The Greatest Threat to Christianity in China
...really what keeps believers awake at night? Or is the answer found within the church itself? I have been putting this question, or a variation of it, to urban church...
...really what keeps believers awake at night? Or is the answer found within the church itself? I have been putting this question, or a variation of it, to urban church...
...unable to truly assist them in learning English. Witness as Normal What do I mean by witness? As I have defined it elsewhere: “Living out one’s beliefs in purposeful ways...
...I realized the vast difference in our investment in the relationship—after I left, their lives carried on as usual, but I had lost the people I felt deeply connected to,...
...have immersed myself in Chinese culture. I’ve seen a lot of people come and go since I arrived here in 1991—many who approach China with negative attitudes and misconceptions. China...
...with greater and lesser degrees of success. What makes the difference? In this and the next several blogs, I would like to share some of what I’ve learned about foreign...
...missions. I thought that I understood them a lot, but after arriving, I realized that I really didn't know much about the European Church. I had heard so much about...
...growing criticism by Western powers of its treatment of ethnic minorities in the regions of Xinjiang and Tibet and of citizens in the former British colony of Hong Kong. Hours...
...ago he had said he wanted to be a policemen or scientist. But last year, he suddenly said to her, Mom, I finally figured out what I want to be...
...(October 5, 2015, The New York Times) The prosecution of Mr. Tsang, the highest-ranking official ever to face a corruption trial in this former British colony, once again brought attention...
...his family’s immigration journey to America (May 17, 2023, Washington Post) “I felt it’s worth recording our life in America,” he said. “I have seldom documented my family cohesively, and...
...John 4:35: "Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest." Our pessimism has blinded us to what is...
...latest GDP figures or the first National Security Commission meeting, I thought I'd start with my first impressions of a city that was once home and is going to be...