Living at the Hyphens
Instead of being treated as an obstacle to be removed, difference becomes a prompt for inquiry and conversation, and, one hopes, for unexpected revelation.
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ZGBriefs | October 1, 2026
Full Moons, Mooncakes and Lanterns in Every Color: The Mid-Autumn Festival - In Pictures (September 24, 2026, The Guardian)
ZGBriefs | September 24, 2026
What to Watch at the Xi-Trump Summit (September 17, 2026, ChinaFile) We asked a group of China and U.S.-China relations experts what observers should watch to determine what the meeting actually changes...
ZGBriefs | September 17, 2026
Traveling to China? Here Are the Apps You’ll Need to Survive (September 14, 2026, CNET) So, you’re going to China and you need to get your phone in order, but you don’t know where to start.
ZGBriefs | September 10, 2026
Two Filmmakers, 1,100 Villages, and a Race to Record Rural China (September 4, 2026, Sixth Tone)
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Building Bridges
Organized by Olive Bridge, a cross-cultural research and dialogue platform, the event was titled "The Bridge Endures—John Leighton Stuart at 150: A Commemorative Gathering of Historical Readings and Dialogue."
Where Is God Leading Me?
What I sensed God calling me to do was not to leave the church, but to help fill the gap I saw there.
Learning to Be Still
Sometimes another tradition gives us language for something we have encountered in our own lives but have not yet been able to articulate clearly.
Don’t Treat AI as a Person
If AI has become the only place where we disclose our inner lives, we should consider whether our human relationships are in trouble.
What If the Church Does Not Need Another Christian AI?
Perhaps what I need is not another answer, but to remain with a passage of Scripture long enough for it to begin questioning me.
CCOWE 2026: A Jubilee Retrospective versus a Centennial Retrospective
If the worldwide Chinese church creates a culture of "co-learning" and "co-leading" while "co-creating with God," what a wonderful symphony will it produce!
I Thought I Was Looking for a Better Church
For the first time, we saw that ordinary believers could begin where they were and create connections between churches that had previously known little about one another.
A Church in Motion
Today, the Chinese church in North America is serving people on the move while learning how to remain faithful in a world that is also in motion.
From Confidence to Curiosity
In China, Christians continue to find creative ways to glorify God, serving people on the margins of society and loving their neighbors and coworkers.
Apparently, I’m Already the “Older Generation”
What I brought home from Manila was a harder question: As we gradually gain more experience, more standing, and more power to shape the lives of others, how will we use it?
After Passing the Microphone
The microphone had truly been placed in the hands of the next generation, allowing them to speak, think, and respond for themselves.