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Confessions of A First-Time K-Drama Male Viewer: I Was Hooked on CLOY
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“Crash Landing on You” (or CLOY) which has taken over the world by storm, marks the first Korean drama I have ever watched and completed. My wife had started the series and I wanted to sit through at least one episode with her to see what all the hype was about.
By the end of the first episode, both of us were hooked.

When My Personality Made Me Feel Inferior
“S”—supportive. This implies I am someone who tends to play a support role better than a leadership role. That I am always on the agreeable side, and prefer to follow, not to lead. When I searched my heart, I knew that I did naturally tend to accommodate and value harmony, and I really had no desire to lead.

When Your "Neighbor" Is Really Hard to Love
She referenced me by a racial slur and made it clear she didn’t like me, or other light-skinned black people. I was shocked and hurt that she would say those things right in front of me, but with this realization, everything started to make sense.

Prejudice—The Parasite That Plagues Us All
Parasite, a Korean film directed by Boon Joon Ho, made history as the first foreign language film to win four Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature Film, and Best Writing (Screenplay)--prompting comments from a news reporter that director Boon Joon Ho didn’t just make a movie, but started a movement for Asian films to gain global recognition.

To the Girl Without A Boyfriend
To my 25-year-old self,
It’s now been three years since you questioned why God wouldn’t give you a boyfriend.
Believe it or not, I’m now the girl you envy: the one with the boyfriend.

Reading the Bible Did Not Make Me A Better Christian
One morning, our helper overheard and misunderstood a conversation I had with my husband. As a result, she was cold to me the entire morning, upset with what I had shared with my husband. She thought that I was complaining about her behind her back.

5 Simple Ways to Serve Others
Serving others doesn't have to be a grand affair. It can be a very simple gesture! Here are 5 simple ways to serve others to get you started.

3 Things I've Learned As a Single in My 30s
Now that I’ve hit my 30s, the reality that I might remain single for the rest of my life, and that life would more or less remain status quo looms over me with each passing year.
On a larger scale, this journey of singleness has taught me three important things about God’s provision and purpose for my life.

3 Tips to Survive a Toxic Work Environment
I had moved to another town to work in a daily newsroom in hopes of learning alongside seasoned and passionate senior editors, and maybe even winning national awards.
But alas, the nourishing work environment I had dreamed of did not materialize.