The Sound Like the Sea in Pyongyang

In January 1907, fifteen hundred Korean Christians gathered at Jangdaehyeon Church in Pyongyang for a week of Bible study. The meetings began quietly — hymns, scripture readings, polite prayers. But by the fourth evening, something broke open. An elder named Kil Sun-Ju stood before the congregation and confessed his sin publicly — bitterness he had nursed, dishonesty he had hidden, pride he had worn like a second skin.…