Living 'between' numerous contradictions and limitations
A message of comfort to Christians!

“A book as sweet as honey and as dangerous as a lion!”
“It whispers softly, then suddenly thrusts a knife, shaking the very foundations of existence.”

The life of a Christian is constantly wavering, moving between ‘reality and illusion,’ ‘suffering and happiness,’ ‘good and evil,’ and ‘time and eternity.’
Living as a 'trapped' person is the inevitability of those who follow Jesus.
'Sai' is a place of danger and uncertainty, but at the same time, it is a place of joy and grace.
It offers theological insight and comfort to those who struggle fiercely in that gap.

This book contains a balanced mix of the theology and faith that the author cultivated while living the life of 'Sai'.
Additionally, the book is richly quotations from the humanities, novels, and theology, solidifying the author's message.
Through the book, we can explore life 'in between' and the joy and grace it brings.

As the level of technological automation advances, humans are gradually becoming completely alienated from the sacred technological system.
We are trapped in a negative world where efficiency has become the standard for technology, and those who do not conform to it are treated as less than human.
That is why even Christians today live as beings 'caught' between the negative world of technological systems and the positive God who seeks to save the world.
It is a reality where we sometimes endure conflicts of conflict and contradiction, and sometimes live as a point of contact and mediator.
- Chapter 1 Between Reality and Illusion

Happiness does not seem to come from maximizing external possessions, which can be symbolized by honey.
Perhaps happiness lies in the realization that I am deeply connected to the One who allowed me to experience the hardships of a lion, and also to allow the sweet honey to flow through those hardships, and in doing so, is the stream where I must put down the roots of my being.
- Chapter 2 Between the Lion and the Honey

What, exactly, is good and what is evil? Indeed, if we examine almost everything we do, we see a profound line separating good and evil, clean and unclean, intricately and ambiguously embedded in every organization, thought, personality, and soul in this world.
So, whether they are politicians, businessmen, educators, civil servants, or even clergy or believers, they all have this high-voltage wire running through them, and they stand precariously on it, experiencing endless hope and despair, joy and sorrow, order and disorder, fullness and transience, righteousness and sin all at the same time.

---From "Chapter 3: Between Good and Evil"

The higher perspective, the revelation, seems far from confirming the lower perspective that I already know.
Fundamentally, revelation surprises and shakes us with new knowledge about God and ourselves.
Revelation is an event that shakes me to my core.
Sometimes, it is a threatening and scary event because it overturns the way we have lived so far.
So, rather than welcoming it, I would like to reject it.
Because revelation demands the death of the body that has not been released for a long time.
But the Bible is full of stories about God's revelations and the responses of those who received them.
A revelation, a surprising gift, breaks into our lives and makes it impossible to continue living as we used to.
---From "Chapter 4: Between Sound and Trembling"

If there is ‘hope’ in people, there is ‘hope’ in God.
If hope is like the footsteps that are busily seeking an open door, isn't desire like the kick that is forcefully kicking a firmly closed door?
Hope that fails to find an open door is bound to waver, but hope that breaks down a closed door will never waver.
So, in times of despair, isn't it hope, not desire, that is most desperately needed?

---From "Chapter 5 Between Time and Eternity"