 2:17 City health workers in San Francisco are taking medical care to the streets to supply the homeless who are suffering from opioid addiction with medicine to treat their addiction. The prog..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/10/23 This Is Me이게 바로 나야[ James 3:7 - 3:12 ] - hymn 200 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. James 3:10 The powerful song “This Is Me” is an unforgettable show tune featured in The Greatest Showman, the smash movie musical loosely based on the life of P.T. Barnum and his travel..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/10/19/steel-and-velvet Steel and Velvet강철과 벨벳[ John 8:1 - 8:11 ] - hymn 393 Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. John 8:7 Poet Carl Sandburg wrote of former US president Abraham Lincoln, “Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, . . . who holds in ..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/09/28/just-the-office “Just the Office”?“그냥 일터라고요?”[ Ephesians 1:15 - 1:23 ] - hymn 186 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you. Ephesians 1:18 I gazed out at the rolling, green hills in Lancashire in northern England, noticing the stone fences enclo..

출처 - https://odb.org/2019/08/19/new-home# Our New Home우리의 새 집[ Revelation 22:1 - 22:5 ] - hymn 241 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city. Revelation 22:3 As the first immigrant to the US to pass through Ellis Island in 1892, Annie Moore must have felt incredible excitement at the thought of a new home and a fresh..