Achievement and Abandonment

Achievement and Abandonment

Recently, an online MK sports news article, titled “”, breathlessly chronicled the Republic of Korea’s dramatic qualification for the Round of 16 in the Doha World Cup as the second-place team in Group H. Literally, this process was the most...
Fall 2022 Newsletter

Fall 2022 Newsletter

Dear Friends, Sri Lanka’s economy recently collapsed.  I’m sure you can imagine the political and social chaos this beautiful country is going through.  It is heartbreaking to see how the people of Sri Lanka have endured one hardship after another for decades. Through...
The Day Moses Became a Leader

The Day Moses Became a Leader

The heart of the Book of Exodus lies in chapters 19–24, where God and Israel enter into a covenant in the wilderness of Sinai. Immediately before this pivotal moment, in Exodus 18, Moses reorganized Israel by appointing leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and...

Teamwork (4): Holding People Accountable

One of the most difficult English words to translate into Korean is accountability. The Naver Dictionary of Educational Terms renders accountability as chaekmuseong (責務性), a Chinese-Korean term related to duty or obligation. When asked about the difference between...

Teamwork (1): One Person Cannot Do It All

There is a Korean expression, dokbul-janggun (獨不將軍). It is often mistakenly interpreted as “a general with only one testicle,” but its true meaning is quite different. Literally, it means “alone, one is not a general.” To be called a general, one must have soldiers...