“Neither overestimating nor underestimating myself” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
The philosopher Socrates is famous for the saying, “Know thyself.” Beyond mere self-reflection, it means recognizing one’s ignorance and constantly seeking truth. But I can’t help wondering — how well did he truly know himself? Because a created being cannot truly know itself unless it meets its creator. The more we know God, the clearer […]
“Back from the Nepal Youth Camp” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Last Thursday, I left for the retreat location at noon with eight members of the praise team. We split into two cars and departed from my house. On the way, we stopped at a rest area for lunch and arrived at our destination around 5 PM. The Nepali pastors and elders warmly welcomed us. We […]
“If I want to be changed by the Bible” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16) There are times when a familiar Bible verse speaks in a new way like the above verse did to me this week. Most probably because I continue to learn about Bible focused on repentance. This verse explains […]
“Peer Group Gatherings, instead of Cell Group” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Most churches take a break from small group meetings during children’s summer vacation. Our church tried this for the first time last year. However, it seemed that many people missed the cell group meetings—so much so that more than half of the groups continued to meet. The reason we planned a break for cell groups […]
“To serve is to be present in their life” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Among the expressions often used in church, one of them is “to serve.” Does serving mean doing unpleasant or difficult tasks that others avoid? Certainly, that can be part of it. But this week, the meaning of “serving” came to me in a new light. If I were to put it in my own words, […]
“Meditation that leads to repentance” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
I’m learning about true repentance. It’s a word I’ve heard countless times, but these days it feels new and different. Repentance is not the same as Buddhist self-reflection, which is a form of self-centred meditation. I did use to say “Christians should not focus on analysing their own sins, but on growing a deeper understanding […]
“A new way to meditate on the Bible” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
After returning from the India mission trip on Monday, I immediately joined the online discipleship course hosted by Wooridle Church. It was held from 9 a.m. to late afternoon Korea time and for pastors living overseas. This meant 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. UK time so I was unsure whether I’d be able to handle […]
“I returned safely from India” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
I left home at 6 a.m. on Monday and arrived in Delhi past midnight. At Gandhi Airport, I met Missionary Seokheon Lee, who had arrived earlier. We checked in for the domestic flight to Bhopal at 5:55 a.m. and spent the remaining time at the airport. When we arrived at Bhopal Airport, Devdas—whom I first […]
“Attending the Indian state church leaders’ retreat” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
In 2008, when I first came to London, I attended the London Mission Conference where missionary Kanghee Ahn came as a speaker. He gave a lecture on missions to unreached and unengaged people groups. As I listened, my heart stirred at the big-picture vision of completing global missions. Over the past decade, major mission organizations […]
“A meaningful visit to Korea” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
I went to Korea at the request of Choi Dabriel and Hyunseon Gong to officiate their wedding, but the time before and after turned out to be deeply meaningful. I boarded the flight to Korea on Sunday evening and landed the next day at Incheon Airport, heading straight to Wooridle Church in Pangyo for the […]
