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Crossing Cultures: Ethnocentric Conversion

[…] value that was “accepted without question” (Richards and O’Brien 2012, 29-50).  Three times Peter said no to the Lord’s invitation. None the less, he listened to the Spirit, responded in faith, and accepted the risks of breaking accepted religious rules and cultural demands. As a result, Peter saw the Holy Spirit fall on Cornelius […]

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Synthesizing East and West

Wu Jingxiong’s Lasting Contribution to Chinese Christianity

[…] afterwards he became a Catholic, influenced by a Catholic family the classic book Story of a Soul by St. Thérèse of Lisieux, a French Carmelite nun whose spirit Wu felt was very close to that of the Chinese, especially Laozi.19 Through her words, St. Thérèse, with her desire to love Jesus by making herself […]

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“Shrewd as Snakes”?

[…] tells the disciples to be vigilant, as persecution and suffering will arise. Yet he assures them that they will have help in the form of the Holy Spirit, who will empower them when they are arrested and give them words to respond when they face judgment before earthly governors and kings.     In between doling […]

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A Ten-Year Visa

[…] Ten-year, multiple entry tourist visa to China. I first got wind of this new visa from a report in the Wall Street Journal back on November 11, 2014. It came during President Obama’s trip to China: President Barack Obama unveiled the new visa arrangements in a speech to business executives in Beijing. According to both […]

The Lantern

Overshadowed at the Edges

And the angel answered her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. . . .’ For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:35,37b Most scholars believe Mary was likely between 12 and […]

Chinese Christian Voices

The Church in China Prays

[…] is very boring and tedious, and it can easily become a formality. But, we enjoy the sweetness of the Lord's grace under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, having the same mindset as Jesus Christ and His care for God's house. Let's pray, pray, and amazing things will come! Glory to the Triune God! […]

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Persecution: A Dangerous Opportunity for the Church in China?

[…] social context. In my opinion, what is equally, if not more, meaningful and significant is many Chinese churches’ re-appreciation or recovery of the Chinese house church’s trade-mark spirit of suffering and bearing the cross for Christ. When the churches experienced their heyday of growth and expansion under the relatively tolerant environment of recent years, […]

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Missions and the Chinese Church

Advantages and Difficulties

[…] addition, parents are not willing to let their child go into Muslim areas or other dangerous places. How will they become missionaries, soldiers for God’s kingdom? No spirit of adventure Chinese are not used to international living. They are unwilling to face danger and lack the will and spirit of giving, in both money […]

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Women in Ministry in China

The Past 50 Years

[…] integrity in the fires of post-1949 persecution.33 Thus the strong sisters of the twenty-first century church stand on the shoulders of their mothers, aunts, and “godmothers.”34 The spirit of the “Bible women” did not die away with the emancipation of the female sex in the “New China” inaugurated by Chairman Mao in 1949. During […]

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A Strategic Great Commission Plan

[…] Price of Discipleship.” Please pray for those who are committed to engaging Chinese Muslims by “building relationships through intentional, informal, and interactive conversations.” Pray that the Holy Spirit will cover and favor those conversations. Learn more by reading “Engaging with Chinese Muslims, Part 1: The Woman at the Well as a Model for Evangelism” […]