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Can Others Tell?
[…] leave them or forsake them. He is with them in their pain, and they can trust him through the sorrow. Securitization of Everything by Peter Bryant, December 13, 2023 Churches and individual Chinese Christians have felt the impact of this shift to greater emphasis and concern about security. Unregistered churches and groups are seen […]
Reconsidering Traditional Teachings in Difficult Times
Could the entrance of Buddhism into China offer cultural insights on how to share the message of Christ in China today?
Are You in Conflict?
[…] starting in an unseen place first: “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?” (James 4: 1). I began to wonder, where does the “explosion and shame” view of conflict come from? I found roots to an answer when researching what Confucius had […]
The Search for Home: Resonances between Heaven and Earth
A Reflective Review of Xiaoli Yang’s A Dialogue Between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke
A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke: Chinese Homecoming and the Relationship with Jesus Christ by Xiaoli Yang. Leiden: Brill, 2018. 348 pages. ISBN- 10 9004361294, ISBN-13 978-9004361294. Available from Amazon. Many who have worked in Christian mission recognize that it is through the arts that one often comes to […]
The Benefits of Giving Face
[…] genuinely loves, values, and forgives us, and he addresses the issues, pointing out specific areas such as fear and calling us to acknowledge our sin (Psalm 32: 1–11, John 8:10–12, Matthew 10:31, and Psalm 103:8–14). God purposefully addresses issues with us so we can be transformed (Romans 12:2 and 2 Corinthians 3:18). Note: This […]
My Private Space
Coal stoves to microwaves. Public phones to iPhones. Rolls of negatives to air drop. The list of changes occurring during my time as a teacher in China is long and there is no lack of observant writers analyzing each one. “Plans cannot keep up with change” says it all. I have no additions to […]
A Lived Theology Approach to “Seeing” the Chinese Church
Reflecting on “Chinese Christianity in the Modern Era” (1)
[…] of developing a clearer picture of God’s work in China. Undergirding this lived theology approach are three assumptions that are worth explicit explanation. These assumptions are ( 1) a faith in God’s sovereignty and providence, (2) attention to historical patterns and processes, and (3) an attitude of cultural and epistemic humility. God’s sovereignty and […]
From the Middle East to the Middle Kingdom (4)
Forced Integration (AD 1368–1644)
[…] out. Today, it still helps Hui differentiate between insiders and outsiders. Mosque-based education and religious conversion of Han wives helped to pass Islam to future generations, but both phenomena contributed to syncretism between Islam and traditional Chinese wisdom. Li Shizhen (æÂÂæ¶çÂÂ) in the 16th century “Compendium of Materia Medica” (ãÂÂæ¬èÂÂ纲ç®ãÂÂ) Translated from Chinese. Available online.
Reconciling a Church Split
[…] an elder of a local church in China had not spoken to each other for four months. My heart ached when I heard this news. In John 13:34–35 Jesus said to his followers, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are […]