Chinese Christian Voices

Chinese Christian Voices is an occasional column of the ChinaSource Blog providing translations of original writing by Chinese Christians. The views represented are entirely those of the original author; inclusion in Chinese Christian Voices does not imply or equal an endorsement by ChinaSource.

Chinese Christian Voices

A Testimony of Transformation

From Monk in Training to Pastor

It is hard to imagine that this pastor—now fluent in Scripture and prayer—had once devoted years to Daoist medicine and Buddhist practice, even preparing to become a monk

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Confucian Culture and Christian Faith

Reading Gu Hongming Today

No culture or political ideology can be equated with Christian truth. Jesus’s words—“My kingdom is not of this world”—remain a vital reminder for the church today.

Chinese Christian Voices

The Books That Shaped My Thinking in 2025

Learning to Read Slowly in a Fast World

Keeping a record is not about accumulating more, but about digesting and sorting through. Only when we attempt to rearticulate the insights of others do they truly become nourishment for our own thinking.

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The Man Who Longed to Go Home

I just want to fall where I grew up—but will I ever be allowed to go home?

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From Reason to Faith

Learning the Limits of the Mind

Reason revealed my limits; grace taught me to bow down.

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This Child Is Chinese, Too

That day I was the only Chinese among them who had not fled from anything. Yet instead of feeling fortunate, I felt the immense weight of what it means to be Chinese.

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Can I Still Go on Being Chinese?

A Japanese War Orphan’s Search for Home

As she recounted her story, her tone was calm, as if describing a scene from a film. Her face betrayed no emotion. You will not find such details in any Chinese history book.

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Return with Purpose, Live by Faith

A Chinese Christian Testimony

God also moved me to become a channel of the gospel to my family, friends, classmates, childhood companions, and even strangers I meet.

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Understanding Modern Christians in China: Becoming Who You Are in Christ

When grand narratives no longer serve as the backdrop for self-definition, the question of how an individual can better become themselves arises.

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Opportunities for Diaspora Missions

Challenges for the Global Diaspora and Cross-Cultural Gospel Opportunities

Now that God has spread us to all parts of the world, allowing us to contact and interact with all global ethnic groups, how can we not seize this great opportunity to participate and serve in cross-cultural missions?