Tag: Poverty
Ascension
A Film Review
What does it mean to pursue the “Chinese Dream”? And how can those of us who watch a film like Ascension move away from judgement and toward understanding and compassion for people struggling to achieve their dream?
3 Questions: Remembering the Poor
Brother Tom is a grassroots church planter in an Asian city. For the past twenty years he has worked with a global organization on creating access and sustainability for church planting.
Christmas Cards Made in Shanxi
But Made with a Purpose
If you haven't bought Christmas cards yet this year, consider sending hand-cut cards from Yangqu County, China.
ZGBriefs – The Week’s Top Picks, October 16 Issue
Our top picks this week include articles on poverty and leadership and an interview with one of our favorite China authors.
Beyond Beijing
Life in the Chinese Countryside
Since China's great gǎigé kāifàng (Reform and Opening) experiment was begun by reformists in the Communist Party of China (CPC) under Deng Xiaoping in late 1978, tens of thousands of articles—in print and online—have been written about the huge changes and nearly miraculous standard-of-living improvements that have happened throughout China.