One Sunday morning as I was greeting congregants before worship, a Korean War veteran (a former pilot) and his wife walked up to me and handed me a book. He said, “We would like you to read this book.” The… Read More ›
Reviews
Pachinko
When the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee came out, a friend of mine—a third-generation Japanese American—suggested I read the book. The first thought I had was, “I wish somebody would turn this into a drama.” I hoped someone would… Read More ›
Squid Game
Absence of Father – Absence of God There is a common thread among the main characters in Squid Game. They have no fathers. Both Seong Gi-Hun and Cho Sang-Woo were raised by a single mother. Kang Sae-Byeok is an orphan…. Read More ›
Film Review: Happy Cleaners (2019)
“This is what the LORD Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’” -Zechariah 7:9-10 I am… Read More ›
Film Review: Minari (2021)
When I visited an H-mart in the suburban Chicago area, I said to myself with amazement, “Here is minari.” It made me surprised and delighted to see a Korean leafy vegetable in the United States thousands of miles away from… Read More ›
Reaching Out
Reaching in the dark, experiencing the sorrow of loneliness and hopeless, a young girl with grey hair is surrounded by a pain that no one can understand. Where she was alone in silence, looking to pointlessness, eyes closed, maybe weeping,… Read More ›
Becoming a Peacemaker
As we see in this fresco by the Italian artist Fra Angelico (1395-1455), Christ and his disciples sit at the center of the composition, forming a circle of fellowship. Christ’s right-hand raises in a gesture of teaching, referring to the theme… Read More ›
Look, You Blind!
See the poster image from the digital archive of Chinese Christian Posters at https://ccposters.com/poster/look-you-blind/ “Look, You Blind!” is a Christian poster in Chinese style which was published around 19th-20th century in China. The poster’s text and image aim to explain… Read More ›
Transformation in Christ
This wooden cross portrayed a beautiful Salvadoran landscape, replete with colorful nature senses. This reminds us in Genesis, all creatures are made by our Creation God. It seems that the designer is trying to bring us to the place with… Read More ›
Tree of Life: An Interreligious Dialogue through the Modern Art
An ink-and-water color painting with the title The Tale of Tree of Life has been displayed near the entrance of an exhibition Tree and Lamentation (Der Lebensbaum und ein Klagelied, Oct. 22-Dec. 31, 2019) held in a seminary in Taiwan…. Read More ›
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