Is Compassion Conditional?
...a desire not to be cheated. The questions surface. How much should I give? Should I give food or money? Should I give anything at all? If I give, won’t...
...a desire not to be cheated. The questions surface. How much should I give? Should I give food or money? Should I give anything at all? If I give, won’t...
A dear child may have many names, and that is also the case with CHE in China. I have come across each of these: Community Health Education (CHE); Community Health...
...hands again and again. I’ve done all I can to keep from getting this virus or passing it on to others. But Lord, my health belongs to you. I surrender...
...rulers would not need to concentrate attention on popular unrest and tout the need for stability. Peter Bryant also repeats the CCP’s ideology about building China into a “strong, democratic,...
...in number,” he noted. “We need each other.” When asked whether he feels at home now, Liu pauses. “I don’t think I represent most Chinese Catholics,” he admits. “Sometimes I...
Recently, I found myself counseling three foreigners who, with many tears, told me they had just been told to leave China by a Taiwanese/American pastor who boasted to them that...
...in heaven. “I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them” (Jeremiah 24:6). This land is not an earthly one but...
...how much mercy I need! I am thankful God did not let go of his own masterpiece, even though I am still a broken vessel. “He must increase; I must...
...then a mentoring role is very appropriate. As a group of churches further develops, the outside worker may need to shift from mentor to partner. If a particular group is...
...third is the needs of the church. For myself, I came to the Lord when I was young, when I was in junior high school [in China]. By that time...
...society, but I doubt this can work over time. There are different lifestyles and forces in society. I’m not sure they can be unified. I’m very skeptical. Chinese president Xi...
...light of these challenges, Christians in the West first need to figure out the essence of their Christian faith. They need to be more sensitive in their approach and more...