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Handling Family Relationships at Holiday Time
[…] holidays when they return home to be with family members who do not share their faith and may not accept it. In this article, published in the Christian Times just prior to the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, a believer shares some thoughts on how Christians can handle the tensions that naturally arise during holiday […]
We Use Chinese All the Time
Why Chinese Is a Key Language for Reaching International Students in China
[…] For Koreans you can tell by the way they dress. Most of them wear spectacles, so you can tell by their fashion and style. By spending more time with Asian students I’m now able to tell, just by looking, if someone’s Chinese or not Chinese. Cambodians and Burmese are also easier for me because […]
Seeing Trees for the First Time
[…] well and during the exchange they asked us if we wanted to ride their horse. I had never ridden a horse before (while my wife has many times). We excitedly accepted their offer. For the next hour we joyfully stomped around the valley, sometimes on our own, sometimes accompanied by Chuck, who could get […]
7 Reasons Why Sinicization Is Not Rhetoric This Time
[…] and imperialism of Western powers, especially the United States. In a recent speech, Xu Xiaohong, Chairman of the Chinese Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee, stated, In modern times, Christianity was introduced to China on a large scale along with colonial aggression by Western powers. It was called "foreign religion." The churches anywhere in our […]
Is It Time for a New Approach to Leadership?
To whatever extent the leadership forms taught by the west, and our approach to church polity have done a disservice to the church in China, we should ask for forgiveness.
Voices from Hong Kong
On the 20th Anniversary of the Hong Kong SAR
[…] the massive influx of mainlanders has caused considerable backlash among the younger generation. I expect more violence. For more on the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover check out the special section in last week’s ZGBriefs plus a few more here for good measure. As the 20th anniversary of the handover to China nears, […]
Book Reviews
Poetry in Blood
A Book Review
[…] more than a biography, although it is a somber, unsparing, and ultimately inspiring account of her life. Xi recounts the story of Lin Zhao’s life from her time as a student at the Laura Haygood Memorial School for Girls—a Southern Methodist mission school for girls from upper class families (p. 16)—through her years as […]
Supporting Article
Missional Mothering in China
[…] taping, hauling furniture and books, and even driving me and two bags of our family’s most precious mementos, along with Ethan’s special books and toys, to the airport for the long trans-Pacific flight back to the USA. At that time, Ethan was just one month into his three-and-a-half-years of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. We […]
Working Our “Initiate Conversation” Muscle
[…] how her father proactively approached her after an intense conflict illustrates the challenge and need for us to exercise this important muscle. My dad gets drunk some times. During our worst argument ever, I smashed every single bottle of alcohol in the house. The floorboards still bear marks from it. I prayed to God, […]
When a Gift Is Not Enough
[…] conflict where I was in the wrong, I would apologize by saying, “Does that need a little salt? I’ll get the salt for you.” Then I would check her expression. If her face still looked dark, or if she didn’t look at me at all, or if she said, “Go away!” then I knew […]