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JD Kim Ministries is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to serve those who experience suffering, especially physical pain and disability, by sharing God’s unconditional love that regenerates all brokenness and bearing our suffering together.

10/27/2026

When Obedience Looks Inefficient

Efficiency matters in ministry. Time and resources are limited, so we should plan carefully and seek ways to bring the gospel to more people. Yet the path that appears most effective is not always the most faithful.

As Paul traveled toward Jerusalem, believers repeatedly warned him about the imprisonment and suffering awaiting him. The passage leaves us with a genuine tension. Paul said the Spirit was leading him to Jerusalem, while the disciples urged him through the Spirit not to go.

The Spirit may have revealed the coming suffering, while the disciples interpreted that revelation to mean, “Then you must not go.” Others understand Paul as resisting the Spirit’s warning. Because the passage does not completely resolve the tension, we should not become overly certain.

This matters for our own discernment. Difficulty does not automatically mean that God is closing a path. A strong conviction does not justify ignoring every warning either. What God reveals and the conclusion we draw from it may not be identical.

Remaining free to travel would have appeared more productive. Yet after Paul was arrested, the form of his ministry changed without ending his mission. He proclaimed the gospel before governors and kings and eventually testified in Rome.

The chains restricted Paul’s movement, but they did not restrain the gospel.

Plans and strategies are necessary. They are not the final standard. Efficiency asks what will produce the greatest result. Obedience asks whose will we are following.

Acts 20:22–24; 21:1–14 Efficiency matters in ministry. Time, money, energy, and opportunity are limited, so Christian leaders should plan carefully and use them well. Yet the path that seems most productive is not always the most faithful. At times, the decisive question must shift from “Which...

10/07/2026

Resurrection Is Not a Rewind

The risen Jesus defeated death, yet he did not hide the marks of the cross. When Thomas saw his hands and side, he recognized the same Jesus who had been crucified and confessed, “My Lord and my God!” Resurrection glory did not erase the history of sacrificial love.

That matters deeply to me. After a 2004 snowboarding accident left me with a C5 spinal cord injury, I assumed recovery meant returning to the body I had before the accident. Nearly twenty-two years later, I still cannot walk or move my fingers. I continue to face recurring infections and chronic pain, and I still pray for healing. I will not call this pain beautiful.

Yet the absence of physical healing has not meant the absence of God. Jesus met me in the life I thought I could never accept. My body remained paralyzed, but Christ did not leave me. I am still wheeling with him.

Resurrection is not a rewind. God does not discard us and replace us with different people. He raises and renews us. That hope means disabled people are not merely waiting for their real lives to begin. We are already loved, called, and joined to Christ.

The church can pray for healing while also building friendship, improving access, and making room for disabled people to serve and lead now. The God who will renew our bodies completely is already holding us faithfully today.

Redemption Does Not Erase the Stories Our Bodies Carry Christian hope is sometimes described as an escape from the body, a future in which injury, disability, and painful history disappear. For people whose bodies carry marks, redemption can then sound like the erasure of their lives. The risen Jes

10/06/2026

부활은 되감기가 아닙니다

부활하신 예수님은 죽음을 이기셨지만 십자가의 흔적을 숨기지 않으셨습니다. 도마가 만난 분은 상처가 지워진 낯선 존재가 아니라, 십자가에 달리셨던 바로 그 예수님이었습니다.

이 장면은 회복을 과거의 상태로 돌아가는 일로만 생각하는 우리의 시선을 넓혀 줍니다. 2004년 척수손상을 입은 뒤 저는 사고 이전의 몸으로 돌아가는 것이 치유이자 회복이라고 생각했습니다. 거의 22년이 지난 지금도 저는 걷거나 손가락을 움직일 수 없고, 감염과 통증도 반복됩니다. 저는 이 현실을 아름답게 포장하지 않으며 지금도 치유를 구합니다.

그러나 치유가 이루어지지 않았다고 해서 하나님도 계시지 않았던 것은 아닙니다. 예수님은 제가 받아들일 수 없다고 생각했던 삶 속에서 저를 만나셨고, 제가 그분의 손을 놓으려 할 때도 저를 붙드셨습니다.

