THE CHALLENGES FACING FOREIGN MISSIONARIES IN CHINA My purpose here is simply to brainstorm about the current situation and apply lessons from history and theology to our mission. To start, it must be acknowledged that...
Yesterday I had an unusual experience that was simultaneously sobering and instructive. Sobering because of the eternally consequential deception that I saw. Instructive because I had a chance to look up close how these groups...
I’ve been reflecting on a conversation that Sara had with her teacher. After studying the Bible together for a few weeks she had a few questions about Christ and the resurrection. The conversation concluded with,...
Making observations is a necessary and yet tricky business. Necessary in that living in this world presents us with an immense amount of information. Each of us constantly gathers useful information, discards the irrelevant and...
On the way home from the church, we walked considerably faster than we did on the way there. This little brush with the police brought up a whole range of emotions. Most of the emotions...
Background We’ve been looking for a Chinese church to attend since we’ve arrived. A few churches that we contacted asked us to wait until after the new religious laws have been implemented in February. One...
This is the first post in a series that is long overdue. The intersection of security and missions, particularly in China is a crucial topic for me. What I believe about the questions faced by...
This past Sunday I had the honor to preach at Waynesboro Grace. They asked me to fill a spot in a series on the disciples, specifically on how these ordinary men were transformed by grace....
This is the third installment of a three part series that gives a full review of our survey trip in China. During the second half of March we traveled through 6 cities in China. In all we boarded...
This is the second installment of a three part series that gives a full review of our survey trip in China. During the second half of March we traveled through 6 cities in China. In all we boarded...