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- Let the Stream of Praise Flow into Every Heart (使赞美之泉流入每个人的心间)on Sep 4, 2015 in Christianity in ChinaFor those of you who have lived your entire Christian lives in the contemporary English-speaking Christian world, I’m sure names such as Jesus Culture, Hillsong and Planetshakers are no longer foreign. Walk into any contemporary church service in a...
- Know Your Bible! – Translations of the Bible in English (Part 1)on Jan 15, 2015 in Christianity“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” – Hebrews 4:12 NIV“All Scripture is given by...
- Know Your Bible! – Translations of the Bible in English (Part 2)on Jan 14, 2015 in ChristianityIn the previous part of this article, I have given you a brief history and overview of the various source documents for the Old and New Testaments that are used in most modern Bible translations. In the second part of this two-part article, I will no...
- The Greatest Sacrifice of Loveon Nov 7, 2014 in ChristianityHey everyone! I have a beautiful and touching story here that I want to share with all of you. Why don't you take your time to read through it and think about it yourself? Well, just read it to the end, even if you think that it may be irrelevant to...
- The Apostle John of China – John Sungon Feb 25, 2014 in Christianity in ChinaIt was recorded in the Bible that Jesus once said:“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” – Mark 8: 36-37 NKJV“人就是赚得全世界，赔上自...
- The Sadhu with a Difference – Sadhu Sundar Singhon Jan 25, 2014 in Christianity in IndiaDear readers, has any one of you heard of what a sadhu (Sanskrit: साधु) is?A sadhu in India In Hinduism, a sadhu is broadly defined as a religious ascetic or holy person who has renounced all forms of worldly pleasures, and whose sole ob...
- Temple of Heaven – Imperial China’s Link to the Celestialon Nov 30, 2012 in Pre-modern / Imperial ChinaIf ever there was a single spot on earth that could sum up the entire traditional Chinese religion, where do you think that spot will be? If ever there was a single spot on earth that, according to traditional Chinese religion, would provide a direct...
- Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité – The French Revolutionon Oct 30, 2012 in European HistoryLiberté, Égalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) – such is the renowned and often cited motto of the modern Republic of France that embodies its very founding principles on the basis of fundamental human rights. Although controversi...
- Father of Modern Missions – William Careyon Jun 15, 2012 in Christianity in IndiaIn a sermon delivered on 30 May 1792 at Friar Lane Baptist Chapel in Nottingham, a then relatively little known pastor of a Baptist church read a biblical passage from Isaiah 54:2-3, “Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the cur...
- Koh-i-Noor – The Cursed Diamondon May 13, 2012 in Pre-modern / Imperial IndiaTucked away in an old Hindu text dating back to the year 1306 is the following description:“He who owns this diamond will own the world,but will also know all its misfortunes.Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity.”Such was the curse of...
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