부활은 현재의 몸과 삶을 무가치하게 여기게 하지 않습니다. 휠체어에 앉아 있는 저도 지금 사랑받고 부름받은 사람이며, 그리스도의 몸에 속한 지체입니다. 교회는 장애가 있는 성도를 치유를 기다리는 사람으로만 보지 말아야 합니다. 함께 우정을 쌓고, 접근성을 높이며, 은사와 리더십이 드러날 자리를 마련해야 합니다.

부활은 되감기가 아닙니다. 하나님은 우리를 버리고 다른 사람으로 대체하지 않으십니다. 바로 우리를 살리시고 새롭게 하십니다.

부활은 되감기가 아닙니다

10/01/2026

Different but same worship

We quickly judge what looks appropriate and mature in worship. Yet our standards are shaped not only by Scripture but also by familiarity, respectability, and the opinions of others.

At a worship service for people with developmental disabilities, I watched one person dance with his whole body while another stood almost motionless with folded hands. Both could be offering sincere worship to God through their own bodies.

We may feel uncomfortable when an adult with a disability dances or sings loudly. We may label the behavior immature or disorderly. We may also move in the opposite direction and romanticize it, saying that people with developmental disabilities worship freely because their souls are especially pure.

Both responses can prevent us from seeing the person as an active worshiper who knows, loves, and responds to God.

The size of an expression cannot measure the size of faith. Energetic movement does not guarantee purity, and a quiet posture does not automatically prove maturity.

Corporate worship needs order. But that order should protect every worshiper and make participation possible. When the comfort of the majority becomes the controlling standard, order can become a language of exclusion.

Worship is not offered through only one kind of body or movement. Expressions differ, but the One who receives our worship is the same.

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Different but Same Worship We quickly form judgments about what looks appropriate and mature in worship. We may regard ourselves as reasonable and discerning, yet our standards are shaped not only by Scripture but also by familiarity, respectability, and the opinions of others. Reason is a valuabl

09/23/2026

What If God Does Not Give Us What We Ask?

“Even if he does not” is one of Scripture’s boldest declarations of faith. Yet it can also leave suffering people ashamed of their uncertainty. We may assume that genuine faith never trembles, never questions, and always chooses God without hesitation.

But Daniel 3 is not ultimately about the extraordinary resolve of three men. It is about the God they trusted. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego believed that God was able to rescue them from the furnace. They did not know what God would do, but they knew who God was.

After a 2004 accident left me with a spinal cord injury, I prayed day and night for healing. When healing did not come, I wondered how much more I needed to pray, repent, or believe. Faith gradually became less about trusting God and more about securing the result I wanted.

Eventually, I prayed, “Even if I never walk again, I will follow you.” That was not resignation. I did not abandon hope for healing. Instead, the foundation of my hope moved from healing to God himself.

“Even if he does not” must never become another standard by which we judge suffering people. We may be afraid, discouraged, or unable to make a bold confession. Our hope does not rest in our ability to hold tightly enough to God. Even if he does not, God is good. Even if our faith trembles, God remains faithful. God’s hold on us is stronger than our hold on him.

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“Even if he does not” is one of the boldest declarations of faith in Scripture. Yet those words can also leave people who suffer feeling ashamed of their own uncertainty. They may assume that real faith never trembles, never asks questions, and always chooses God without hesitation. But Daniel 3...

09/18/2026

Freinds,

Who is missing from our church? Even in the earliest Christian community, some people were being overlooked.

Acts 6 tells us that the Hellenistic widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. Luke does not tell us that this neglect was intentional. Yet uncertainty about intent did not make its consequences less serious. People who depended on the church’s care were not receiving it.

The apostles did not dismiss the concern as divisive complaining. They did not defend their intentions or insist on preserving the existing arrangement. Instead, they brought the problem before the whole community. The congregation selected seven people, all of whom bore Greek names, and the apostles entrusted them with genuine responsibility and authority.

The church did more than listen to an overlooked community. It empowered members of that community to lead the response. Churches today must ask more than, “Whom are we helping?” We must also ask, “Who is missing from the way we provide care, cultivate belonging, and share responsibility?”

