The Legacy of Song of a Wanderer
For the past three decades, Song of a Wanderer has been a go-to apologetics resource in many overseas Chinese churches and student fellowships seeking to share the gospel with students and scholars from China.
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ZGBriefs | October 22, 2026
Saunas and Scuba Diving: Inside China’s Unconventional 24/7 Mega Spas (October 18, 2026, CNN) Across China, people like Wang are visiting expansive, multistory, 24-hour facilities that combine spa amenities with entertainment of every sort.
ZGBriefs | October 15, 2026
There Is No Such Thing as Chinese Food (October 9, 2026, Numb and Spicy, via Substack) I had the banquet-hall dim sum experience for the first time in Maryland.
ZGBriefs | October 8, 2026
Pastor Ezra Jin: ‘God Poured Words’ Sustained Me Through 266 Days in a Chinese Cell (October 2, 2026, The Christian Post)
ZGBriefs | October 1, 2026
Full Moons, Mooncakes and Lanterns in Every Color: The Mid-Autumn Festival - In Pictures (September 24, 2026, The Guardian)
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The Work of Remaining
What drew me out of that familiar shadow narrative was the even sweeter voice of Jesus, calling me to abide in him and rest in an identity found in him before bearing fruit.
When Questions about Eternity Become Personal
Knowing our final destination is not only hope for the future—it changes how we face sorrow today.
When Our Children Don’t Go to School
We did not choose this path to raise elite children, nor to escape the pressures of school. We need to stay close to the Lord with the simple trust of a child and seek his will for us.
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.
Leaving China, Entering Mission?
Chinese churches are going abroad—but are they truly entering mission?
When Fear Sets the Table
Ghost Month sets the table to invite wandering spirits to dine and be satisfied. The gospel announces something altogether different.
The Pressures of Ordinary Faith
Prompted in part by Sam Ren’s recent article, “The Displaced Minority,” these brief vignettes offer glimpses of ordinary Christian life in Mainland China that often remain unseen.
Doing Theology from Many Centers
What does it mean to do theology as a person of mixed linguistic, cultural, and geographic heritage who honors both tradition and context?
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.