Newsletters as an Adventure?
Laughing, cringing, reminiscing, and learning; reading my way through Love, Amy: An Accidental Memoir told in Newsletters from China was indeed an adventure.
Books
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“One Gospel for All Nations”
Jackson Wu does not write about contextualization so much as he answers the question, “Practically, how do we contextualize the gospel?”
A Winter Reading Recommendation
Find a warm, comfortable spot and enjoy this excerpt from Stranger in Every Land: Reflections of a Transcultural Adult in a Shrinking World.
3 Questions: Jennifer Lin
An interview with the author of Shanghai Faithful: Betrayal and Forgiveness in a Chinese Christian Family.
When “Apolitical” Is Not an Option
Reflecting on the response of earlier leaders of the Chinese church.
Resources to Help You with Transitions
Information about retreats, seminars, debriefings, and books to help both you and your family with transitions.
Transitions Made Easier
From over 20 years of experience living in Asia, Amy Young has written a handbook to assist cross-cultural workers as they make transitions in a godly manner.
Street of Eternal Happiness
Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams along a Shanghai Road by Rob Schmitz the stories of families and their neighbors living along one road in the former French Concession of Shanghai.
The Rushing on of the Purposes of God
A review of Andrew Kaiser's The Rushing on of the Purposes of God: Christian Missions in Shanxi since 1876.
I Was Wrong
A second look at Chinese Theology, an apology, and a way forward.
Looming Transitions
Thinking through the process of transition beforehand can make all the difference between a smooth entry and/or re-entry, or a decidedly bumpy landing. Practical in nature, Looming Transitions is geared to help you to do just that.decidedly bumpy landing.
Putonghua: Uniting a Linguistically Fractured China
During my travels around China people often said to me “Your Chinese is better than mine.” When I adamantly denied even the remote possibility that their assertion may be true, they would clarify: “Your Putonghua is better than mine.”