The Gospel in China

There’s a reason that Thanksgiving is an American holiday. I mean, besides the fact that it started here. (Man, way to bomb my opening line…) If you want to really learn about being thankful, spend a couple Thanksgivings in some other places in the world. I don’t know what it is about this holiday, but […]

I’m about all Thanksgiving-ed out, and it’s still the day before. We had a party for the members of our leaders meeting tonight at our house, and I guess about 15 or 16 were able to come. Two of those were friends of a leader that asked us if they could bring them along. My […]

So Saturday, my old naysaying friend reappears at our Bible study. It’s funny – we’ve only had to deal with a surprisingly few people with this particular character trait, but it only takes one to put your world into perspective. It must get tiring to be a one-man rainstorm, but he’s pretty consistent. Again, he’s […]

E., a girl that has been coming to our Bible study recently, was invited by D., one of our leaders to come to the Bible study house sometime and talk about some questions she’s had about the Bible. This girl usually approaches me with a couple Bible questions each week. Well, some of their wires […]

Another Bible study past. It’s really amazing to see how clear the barrier of your own ability can be. Like I said last week, our number of first-time visitors has decreased, and it’s exciting to see a lot of familiar faces every week. My wife told me something tonight after our Bible study, and it’s […]

There’s not usually time at the Bible study to think much about it, but I often wonder about the students’ motive for coming. Well, not so much “wonder” as “worry.” A Christian guy that comes to our study sometimes has told me before, “They’re all just coming for English. If you change it to Chinese, […]

I went to the Christian bookstore a couple days ago. Yeah, I know – it’s Communist China – we shouldn’t have one of those. But we do. Pretty small operation – but the selection ain’t too bad. Me and St. went and blew about 50 bucks and left with two bags full of books for […]

Who invented college? It has to be one of the worst ideas of all time! Unless you’re trying to brainwash a generation, or mass-produce a sub-excellent model human, it has almost no merits. It’s not the best way to learn, it’s not the best way to mature, and it sure ain’t the best way for […]

Yesterday before the leaders meeting, St. and I whittled the list of potential names down to six, and at the end of our meeting, we presented the names to everyone, along with some verses to explain what the name would mean for our church. Then everyone got to make two choices, and we tallied the […]

D. is a girl that’s been coming to our Bible study since early summer. She’s a local, so she was able to continue attending during the summer break, and, as a result, has learned quite a bit about the Bible. As I was taught, I really believe that she, like all other true believers in […]