Crossing the Divide
Looking back, Liu sees his Catholic journey as a shift away from a faith centered on outcomes toward one centered on God himself.
從家庭、人際關係、禱告、靈命成長到日常服事,思考基督徒如何在生活中實踐信仰。
Looking back, Liu sees his Catholic journey as a shift away from a faith centered on outcomes toward one centered on God himself.
For him, Orthodoxy is not about changing churches. It’s about rediscovering what was once central to the early Christian faith—a truth, he believes, that continues to burn.
Work isn’t just a job—it’s a calling. Whether you are teaching, caregiving, coding, or cooking, your work matters to God.
This simple act—pen on paper, word by word—became a form of worship. It became a way of remembering, of re-centering, and most unexpectedly, of reconnecting.
In response to this same central narrative—the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ—Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant communities have developed remarkably different expressions of remembrance.
Changing Normal has become 《和好如初:打破人际关系中的僵局》, currently available as an e-book, with paperback editions expected in late summer 2025.
Just as the serpent maneuvers and weaves through its environment, we can adopt an outward appearance of compliance while preserving inner principles.
God is not dead in China, and he never will be. He is working his purpose out and giving us some paths to work with him in it in the times we are in.
As we welcome the Year of the Snake, our team has prepared a short video to send heartfelt New Year’s blessings to all our readers! We also invite you to explore our archive of articles that delve into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of the Lunar New Year.
Rudolf was all of these—a dear brother in Christ who left an indelible impression on those with whom he served. His vision and unstoppable determination to seek the expansion of Christ’s kingdom in China were instrumental in shaping ChinaSource into the organization it is today.
In just a few weeks we will celebrate Messiah’s birth, remembering the day when hope entered the world, forever changing the course of human history. Many of our China stories have a similar anticipatory quality. Whatever our stories may promise, our hope for China is more than looking forward to an ideal future.
As we prepare for Thanksgiving Day celebrations here in the United States, I’ve been thinking about expressions of thanks in Chinese culture and language. The most common way of expressing thanks in Chinese is xie xie (谢谢). But there is another word: gan’en (感恩). I love that en means “grace.”