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A Faithful Steward’s Freedom
The author looks at two lives, that of Samuel Pollard and her own, to help us understand how faithful stewardship of time, abilities, and finances can be used to joyfully serve our Master, Jesus Christ. Pollard, an English missionary who loved the Big Flowery Miao people of southwest China, gave his life to introduce […]
Pastoring Those Who Face Sexual Temptation
[…] this fight range from boys barely in adolescence to married men. Of course, no man whether young or old is immune to sexual temptation. Just recently, the news reported an 80-year-old man who sexually abused an 8-year-old girl—just another demonstration that sexual temptation is a universal struggle. Today’s young men face unprecedented sexual temptation. […]
The Cultural Revolution at 50
A Round-up of Resources
[…] Camps to Bach’s Goldberg Variations, by Zhu Xiao-mei Colors of the Mountain, by Da Chen Red China Blues: My Long March from Mao to Now, by Jan Wong Finally, if you are a Twitter user, track the campaign "in real time" as @GPCR50 live-tweets the Cultural Revolution. Image credit: Mao Buttons, by Joann Pittman, via Flickr.
Book Reviews
Glorification of Educational Success
Governing Educational Desire: Culture, Politics, and Schooling in China by Andrew Kipnis. University of Chicago Press (Chicago: 2011), 174 pp. ISBN 13:978-0-226-43755-2; $27.50. Reviewed by Lisa Nagle Newsflash: Chinese and Western societies are different. There is a debate swirling around radio programs, talk shows and parenting blogs about the difference in the educational system […]
Chinese Dreaming
[…] The biggest challenge is that “the political system has run out of its ability to accommodate the incredible diversity of expectations and aspirations that Chinese people have today.” Hmmm change the wording of that last point slightly, and you have a pretty accurate description of the situation regarding the church: “the religious regulatory system […]
June 27, 2013
[…] members of the mostly Muslim Uighur ethnic minority. Police shot at "mobs" who had attacked police stations, a local government building and a construction site, the Xinhua news agency said, citing local officials. Xi Jinpings Rare Scolding of Top Party Leaders (June 26, 2013, China Real Time) After telling the lower ranks of the […]
ChinaSource Top Ten 2013
[…] what the constitution has to say about religion and religious freedom." Eastern Lightning and the End of the World "China's Eastern Lightning cult is back in the news again, thanks to the ancient Mayans. It seems that their calendar comes to an end on December 21, causing millions to believe that the day will […]
House Churches and Anti-cult Campaigns
[…] is a genuine interest in the matter on the part of the public, but little understanding. If the multitude of people at the grassroots level who use news discussion platforms do not understand "the difference between house churches and cults," then the fact that more professional, respectable experts of social media and academics deliberately […]
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Changing China, Changing Roles, Unchanging Commission
Foreigners in China Today
[…] still needed in that country. Some kinds of foreigners are not needed while there is a great need for another kind—those who exemplify biblical values and priorities in all aspects of their lives. Not only can they help strengthen the testimony of Chinese believers and those who shepherd them, they can also act as evangelists.
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
[…] training and orientation platform for individuals and groups preparing for short- or long-term service in China. In May, Joann Pittman, editor of our weekly ZG Briefs e- newsletter and of Chinese Church Voices, will lead a “vision tour” to China for the Hospitality Center for Chinese, a ministry that works with Chinese students at the […]