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Firsthand accounts of faith lived out in the context of Chinese Christianity.

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A group of people gathered for Bible study and prayer. That deepening understanding of his mercy towards us will stir our hearts to do whatever we can, out of love for Christ, to see those held captive to pride and unbelief turn to him.

Far from Our Eyes, Close to God’s Heart

That deepening understanding of his mercy towards us will stir our hearts to do whatever we can, out of love for Christ, to see those held captive to pride and unbelief turn to him.

A collage of photos showing Eric Liddell winning the 400-meter race in the 1924 Paris Olympics and his graduation photo from the University of Edinburgh. Chinese people remember Liddell as "The Olympic champion with a heart for China," and he is buried in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. His life, though short, was a blessing to many, and his story continues to inspire.

“The Olympic Champion with a Heart for China”

Chinese people remember Liddell as "The Olympic champion with a heart for China," and he is buried in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. His life, though short, was a blessing to many, and his story continues to inspire.

An image of a Church of the East cleric from a mural in the Palace of al-Mukhtar, dated to 837 to 839 AD. In AD 781, during the reign of Mahdi, the third of the Abbasid caliphs at Baghdad and spiritual and temporal head of the Muslim religion, Timothy and the caliph convened for a two-day dialogue in Arabic with portions in Syriac. The fraternal dialogue format with the caliph was in the form of questions and answers.

Ministering to Muslims: The Dialogue between Timothy I and the Caliph Mahdi

In AD 781, during the reign of Mahdi, the third of the Abbasid caliphs at Baghdad and spiritual and temporal head of the Muslim religion, Timothy and the caliph convened for a two-day dialogue in Arabic with portions in Syriac. The fraternal dialogue format with the caliph was in the form of questions and answers.

A bookshelf full of books with colorful spines, all commentaries on the Gospel of John. Their critical contextualization of who belonged in Jesus’s kingdom, who were the real Christians, freed the gospel from ethnic cultural imprisonment, and opened the door to for an all-peoples Church.

Crossing Cultures: Theology versus theology

Their critical contextualization of who belonged in Jesus’s kingdom, who were the real Christians, freed the gospel from ethnic cultural imprisonment, and opened the door to for an all-peoples Church.

A young Asian man works with a little girl looking over his shoulder. People have never been so eager to hear about the gospel because their lives and hopes have never been so damped in the past four decades.

Generation to Generation

People have never been so eager to hear about the gospel because their lives and hopes have never been so damped in the past four decades.

A group of Chinese volunteers prepare donations for those in need. In part two of “God Is on the Move,” we look back at the many ways Chinese believers supported one another and their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

God Is on the Move, Part 2

In part two of “God Is on the Move,” we look back at the many ways Chinese believers supported one another and their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man rides a horse in the Chinese countryside. I was weeping and mourning and having a hard time accepting where Grandpa is eternally, because I had thought, surely, I would have another chance to share the gospel with him, and had I done that, my grandpa would have had a chance to be saved and reconciled with God through faith in Jesus the Savior.

Grandpa—A Tale of Faith and Family in Rural China

I was weeping and mourning and having a hard time accepting where Grandpa is eternally, because I had thought, surely, I would have another chance to share the gospel with him, and had I done that, my grandpa would have had a chance to be saved and reconciled with God through faith in Jesus the Savior.

A family checks out the arrivals and departures at Hong Kong International Airport. The arrival of so many new immigrants [from Hong Kong] in a short period of time has presented both local and Chinese churches in the UK with some unique opportunities and challenges. Zipporah, a student at Singapore Bible College, conducted research into this situation for a class on mission research.

How Hong Kong Immigrants and UK Churches Are Working Together

The arrival of so many new immigrants [from Hong Kong] in a short period of time has presented both local and Chinese churches in the UK with some unique opportunities and challenges. Zipporah, a student at Singapore Bible College, conducted research into this situation for a class on mission research.

A cityscape of Beijing, with the sunset reflected in an office skyscraper. Even though I have been keenly aware of the immense changes that have taken place in China over the past few years, what I saw and experienced was more was more familiar to me than different.

Five Observations from a Week in China

Even though I have been keenly aware of the immense changes that have taken place in China over the past few years, what I saw and experienced was more was more familiar to me than different.

The author, a red-haired little girl, sits with her Chinese classmates. Pray that the Chinese Gen Z can find their true meaning and identity, that their worth would not in their achievements, but of a higher force.

Chinese Upbringing and US Culture

Pray that the Chinese Gen Z can find their true meaning and identity, that their worth would not in their achievements, but of a higher force.