David Joannes
313SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Chinese Christians vowed to “guard their church to the end” while facing the growing anti-church campaign in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Local pastors and church members from various churches published a public letter the Wenzhou City government which included…
read more226SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Here I am writing about the same thing again: the unreached and unengaged people groups of the 10/40 Window. I’m writing again because I am convicted and confounded by the lack of care and concern of Christians for those…
read more457SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List In 2008, China declared internet addiction to be a clinical disorder, saying it’s a top health threat to its teenagers. “Some kids are so hooked on these games that they think taking a restroom break will affect their performance…
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329SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Sometimes my Facebook feed inspires. After unfollowing all the people who did nothing but post selfies of their beautiful faces all day, A richer social media experience returned. I saw people posting things that mattered, things that make a…
read more443SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Over the last 2 decades, I’ve put tens of thousands of hours into learning Mandarin Chinese. The result is, obviously, I am now fluent in the language. Of course, there are always holes in language learning, but as far…
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340SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List A tongue-in-cheek look at some sure-fire ways to avoid becoming a missionary. 10 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Missionary @within_reach Click To Tweet 1. Ignore Jesus’ request in John 4:35 that we take a long hard look at the…
read more391SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.” –…
read more434SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List For some reason, we’re under the strange impression that to change the world, we need to drop everything in our lives and do something radical for God. While God certainly calls every Christian to radical Christian mission—not just unintentional…
read more414SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List China bans all internet searches for ‘big yellow duck’ as part of Tiananmen Square anniversary clampdown after prankster substitutes ducks for tanks in viral image. Why China is banning ‘big yellow ducks’ on the anniversary of Tiananmen Square (2013 news)…
read more327SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List 9. They happened during threats of persecution. You can’t just go out to a public lake and start baptizing people in China. Even with the promise of “religious freedom”, the government won’t like that. Many times, baptisms are done…
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