Category Archives: Travel

Holy Play (or) S-, part I

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin

Originally published in The Window, October 10 2006 Holy Play (or) S-, part I Richard M. Wright (The S- is going somewhere. Trust me.) There is a theme – a theological theme that requires a change in how we live … Continue reading →

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Alas – less not more freedom for Christians in China?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

One of the three goals for my journey through China back in May-June was to observe directly what is happening with the Christian church in the People’s Republic of China. I visited both registered churches and house churches. And had … Continue reading →

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Sorry about no posts – been busy and on holiday

Posted on November 24, 2010 by admin

Sorry about no posts for last couple weeks. Been busy and just got back from much needed holiday with family at Gulf Shores Alabama. Slept a lot. Spent a lot. Relaxed a lot.

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Attacked and mutilated professor in Kottayam India now fired

Posted on September 5, 2010 by admin

In January 1999 I was part of a group from Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond that traveled to the state of Kerala in India for three weeks. We visited with several different religious groups – some Christian and some not. … Continue reading →

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Why not more Orthodoxy in China? (or) Reflections on journey through China, part VII

Posted on August 30, 2010 by admin

The third goal for my journey through China was to understand better the state of the Christian church in China. Part of that goal was to find Orthodox Christians. Kallistos Ware in his book The Orthodox Way provides a list … Continue reading →

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China’s ticking time bomb (or) Reflections on journey through China, part VI

Posted on August 18, 2010 by admin

This will be short. It was moderately big news last week when China overtook Japan to become the number two largest economy in the world. The United States is still number one although it is predicted that within ten years … Continue reading →

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Cities as place of life and culture or fear and death (or) Reflections on journey through China, part V

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

Cities. Several times this website has addressed the significant divide between city and country. I am convinced it is right now the single most important dividing line in both American society and Chinese society. Although perhaps for different reasons. In … Continue reading →

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Religion and religious freedom in China (or) Reflections on journey through China, part V

Posted on July 8, 2010 by admin

Okay that was Christianity. What about religion in general? During my long visit with Chinese Christians in the house church in Beijing they expressed concern that: the Chinese government is actively promoting/supporting Buddhism and even Islam some people want Buddhism … Continue reading →

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Christianity and religious freedom in China (or) Reflections on journey through China, part IV

Posted on July 7, 2010 by admin

Complicated. Changing. Encouraging. Those three words encapsulate what Chinese Christians shared with me concerning religious freedom and the state of the Christian church in China. The third of my three goals for the trip through China was to observe first … Continue reading →

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Africa draws closer to China – but not to America

Posted on July 2, 2010 by admin

Two things from my journey through China. One of my friends teaches Chinese to foreign students at Northwestern A and F University in Yangling (an hour from Xi’an), Shaanxi province. Apparently the African Student Association organized a big party/cultural celebration. … Continue reading →

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