FromHomelandtoHeartland:ALongJourneytoBelieveinGod
FromHomelandtoHeartland:ALongJourneytoBelieveinGodbyYingLiisadeeplymovingmemoirchroniclingtheauthor'stransformative40-yearjourneyfromatheisminChinatoembracingChristianityintheUnitedStates.Throughpoignantencountersandpersonalstruggles,YingLisharesthepivotalmomentsandrelationshipsthatguidedhertowardfaith.Thebookisdividedintotwoparts.Inthefir...[阅读全文]
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分别四十载，重逢意更浓 同窗离别四十秋， 飘洋过海再聚首。 昔日少年风华茂， 今朝花甲夕阳悠。 四十年的光阴倏忽而过，昔日意气风发的少年，如今已步入花甲之年。岁月虽带走了青春的容颜，却带不走我们珍贵的同窗情谊。2025年新春之际，我们相聚在休斯敦，重温往日情谊，感慨万千，珍惜每一刻相聚的时光。 我们漫步在这座城市，细细品味时光[阅读全文]
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WearingMismatchedShoes:WalkingMyOwnWayandIgnoringOthersLaughLastSundaymorning,Iwalkedintochurchinstyle—orsoIthought.Dressedtoimpress,Ipairedacrispwhitehat,along-sleeveshirt,andlighttaupeslackswithwhatshouldhavebeenmatchingbrownleathershoes.But,tomyhorror,IrealizedasIsteppedoutofthecarthatmyleftshoewasbrownandmyrightonewasblack.Cuethecomedy.Here’showitallwentwrong.Ihadwokenupearlythatmo...[阅读全文]
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ReflectionsandWishesfortheThreeMajorFestivalsfrom2024to2025Thanksgiving:ANightofReunionandGratitude
OnThanksgivingnight,wegatheredaroundthetabletoshareaheartyturkeyfeast.Inthewarmthoffamilyreunion,wereflectedontheyear’sblessingsandexpressedgratitudeforeverythingwe’veexperiencedinlife,study,andwork.Mostimportantly,wegavethankstothosewhohavehelped,influenced,andtouchedusalongtheway.A...[阅读全文]
OnThanksgivingnight,wegatheredaroundthetabletoshareaheartyturkeyfeast.Inthewarmthoffamilyreunion,wereflectedontheyear’sblessingsandexpressedgratitudeforeverythingwe’veexperiencedinlife,study,andwork.Mostimportantly,wegavethankstothosewhohavehelped,influenced,andtouchedusalongtheway.A...[阅读全文]
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分享2024-2025三大节日里的祈求与感悟感恩节：团圆夜，感恩情
感恩节之夜，我们围坐在餐桌旁，共享丰盛的火鸡宴。在团圆的氛围中，我们细数生活中的点滴收获，感恩这一年来在学习、工作和生活中所经历的一切。更重要的是，感恩那些曾经帮助、影响和感动过我们的人们。于喧嚣中觅得宁静，于平凡中感受幸福，不求轰轰烈烈，只求心境淡然。平安夜：寂静夜，平安心[阅读全文]
感恩节之夜，我们围坐在餐桌旁，共享丰盛的火鸡宴。在团圆的氛围中，我们细数生活中的点滴收获，感恩这一年来在学习、工作和生活中所经历的一切。更重要的是，感恩那些曾经帮助、影响和感动过我们的人们。于喧嚣中觅得宁静，于平凡中感受幸福，不求轰轰烈烈，只求心境淡然。平安夜：寂静夜，平安心[阅读全文]
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LivingNearCemeteriesinNorthAmericaAfterbiddingfarewelltomythrivingandprosperoushomeland,Ijourneyedthroughthebustling,skyscraper-filledstreetsofHongKongandsettledintheflower-filled,picturesqueenvironmentofSingapore.Itwasherethatmyjourneyoflivingabroadbegan.Later,ImovedtoEdmonton,Canada,whereIexperiencedtheWesternwayoflife.Unlikethetoweringbuildingsandluxuriouscondominiumsweoncelivedin,Edmontonoffer...[阅读全文]
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TheEvolutionofChristianityinMainlandChina:FromAncientRootstoModernRevivalChristianityhashadalongandcomplexhistoryinmainlandChina,evolvingthroughperiodsofgrowth,suppression,andrevival.Itsdevelopmentcanbedividedintoseveralkeyphases:1.EarlyIntroduction(TangandYuanDynasties)ChristianityfirstarrivedinChinaduringtheTangDynasty(7thcentury)throughNestorianmissionaries,whointroducedthefaithas"Jingjiao...[阅读全文]
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AmericanMissionaryWorkinChina:History,Impact,andLegacy
ThedevelopmentofAmericanmissionaryworkinChinaspansover150years,beginningintheearly19thcenturyandleavingalastingimpactonChinesesociety.EarlyBeginningsThefirstAmericanmissionaries,suchasElijahColemanBridgmanandDavidAbeel,arrivedinChinainthe1830s.TheirentrywasfacilitatedbytheTreatyofNanking(1842),whichopenedtreatyportstoforeignersaftertheFirs...[阅读全文]
ThedevelopmentofAmericanmissionaryworkinChinaspansover150years,beginningintheearly19thcenturyandleavingalastingimpactonChinesesociety.EarlyBeginningsThefirstAmericanmissionaries,suchasElijahColemanBridgmanandDavidAbeel,arrivedinChinainthe1830s.TheirentrywasfacilitatedbytheTreatyofNanking(1842),whichopenedtreatyportstoforeignersaftertheFirs...[阅读全文]
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TheJoyofGiving:TheImportanceofDonationstoOurChurchSincejoiningourchurchcommunity,donatingmoneyhasbecomearegularandfulfillingpracticeforus.It’smuchmorethanjustaroutine;it’sanopportunitytomakeapositiveimpactandhelpourchurchthrive.Likeanywell-runorganization,ourchurchneedsfundstooperatesmoothlyandcontinueitsgoodwork.Unlikesomeplaceswherecontributionsmightfeellikepayingtowatchamovie,ourchu...[阅读全文]
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风暴过后的坚韧
ResilienceAftertheStorm
忽如一夜飓风袭，
Onenight,thehurricanestrucksuddenly,
千家万户陷黑暗。
Thousandsofhomesplungedintodarkness.
树倒屋漏篱笆塌，
Treesfell,roofsleaked,fencescollapsed,
满园植物倒东西。
Thegardenlayindisarray,chaosallaround.
一片狼藉仍从容，
Amidstthewreckage,theheartremainscalm,
命苦不能怨政府。
Blame...[阅读全文]
