China Institute

08/25/2026

Do we have a healthy, biblical "Me First" attitude?

08/18/2026

The final installment of the book review of the seminal work, A History of Christian Missions, is posted on our website today! May it be used for your edification:

“In the twentieth century, for the first time, there was in the world a universal religion – the Christian religion. . . . In country after country . . . it took root, not as a foreign import, but as the Church of the countries in which it dwells,” this author powerfully proclaims. Though the ...

08/17/2026

How do we accept the adversity that comes into our lives?

08/10/2026

Do you belong to a church with a pastor who faithfully preaches about both justice and mercy?

“Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel was among those who called upon His name; they called upon the LORD, and He answered them . . . You answered them, O LORD our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, though You took vengeance on their deeds" (NKJV; “Yet you punished their wron

08/03/2026

Praising God for safe travel and for a desire fulfilled:

“A desire fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12).

07/13/2026

Our common use of the word "hope" is very different from the biblical hope we have in Jesus Christ:

“Rest your hope fully on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:13). 

07/06/2026

What image comes to your mind when you think of our redemption?

“O Israel hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is abundant redemption. And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities” (Psalm 130:7-8).

07/03/2026

Our monthly prayer letter is taking a look back at all the blessings of the past six months. Rejoice and give thanks with us!

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits (Psalm 103:2).

06/30/2026

How many enemies do we have? We've discussed the world and the flesh, and so this week we're discussing...

“Consider my enemies, for they are many; and they hate me with cruel [violent] hatred” (Psalm 25:19). 

06/22/2026

Book reviews are a wonderful way to learn what quality resources exist for us to delve into the subject of Christianity in China:

This is an outstanding book, of great usefulness to anyone wanting to understand the immense changes that took place in the twentieth century. It is also a marvel of conciseness: Sunquist packs an enormous amount of information and analysis into less than 200 pages.