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One Virus, Two Cities
When the coronavirus began its rapid global spread earlier this year, New York City quickly emerged as a new epicenter of the virus. Case counts spiked, reaching new highs on a daily basis as hospitals reeled under the sudden demand for acute care. Well over 20,000 lives would be lost before the outbreak was […]
An Official Code of Conduct for China’s Pastors
[…] more vigilant in recognizing and preventing the capability of foreign infiltration as well as to stand on guard against cults, heresies, and extremism. In addition, the document promotes mutual respect and harmony between different religions as well as inter-religious dialogue and cultural exchanges. It also demands that staff conform to churches' rules and regulations […]
Encouragement for Those Contemplating Post-Virus Divorce
[…] fully booked every day with divorce appointments. People are not at all surprised at this, rather they can empathize—the trials of the epidemic are not just the virus, but also trials in marriage. The Hua Shuang Daily reports that on March 5, Xi’an Beilin District Marriage Registry had 14 divorce bookings, which reached the […]
China in the Mirror: Challenges and Realities
Reflections on China, Part 1: The Context in 2024
[…] 20% of what it was at its peak. With all these concerns, and the facts of the last ten years, how is one to view China in 2024? In the first of this two-part series, I will lay out three concerns, and then in part two I will explain how my hope for ministry […]
Vision for Tomorrow: Opportunities in China’s New Era
Reflections on China, Part 2: Hope for the Present and the Future
[…] desire. It is essential that expatriates hoping to work productively and meaningfully in China find areas of common concern and interest. What are China’s high priorities in 2024? Answering this question requires expatriate workers who have the language and cultural skills to discern what China wants, and the relational skills to develop collaborations that […]
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The Sino-Vatican Provisional Agreement 2018
[…] dioceses and extinguishing others, sometimes merging smaller, perennially vacant episcopal seats in the process. This has presented Rome with difficult problems.20 To cite another example, in January 2024, Fr. Ma Xianshi (麻顯士), a communist-sponsored diocesan administrator of Wenzhou, transferred priests in the diocese, realigned parish boundaries, downgraded another local diocese to a parish within […]
Taking Another Look at the Chinese Dragon
[…] to God’s grace.” I also decided to reclaim and reinterpret the idea of “descendants of the long” for the Chinese church. To that end, I have organized and promoted a youth missionary movement in mainland China with the theme of “Heirs” (传人) and written a theme song for it called “Song of the Heirs”: In […]
Dragons: Friend or Foe?
Reflections on the Year of the Dragon
[…] where he waits to bestow true power and prosperity on all who call upon him. Richard Lederman, “What is the Biblical Flying Serpent?” <em>TheTorah.com</em>, accessed March 25, 2024, <a href="https://www.thetorah.com/article/what-is-the-biblical-flying-serpent">https://www.thetorah.com/article/what-is-the-biblical-flying-serpent</a>. Othmar Keel and Christoph Uehlinger, <em>Gods, Goddesses, and Images of God in Ancient Israel</em> (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998), 272–277. Dragon throne in the Shenyang […]
Chinese Christians and the Chinese Zodiac
Idolatry or a Cultural Artifact?
For Chinese Christians, embracing both church feasts and traditional Chinese festivals is a delicate balance. While adhering to biblical principles and avoiding idolatry, we are also called to live in harmony with all, showcasing God's goodness to unbelievers (Romans 12:18).
Reassessing Digital Engagement, Part I
Lest readers…brand me as a Luddite, I do believe there are good uses to newly developed digital technology, and some of the best uses are for information transfer, some forms of education…and establishing relationships in new geographical contexts where they might otherwise be difficult to find.