Good intentions matter, but they do not guarantee that everyone can participate. Listening must lead beyond sympathy to an honest examination of our practices and a willingness to make necessary changes. A mature church is not one in which no concern is ever raised. It is one that holds firmly to the word of God without losing sight of people.

Even in the earliest Christian community, where the work of the Spirit and the power of the gospel were unmistakable, some people were being overlooked. The number of believers was increasing, and disciples were sharing their possessions to meet one another’s needs. Yet the church’s growth did n...

09/10/2026

Friends,

For the first time in twenty-two years, my father did not have to stretch my body on the morning of September 3.

After a snowboarding accident left me with a spinal cord injury, my father became one of my primary caregivers. He helped me get out of bed, shower, dress, and manage many ordinary tasks I could not perform independently. Every morning, he faithfully stretched my body to help prevent my muscles and joints from becoming stiff.

His care protected my body, but it also took a toll on his own. Years of physically assisting me contributed to problems with his hands, including carpal tunnel syndrome. After moving to South Korea, I became eligible for caregiving assistance. Someone else can now share part of the responsibility my father has carried for so many years.

That assistance was not only a gift of help to me. It was also a gift of rest to my father.

I am grateful to God for this provision. I also think of the many families who continue to care for loved ones without adequate assistance. Caregiving may be motivated by love, but love does not make the work effortless. Those who provide care also need to be cared for.

September 3 was special because someone came to help me. But the greater gift was that my father could finally rest. For that grace, I thank God.

September 3, 2026, was a special day for my family. For the first time in twenty-two years, my father did not have to stretch my body that morning. It may sound like a small change. Someone else stretched my legs. Yet that ordinary act meant that my father could step away from one responsibility he

08/31/2026

우리에게 완전히 공감하시는 대제사장, 예수

사람의 공감은 소중하지만 제한적입니다. 아무리 가까운 사람이라도 다른 사람의 고통을 온전히 이해할 수는 없습니다. 같은 아픔을 경험한 사람조차 서로의 마음을 완전히 알지 못합니다.

그러나 예수님의 공감은 다릅니다. 그는 우리의 고통을 멀리서 바라보신 것이 아니라, 사람이 되어 고난 속으로 들어오셨습니다. 배고픔과 피로, 오해와 배신, 외로움과 수치, 그리고 십자가의 죽음까지 직접 겪으셨습니다.

예수님이 우리의 고통을 완전히 아시는 이유는 그가 참사람인 동시에 하나님의 아들이시기 때문입니다. 그는 인간으로서 고난을 경험하셨고, 하나님의 아들로서 우리가 말로 표현하지 못하는 두려움과 탄식까지 아십니다.

“그가 시험을 받아 고난을 당하셨은즉 시험 받는 자들을 능히 도우실 수 있느니라” (히브리서 2:18).

예수님의 공감은 단순히 함께 아파하는 데서 끝나지 않습니다. 그는 우리의 죄를 담당하시고, 죽음의 권세를 깨뜨리셨으며, 지금도 우리를 위해 중보하십니다.

그러므로 두려움과 슬픔을 숨기지 말고 예수님께 나아가십시오. 그는 우리를 완전히 아시고, 이해하시며, 실제로 도우시는 자비하고 신실한 대제사장이십니다.

더 자세한 글은 킹스테이블 아시아 컬럼을 통해 확인하세요.

공감의 왕 예수 그리스도

08/20/2026

Dear friends,

I recently had the opportunity to share my testimony on the Korean Christian television program Saeropge Hasoseo (새롭게 하소서). My prayer is that God would use this testimony for his glory and bring encouragement, comfort, and hope to those who are going through difficult seasons in their lives.

You can watch the testimony here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvLFp_pLlNA

An English audio track is available. To listen in English, open the video, click the Settings (⚙️) icon, select Audio track, and choose English.

I would be grateful for your prayers. If you believe this testimony may encourage someone, please share it with your family, friends, and church community so that more people may hear a message of hope in Christ.

May God alone be glorified through this testimony.

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PO Box 631083
Highlands Ranch, CO
80163

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http://www.jdkimministries.org/

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