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Hui Weddings, Funerals, and Other Rites of Passage
Know Thy Hui Neighbor (7)
[…] us, as Christians, to set aside our own cultural preferences and thoughtfully reflect on rituals in the light of biblical norms. Then, we begin to see God breaking down, redeeming, and using what once was a barrier as a bridge to himself. For example, see these videos of a wedding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2vNqxEU0xo and a […]
Café Encounters
[…] Chinese soil, and humbly place yourself alongside everyday urban residents racked with the inarticulate ache for life. . . Then amidst a society increasingly strained to the breaking point, you will find the harvest that awaits you as white as it has ever been. For more on the current situation for expatriates wanting to […]
Being a Family in China’s New Era
[…] government has put more pressure on the church. When we talked about the church situation, they mentioned many examples of tightening restrictions for the in-person meetings including breaking up larger churches and persecution of pastors and other leaders. In recent years this tightening has also been seen in the online world as more materials […]
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One Family’s Experience of the New Era
Bryant’s interview with a Christian family that has lived through the open era in China and is now experiencing increasingly restrictive days, provides a realistic view of what this new era in society means for everyday Christians.
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Pastors in China’s New Era
[…] thwarted by the local police and permission to travel to an overseas conference was revoked at the airport and instead brought on threats to close their church. Breaking up congregations and cutting ties to other churches are more than a reaction to repressive policies. Many interviewees argued that big churches are not suitable for […]
Lead Article
New Era and New Roles
Changes and Issues for Chinese Ministries in a New Context
[…] culture and minority culture), and the co-workers’ own culture. It also refers to the “kingdom enterprise culture” and “secular business culture.” Evangelism and missions mean crossing or breaking boundaries. When overseas churches and workers realize this breakthrough in the concept of missions, they will discover that the door to missions in China remains open. […]
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Using New Media for Digital Evangelism on Chinese Cyberspace
[…] WeChat gong gong hao or public accounts. One Christian article from those public accounts could get thousands of reads, even reaching 10 wan jia—more than 100,000 reads—thus “ breaking the meter.” I joined Overseas Campus Ministries (oc.org), a Chinese Christian media ministry, in 2011 to lead their internet ministry. A WeChat public account was […]
The Earliest Chinese Christianity Brought Back to Life
[…] by Zhang Gengyu, Li Zhizao, Nicolas Trigault, and Athanasius Kircher, Thompson presents a detailed description of the aesthetic design of the Stele, the microstructure in terms of breaking down the texts by column number and sense units, the macrostructure in terms of 頌並序 (song bing xu; that is, ode with commentary), as well as […]
Book Reviews
True Stewardship
[…] is that by reclaiming the central motif of the steward, and building it on a sound theological and biblical base, we will be freed and empowered to live as joyous children in the kingdom of God…. That is the life for which Christ died. That is the life that will shine like a light […]
To My Daughter Leyi
[…] me “daddy” with a clear, comforting voice. Not too long ago, daddy and mommy were wishing for another baby, but since daddy is on medication for my liver, I needed to change the medicine. This made us feel worried and anxious. But one night, you came again in my dream and cuddled with me […]