The Power of the Gospel — a Miao Village that is 80% Christian
This article, translated from the Mainland based website Christian Times, is a testimony to the power of the Gospel among the Miao people of Yunnan Province.
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China’s Church through Western Eyes
Scanning the headlines on any given day, one cannot but take note of the vastly different portraits of China which emerge.
“Eastern Lightning Destroyed My Family”
The article translated below is a testimony from a Christian man who lost his wife to the Eastern Lightning Cult. It is posted on a Mainland-based website called Kuanye Zhi Sheng (Voice in the Wilderness).
Is China Persecuting More Christians for their Faith?
According to the China Aid 13.8% more Christians in China were persecuted last year as compared with 2011, continuing a trend of increasing persecution that goes back to at least 2007.
Christianity and Regulation in China
An article on a think-tank website in China lays out the current conditions of Christianity and religious regulations in China.
Counting China’s Christians
According to Pew Research Center's latest statistics, China has more than 600 million religious believers. Of these, an estimated 68 million are Protestant Christians, accounting for just over five percent of the population.
Getting Better or Getting Worse?
Those of us who work in China are often asked if we think that the situation for the church in China is getting better or worse. I have always found that to be a problematic question.
An Urban Migrant Pastor Discusses His Church’s Vision
In this post, translated from the Christian Times, we hear from a pastor who leads a church of migrant factory workers in Dongguan, Guangdong Province.
Seven Reasons Chinese is Becoming Easier to Learn
The study of Chinese as a second language is exploding around the globe, yet few Westerners today read, write and speak Chinese fluently. No wonder native speakers often say, with a certain satisfaction, their language is tai nan xue, "too hard to learn."
Testimony — A Tibetan Christian Doctor
This post is a translation of an article that was published in The Christian Times in December 2012. It is about Dr. Luke, a member of the Tibetan Tu people who became a Christian through the witness and influence of his high school English teacher, who was from Northeast China.
A Beijing Pastor Discusses the Vision of His Urban Church (II)
This is part 2 of a report on a conversation with a pastor of an unregistered urban church in which he talks about the importance of vision and his churchs vision to serve the community.
Fair is foul and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air
January saw some of the worst pollution in China with readings as high as over 800 for PM 2.5.