A Chinese Immigrant’s Reflection on American Holidays
Editor’s note: Ryan shares his memories of his first American Thanksgiving the year after he and his family emigrated to the United States. Thanksgiving was an exciting but strange holiday to them, and most of all an opportunity to gather and feast with friends and loved ones. It is also a great opportunity for Americans […]
Share My Love: A Tea Merchant’s Story
Editor’s note: Zang Waiming is a middle-aged tea merchant. He is a member of a small minority people group, but now lives in a large urban area. He grew up in a rural, autonomous area, populated mainly by other minority peoples. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews with Chinese Christians about their […]
Who Is the True God?: A Tea Merchant’s Story
Editor’s note: Zang Waiming is a middle-aged tea merchant. He is a member of a small minority people group, but now lives in a large urban area. He grew up in a rural, autonomous area, populated mainly by other minority peoples. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews with Chinese Christians about their […]
I Wanted to Leave: A Tea Merchant’s Story
Editor’s note: Zang Waimiing is a middle-aged tea merchant. He is a member of a small minority people group, but now lives in a large urban area. He grew up in a small, rural, autonomous area, populated mainly by other minority peoples. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews with Chinese Christians about […]
Reflections from Jail
Editor’s note: Elder Hu Guang was detained a few years ago on charges of fraud. While in jail, he wrote this devotional. His wife later shared it on Weibo, along with a request for prayer that Hu will remain healthy and his faith will stay strong. This translated devotional has been lightly edited, and some […]
Don’t Just Preach, Disciple: Family Foundations
Editor’s note: Gu Junqing grew up in a Christian family and came to believe in the Lord at an early age. This is the fifth and final part of his story, and Gu talks about how he says many Chinese Christians enthusiastically sharing the gospel, but are lacking follow-up and discipleship. To build a strong […]
Family Foundations: The Gospel in the Family
Editor’s note: Gu Junqing grew up in a Christian family and came to believe in the Lord at an early age. This is the fourth part of his story, and he shares how he and his wife are trying to establish a Christian home where their children can learn to follow Christ in their early […]
Family Foundations: Teach the Bible More Deeply
Editor’s note: Gu Junqing grew up in a Christian family and came to believe in the Lord at an early age. In this third part of his story, he says Christians should be careful not to present unbelievers with a warped version of faith. He warns against sharing a “fast food” gospel that only focuses […]
Family Foundations: My End Goal Is Not The Same
Editor’s note: Gu Junqing grew up in a Christian family and came to believe in the Lord at an early age. In this second part of his story, he shares how, as a reflective teenager, he was frustrated with the lies of history. He also saw how meaningless life was unless it was lived for […]
Family Foundations: Faith As Natural As Sunrise
Editor’s note: Gu Junqing grew up in a Christian family and came to believe in the Lord at an early age. In this first part of his story, he talks about how his ancestors came to faith through the work of early missionaries, and how the tumult of the Cultural Revolution destroyed the foundations of […]
