Top 10 Posts of 2018
Of the more than 150 blog posts we published in 2018, here are the ones most read.
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When the Dream Comes to a Halt
A series on caring for those who have left China.
Happy New Year—2019!
A prayer for the new year.
Chinese Church Voices—Top 10 posts of 2018
What caught the attention of Chinese Church Voices readers this year?
3 Questions: Julia Grosser
Observations on 20 years of involvement with the ChinaSource Quarterly.
A Meeting of Minds
Looking back at 20 years of the ChinaSource Quarterly.
More Blessed to Receive
Expatriate teachers went to China to give. But often they ended up taking more of China with them than they had bargained for. The editor of ChinaSource Quarterly gives several suggestions for how to be a good reciever.
“The Mind of a Missionary”
A fast-moving and fascinating survey of missionary stories that doesn’t just tell what happened but also why it happened.
In Everything Give Thanks
The cultural pitfalls of saying thank you.
The Meaning of Gifts
A gift has meaning within a specific context. Focusing on the context of gift-exchange can shed more light on patronage and reciprocity than merely speaking of the word “gift.”
Mending the Fractures
A TCK responds with three ways she's learned to respond to feeling like "everybody leaves" and "no one understands."
10 Books on Culture and Cultural Adjustment
Ten books that will help you thrive in the midst of cultural change.