Resilient Faith
Political systems change. Governments impose restrictions. Foreign Christian workers come and go. Yet God’s purposes continue.
Political systems change. Governments impose restrictions. Foreign Christian workers come and go. Yet God’s purposes continue.
Keeping China’s Labor Misery Off the Record (October 28, 2026, China Media Project) Feng Rui’s case comes amid an increasingly precarious labor market and a social security system under strain. As China’s government continues to release growth data whose validity some economists find questionable, viral social media posts of retirement-age individuals searching for employment and eating out of the trash reflect the country’s pessimistic mood.
Swallowing the Dictionary: Bao, Boba, and the English Appetite for Chinese Words (October 22, 2026, The World of Chinese)
Saunas and Scuba Diving: Inside China’s Unconventional 24/7 Mega Spas (October 18, 2026, CNN) Across China, people like Wang are visiting expansive, multistory, 24-hour facilities that combine spa amenities with entertainment of every sort.
There Is No Such Thing as Chinese Food (October 9, 2026, Numb and Spicy, via Substack) I had the banquet-hall dim sum experience for the first time in Maryland.
德国华人移民教会的下一个阶段,或许需要从「提供一个家」,进一步走向「培育能跨越界线的人」。
我们不是已经尽力了吗?如果祢不需要使用我,那我究竟该做什么?
Following the first installment in our Stories from Inside the Church in China series, “The Pressure of Ordinary Faith”, these three stories circle around a question facing some Chinese Christians today.
Through my many travels and encounters, I have discovered that the non-fitting place is precisely where I am meant to be as a disciple of Jesus among God’s people.
初到中国时,我不知道前方有什么在等着我,更不知道神将带领我走向何方。但有一件事,我深信不疑:是祂带领我来到上海。
住在基督里面,才能使呼召不至于沦为另一种自我努力与不断证明自己的方式。
知道我们最终的归宿,不仅带来对未来的盼望,也改变了我们今天面对哀伤的方式。
我们走这条路不是为了培养精英,也不是为了逃避学校的压力。我们总是要像孩子那样单纯贴近主的心,寻求神对我们的旨意。正像我们所经历的,祂带我们走上这条路,祂也赐下所需的一切资源和能力。
红包、绿包、紫包,看似相似的节庆习俗,背后却有无法完全互译的文化意义。吴孟翰从马来西亚、美国与台湾的生活经验出发,结合保罗书信与基督身体的意象,思考“连字符号”如何让不同的身份彼此相连,而不抹去差异。
一个教会如果没有处理自己的属灵、组织和文化问题,那么跨文化宣教事工并不会自动治愈这些问题,反而可能把它们带到新的文化环境中。
Ghost Month sets the table to invite wandering spirits to dine and be satisfied. The gospel announces something altogether different.