Why Churches Grow in a Free Society – Part 2
... People who attended called one another shik-ku, or family member. We were intoxicated with love. Anyone who came there could see what I was doing and hear what I was saying. We were connected…
Why Churches Grow in a Free Society – Part 1
... The great American evangelist, Charles Finney, got his start in the small towns of upstate New York, where people said that “he doesn’t preach; he explains what the other fellows are preaching about.” So…
Faith and Life
Early Days Internal Guidance ... the witnesser represents the chief priest of a village, the one who keeps the fire burning on the altar throughout the night. Not letting the fire go out means to…
Education, Parents and Children – Part 2
Early Day Internal Guidance ... Many of us know the external truth. For example, one plus one equals two. The emphasis is on external truth, but external truth is less significant than internal truth which…
Education, Parents and Children – Part 1
Early Day Internal Guidance ... Each one of us should evaluate our own self. We are much less innocent than our children. Me too. The ideology of education is wrong in this fallen world. At…
Achieving the True Parental Standard
Early Days Internal Guidance ... We cannot become mature by ourselves. Developing ourselves always requires another person in a reciprocal relationship. That's why, if I were to allow you to continue as you have been…
Tribal Messiahship in True Parents’ Age
Early Days’ Internal Guidance ... Confucius said, "If I discovered the right direction for my life early in the morning and then died in the evening, I would be happy." So even Confucius struggled to…
11th anniversary celebration of True Father’s Holy Ascension
... The True Father I know, feel, and remember was someone who, intoxicated by the power of love, cleared the Amazon rainforest, sowed seeds, cut trees to build schools, caught fish to feed hungry children.…
Dispensational Meaning of Father’s Visit to North Korea
... North Korea, an atheist and totalitarian country that opposed Father, now wants to preserve his home as a shrine! So we already have a Holy Ground in Jeongju, North Korea. Kim Il Sung, as…
The Meaning of Religious Life
Early Days Internal Guidance ... The difference between the religious life and the secular life becomes very clear: when we start to lead a religious life, we always have to deny ourselves, particularly the desire…