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Denominationalism or Nondenominationalism?
Is There a Third Way?
[…] been passed on to new converts, creating new liturgical norms. For example, some urban professional churches are taught by elderly spiritual leaders to use the term “ breaking bread” instead of “communion,” because the former was the biblical and correct way to say it during a communion service. When we position ourselves as […]
I’m Off to Fix Something
[…] problem is defined, then it can be fixed. “This chaos is fixable,” thinks the American. Put in one-way streets. Put in left-turn lanes. Impose strict fines for breaking the rules. Put up stop signs. The list of solutions can go on and on and on. Now, back to the weekly traffic jam. . . […]
Regrets in Ministry
[…] Mandarin to share with them the scripture in my head, specifically the 2 Corinthians 12:9 promise: “My graciousness is just enough.” When believers discussed the impracticality of breaking social norms for the sake of the gospel, I warned them that God was not pleased using Revelation 3:15 “like the Lay-uh dao-si people not-cold not-hot […]
Supporting Article
Word Choice Challenges
[…] than guofan (过 犯), miss the mark, a more accurate translation (Strand, 2000). This created the misconception among many generations of Chinese listeners that sin is the breaking of civil and moral laws, rather than missing God’s mark. The same can be said for the word “fellowship” which was translated as jiaotong (交通), which […]
How to Pray for and about Marriage
[…] wife and I were just falling in love, a good friend advised me: “You should definitely not give too much in this relationship—if you guys end up breaking up, it’ll just hurt even more.” This sounded like the wisdom of experience, but something in me doubted. Does love really require such reservation? If you […]
Finding the One
[…] shaking hands with HIV patients who were affected by the blood transfusion mishap in some of China’s rural cities in the 90s. Though there is progress toward breaking stigmas about the virus in China’s larger populaces, the virus continues to spread as if under a veil of secrecy in the dark recesses of the […]
Easter—the Way Out from Qingming
[…] is the origin of death. Death is the result of sin. This cycle of cause and effect seems to have no end. Then where is hope of breaking free of the bonds of death, and entering into eternal life? Where is resurrection? If there has never been resurrection, never been eternal life, why do […]
Still Tomorrow
A Film Review
[…] because it is far away, I can’t make peace with myself. I can’t give up. That’s why I chased and failed again and again. Culturally, Yu is breaking down barriers about what can and cannot be said openly, especially by women. It is clear that by sharing her own feelings of pain, despair, and […]
Challenged by Different Ways of Seeing
[…] cultures all have opposites. They are all part of the sin of humans and are clearly seen in Genesis 3. We often see sin to be the breaking of a command or divine laws—picking and eating the forbidden fruit—while actually sin is everything that keeps us separated from God. Without going too deep into […]
Those Who Have Served Faithfully
In the Nujiang Valley, Yunnan
[…] missionaries really were. In that environment, that place, they still managed to start churches. Nowadays, it is really hard for us to drive up a mountain—we’re constantly breaking out in a nervous sweat. The most dangerous part is the route back down the mountain, with our four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle grinding downhill in first gear. […]