Encouragement in Suffering
Do you need encouragement in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic? Are you a Timothy to those in need of encouragement? In this article from OC Behold’s column, “Pastor’s Words,”...
Do you need encouragement in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic? Are you a Timothy to those in need of encouragement? In this article from OC Behold’s column, “Pastor’s Words,”...
...of church ministers are increasingly demanding. The church in China in this new era faces new challenges and opportunities, and so it is with returnee ministry. I. Changes in the...
...Americans Face (October 14, 2020, ChinaSource Blog) At the core, the second generation struggles with identity—Who am I? Am I Chinese? Am I American? Am I both? This is where they struggle...
...in China. One is for the NGO to register a representative office with the provincial Public Security Bureau (PSB). The second, for NGOs that do not need or want to...
Last week, I found myself sloshing through sewer-infested water up to the thighs after a deluge of rain hit a migrant community I was visiting in Shanghai. The community was...
...the need to be part of a shared adventure, and the need to be delighted in. Applying Eldredge’s analysis to China, one can see how the church has, for many...
...working people are coming into the churches. These very busy people are concerned about nothing more than their families and children. Because of this need, more and more city churches...
...years, I began to serve among ethnic minority groups. Moving to the Northwestern Plateau, I, as a Han Chinese, have now experienced firsthand the difficulties of serving among ethnic minorities....
...he believes Confucianism in various forms is already a major presence in today’s China. ChinaSource: What are the concrete signs that Confucianism is growing in China? Professor Yang: We need...
...it so difficult for the small groups, places of such dynamic sharing, to attract those who enthusiastically attend church on Sundays? We need to think through this issue; as a...
...person’s prayers go no further than, “He doesn’t love me enough,” “he’s not good to me, so I won’t be good to him,” and “I do so much already,” then...
...by their parents. They need to be given unconditional love and support. Everyone needs love; the way to love Gen Z students may be different, but the need for love...