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.”
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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.
Entering a New Season
ChinaSource is entering its third decade with a renewed mission and vision. The opportunities we face and the times in which find ourselves call for new leadership to take ChinaSource into the future.
Having Gone to China, I’m Thankful I Learned . . .
Recognizing, and being thankful for, what can be learned while living in China.
Things I Wish I Had Done
Life in China will be different than you expect. Here are possibilities to consider as you prepare for living in China.
Learning to Be an Acceptable Outsider
If I can’t become an insider, can I at least become an acceptable outsider?
Regrets in Ministry
It took me several years before I began to realize that the problem was not the lack of spiritual openness or scriptural knowledge of my Chinese brothers and sisters but rather my own biblical illiteracy.
Things I Wish I’d Known
Part 2 of our series, "Going to China."
Partnering in China: The Missing Foundation
On the partnership continuum, friendship is foundational.
Two Types of Cultural Adjustment
This is the time of year when many people are going to China and facing new routines in a new place and a new…
Two Key Lessons from a TCK Childhood
Goodbyes and being misunderstood—two experiences shared by TCKs.