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.
德國華人移民教會的下一個階段,或許需要從「提供一個家」,進一步走向「培育能跨越界線的人」。
我們不是已經盡力了嗎?如果祢不需要使用我,那我究竟該做什麼?
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.
初到中國時,我不知道前方有什麼在等著我,更不知道神將帶領我走向何方。但有一件事,我深信不疑:是祂帶領我來到上海。
住在基督裡面,才能使呼召不至於淪為另一種自我努力與不斷證明自己的方式。
知道我們最終的歸宿,不僅帶來對未來的盼望,也改變了我們今天面對哀傷的方式。
我們走這條路不是為了培養精英,也不是為了逃避學校的壓力。我們總是要像孩子那樣單純貼近主的心,尋求神對我們的旨意。正像我們所經歷的,祂帶我們走上這條路,祂也賜下所需的一切資源和能力。
紅包、綠包、紫包,看似相似的節慶習俗,背後卻有無法完全互譯的文化意義。吳孟翰從馬來西亞、美國與台灣的生活經驗出發,結合保羅書信與基督身體的意象,思考「連字符號」如何讓不同的身分彼此相連,而不抹去差異。
一個教會如果沒有處理自己的屬靈、組織和文化問題,那麼跨文化宣教事工並不會自動治癒這些問題,反而可能把它們帶到新的文化環境中。
那麼,我們要如何介紹基督,使他不是土地公的替代品,不是另一個求興旺的對象,也不只是防鬼的護身符?