Thirty Years in China; Four Observed Trends
Thirty years ago, I set off for what I thought would be a one-year teaching stint in China. Twenty-eight years later, I moved back to the States. Either I'm really...
Thirty years ago, I set off for what I thought would be a one-year teaching stint in China. Twenty-eight years later, I moved back to the States. Either I'm really...
I'm already two weeks into my current episode of jet lag, so I know there is no excuse. However, I still find myself waking up in the morning and wondering,...
...Is This? (January 23, 2014, ChinaSource Blog) I'm already two weeks into my current episode of jet lag, so I know there is no excuse. However, I still find myself...
...I had a bigger vocabulary. I dont know what a ______ is; technical medical terms are outside my Chinese vocab range. I probably dont even know what a ____ is...
...Hes now working on a book about happiness in China. I recently spoke to Madsen in Chicago, where he was addressing a meeting of Catholic leaders who deal with the...
...above. I received this fantastic photo just before Christmas from a friend in our city in northern China. Even in my wildest dreams, I doubt I could have constructed this...
...homes with towering portraits of themselves surrounded by velvet and marble. Its Hard to Say I Love You in Chinese (February 14, 2014, China File) We didnt say I love...
...perseverance of believers in China, author Tony Lambert suggests reasons for the growth and shares sobering truths that Western Christians need to hear. 3. China's Next Generation: New China, New...
...are pretty rigid about their eating schedules, and now I realize that I have been reprogrammed. I think of 12pm as the lunchtime, with deviations as early as 11:30am or...
...Learn Chinese? (March 12, 2014, ChinaSource Blog) Since I've been in China for 28 years,* and speak Chinese reasonably well, I am often asked two questions (by foreigners), neither of...
...book, Covell tried to analyze outstanding attempts to “bring the Christian faith and Chinese culture together,” and the focus “is on the shape and nature of the message that has...
...many other questions, I hope they will help the reader see our subject in a new light as I sketch its influence in modern Chinese society. So, put on your...