A child is the mother’s heartstrings. This old Chinese saying expresses how a mother is heartbroken at the thought of her child suffering physically or mentally. Zhuoxuan, the 16-year-old son of detained Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wang, is under house arrest. I can’t imagine the sadness of this mother. Based on my life experience […]
In China, there is a popular idiom that loosely translates as “black and white are reversed”; it means that facts are twisted and distorted to the point that black is white and vice versa. Recently, the Chinese government accused some brave lawyers of inciting subversion, and threw them in prison for the “crime” of defending […]
One of the churches on campus carries the name “Christ The King.” Every night, on my way home from the library, I stop by the church and pray outside the building. The altar is surrounded by windows. From the outside, I usually was able to clearly see the crucifix above the altar, under the diffused ceiling lights. […]
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.” I recently participated in a Pentecostal rally held by several local churches to celebrate Pentecost Sunday. This was my first time at a Pentecostal rally. As Acts 2:1 tells us, “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one […]
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 28: 19 – 20 Every Christian should have a ministry and involve in the mission. The mission is to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the […]
Twenty-one centuries ago, Jesus said: “Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.” Recently, a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party “declared” that Western values are a “ticket to hell”. Ironically, I found it is just the opposite. I learned American values from my American education; I found my first […]
The desire to obtain the best things in life is human nature. As Christians, however, we are called to make a choice. It is not surprising that in the regions of China where Christianity is growing, Communist Party members must profess atheism, and prospective Communist Party members must renounce religious beliefs. Jesus said, “No one […]
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20) Every Sunday morning, the movie theater Athena Grand in Athens, Ohio, has a special public – young couples with their babies and toddlers, grandmas and grandpas holding each other’s hands, college students, musicians donning […]
“The Chinese authorities tolerate Christmas celebrations for their commercial “value” – Santa Claus and economic prosperity, but are intolerant of any celebration of the real meaning of Christmas.” On Christmas Eve of 2014, eight Chinese Christians, including their pastor, gathered at a church member’s house, preparing for a dinner to celebrate this greatest Christian holiday. […]
“In China, Christians suffer all kinds of hardship and even persecution, just because they want to have their own church and freely practice their religion.” December 14, 2014, was a special Sunday for my church – New Life Assembly of God. People from the university town congregated in the temple for the last Sunday service […]