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May 2014

May 22, 2014

PLEASE teach pastors to do this!!

I consistently hear the criticism of Chinese preaching (though I know it's true of many...

May 14, 2014

What has the Bible to do with Beijing?

Noll identified some of the ways people misuse the Bible to justify their political ideas....

May 12, 2014

Do We Sacrifice Politics By Settling for the Bible?

What does politics have to do with our doctrine of Scripture? Mark Noll, one of...

May 09, 2014

School holds midterms in forest to prevent cheating

Credit: Shanghaiist.com; Image via CRIEnglish To get the full story, check out shanghaiist.com. Some of...

May 08, 2014

The Political Witness of the Chinese Church

Previously, I reviewed the book Christian Political Witness (see Part 1, Part 2). Now I want...

May 01, 2014

Is the Chinese Church Political?

Let me introduce you to a new book called Christian Political Witness (IVP, 2014), edited...

May 01, 2014

Jesus Creed begins "Christian Political Witness" series

Check out Scot McKnight's blog, Jesus Creed. Today, I began a new series that integrates...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Do We Give Chinese Christians Too Much Face?

Darren Carlson offers a good reminder to us all. In my opinion, he describes a...

November 2013

November 04, 2013

Benny Hinn is Coming to China

This is a warning for those living anywhere near the Beijing and Shanghai areas. Benny...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Train Short-term Workers to Do Contextualization (Orientation Packet)

Do you ever have volunteer teams come to China? I have created a contextualization packet...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Keeping the Biblical Story Coherent and Balanced

If you would like to download the graph above, click here (a bigger picture) or...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

Chinese Evangelism: Telling Only Half the Story?

Being half right also means being half wrong. Few people are eager to live in...

July 23, 2013

Chinese Evangelism: Deep in Tradition, Shallow in Theology?

It's a lot easier to memorize a gospel presentation than to understand it. That seems...

July 18, 2013

Chinese Evangelism: What Comes First?

Chinese evangelism can often struggle to put first things first. When this happens, even if...

July 16, 2013

10 Troubling Tendencies in Chinese Evangelism

The Chinese know how to do multiplication. Evangelism is a trademark of the Chinese church....

July 11, 2013

We cheat students when we confuse grace and wrath

Here are a few more suggestions to help address the problem of academic cheating among...

July 09, 2013

"But cheating is a part of their culture" — says Christians

Many times, I've heard Christians excuse the fact that many pastors routinely cheat on their...

July 04, 2013

Biblical Theology from a Chinese Perspective

Check out my most recent article "Biblical Theology from a Chinese Perspective--Interpreting Scripture through the...

July 02, 2013

Why Chinese Pastors Cheat

Last week, I discussed an article about some rioting Chinese parents who protested “There is...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Book Giveaway (Week 2): China

This is week 2 of a 4 week series introducing my book Saving God's Face,...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Contextualizing Hudson Taylor (Part One)

The Global China Center ran a two-part series entitled "Respecting Chinese Culture: The Example of...

December 14, 2012

If Joseph Were Chinese, Would He Have Adopted Jesus?

There is No Christmas Without Adoption For years, I heard that of the two NT...

November 2012

November 19, 2012

Does the Chinese Church Have Denominations?

QUESTION FROM A FRIEND: Does the Chinese church have denominations? No, at least in the...

November 18, 2012

Chinese “Christianeze” | Chinese Church Voices

This is from Chinese “Christianeze” | Chinese Church Voices.How Some Christians Today Greet One Another“Beloved...

November 12, 2012

Premarital Counseling for Arranged "Left Overs"?

I could use your suggestions on a matter. We recently met with a couple soon...

November 08, 2012

The Chinese Way––Contextualizing the Gospel for the Chinese (book review)

Read a new book recently and posted my thoughts on it under book reviews. I've...