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Reflections on a US-based Chinese Language Journey (1)
[…] language environment. After my first two years in Taiwan, I spent most of my time in my agency’s English-language office; and subsequently in another English-language environment in Singapore for the remainder of my ten years in Asia before moving back to the US. I then spent a decade of fairly minimal contact with the […]
God’s Work among the Lisu
[…] 1958); By Searching, American ed. (Chicago: Moody, 1959); Precious Things of the Lasting Hills (Chicago: Moody, 1963); Second Mile People (Sevenoaks: OMF, 1982); Stones of Fire ( Singapore: OMF, 1984). ^ The picture above is of a Lisu choir singing the Hallelujah chorus from Handel's Messiah in the Lisu language during the 109th anniversary celebration […]
Lead Article
The Three-Self Patriotic Movement
Divergent Perspectives and Grassroots Realities
[…] both official churches and house churches. Not only is the Xi government attempting to forcibly implement religious policy by eradicating house churches, it is also constricting the number of public worship spaces in Three-Self churches, and even announcing efforts to transform the meaning and practices of traditional Protestant worship through the “Sinicization” campaign. The […]
Reverse Culture Shock
[…] activities. We became used to it being a time when the whole country stops for a holiday. But now, because we are white and in Australia, our phones are not filled with celebratory messages and photos nor are we welcomed into the celebration. Here it’s a celebration for the Asians in the community, or […]
Book Reviews
The Chinese Church in Transition
Navigating Mission in the Diaspora
[…] this study was conducted in 2013, much of its information likely remains applicable today. One possible weakness of the plenitude of data, however, is that the overwhelming number of charts can sometimes be more distracting than helpful. In my estimation, the most fascinating aspect of this book is Wu’s own reflections on the same-ethnicity […]
Reflections on a US-based Chinese Language Journey (2)
[…] is two-fold: Chinese characters do not provide a built-in pronunciation guide (although there are pronunciation “clues”); and It is a “sound-poor” language with a limited number of phonemes, with each tied to multiple characters/meanings. As a result, the relationship between the written and spoken language is unlike our western alphabetic languages. Consequently, the initial language […]
Peoples of China
China’s Migrant Children
[…] Global Times, Feb 25, 2010. http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-02/507860.html 3If “left behind” children of migrant workers, who remain in the villages without parental care, are included in these statistics, the number rises to 30 million total migrant children in China, comprising 20% of the compulsory school-aged student population. “Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education: Lessons from […]
Bamboo in Mist
A Book Review
[…] many gems that the contributors bring to their chapters that deserve not just reading but proper reflection. Bamboo in Mist is another great addition to the growing number of resources on the culture and worldview of the Chinese as we seek ways to share the gospel in a relevant and appealing way in their […]
Skills No Longer Needed
[…] that they do not belong in this multicultural society. When in a park, being aware at every moment of who is near my children and whether their phone is pointing at them. At the same time, monitoring the pulse of my children’s stress levels. Do they notice the attention on them and, today, do […]
Why Reaching 2nd Generation Chinese Americans Is Crucial but Difficult
[…] special place in my heart. My love for the Chinese church is greater today than years ago. In fact, the Lord blessed me with a wife from Singapore, of Chinse descent. We met in Japan while she was serving with her church, and we have a son who is just over two years old. […]