
Joann Pittman
Bu Tai Qingchu
It may seem like a lot of things about China are not very clear these days. But . .
ZGBriefs | September 15, 2022
China Pays Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (September 9, 2022, Sixth Tone) China’s top leaders and its people joined millions around the world to pay tribute to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II after the death of the country’s longest-reigning monarch was announced Thursday. She was 96.
An Interview with Sean Cheng, Asia Editor of Christianity Today
ChinaSource is thrilled to partner with Christianity Today (CT) to help inform global Christians about the church in China and tell the stories of God’s faithfulness to his people. Learn more in this “3 Questions” video interview with CT’s Asia editor.
ZGBriefs | September 8, 2022
An Unusual Scottish Missionary: William Burns (August 25, 2022, Field Partner Blog) William Chalmers Burns (宾惠廉) lived from 1815-1868. A fellow missionary said after his death that “all China knows him; he is the holiest man alive”. Because of his itinerant ministry, he left an impression on thousands of people across wide stretches of China.
ZGBriefs | September 1, 2022
Filled with the Spirit amid the Hungry Ghosts (August 25, 2022, Christianity Today) This month serves as an important time for the church to reflect on its own convictions about spirits and the Holy Ghost himself.
ZGBriefs | August 25, 2022
China issues alert as drought and heatwave put crops at risk (August 24, 2022, The Guardian) Local authorities told to take measures and ‘use every unit of water carefully’ in effort to save autumn harvest.
The Culture Tree
Culture Learning: A Book Review
“One of the beautiful things about symbolizing cultures with trees is that this picture captures the essence of variation and uniqueness among groups… The image of the tree allows you to first think about commonalities by acknowledging all trees have the same parts, and then to address differences by thinking of the many different types of trees.”
ZGBriefs | August 18, 2022
5 Truths We Must Defend: Lessons from China (August 11, 2022, The Gospel Coalition) Although the experience of Christians in the U.S. is vastly different, we can learn from the faithfulness of our brothers and sisters in China.
Internet Regulations Six Months On
Due to the licensing and real-name requirements, these regulations… certainly make it more difficult for individuals and unregistered churches to put religious content online.
ZGBriefs | August 11, 2022
The Major Questions About China’s Foreign NGO Law Are Now Settled (August 8, 2022, China File) Foreign NGOs still tend to focus on work congenial to Beijing and eschew “controversial” issue areas like media, human rights, or religious issues.