Aaron Lee at SOLA Network has written a wonderful book review of Changing Normal. The content here is taken from a condensed version of the review found at Threadsthesolanetwork: How...
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Play Video Pursuing Peace Together 一起追求和睦 (CESNA seminary training highlights) Over 100 people participated in the Pursuing Peace Together seminar at China Evangelical Seminary of North America (北美华神) on November...
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On November 9-10, 2024, I will be conducting a seminar in Mandarin Chinese at China Evangelical Seminary of North America on “Pursuing Peace Together,” an Alliance Peacemaking Level 1 training….
My May 3, 2024 article in Christianity Today: In 1997, I moved from America to China to teach English and study Mandarin. I ended up working there for 15 years....
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The one who first states a case seems right, until the other comes and cross-examines. -- Proverbs 18:17 (NRSV) The first time I came across this verse after learning how...
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Does culture affect how we deal with conflict? Does culture affect how we apply biblical principles to conflict resolution? Dr. Jolene Kinser answers “yes” to both questions in her new...
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A pastor and an elder of a local church in China had not spoken to each other for four months. My heart ached when I heard this news. In John...
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Setting Our Feet on the Path to Peace In Luke 1, once John was born and named, Zechariah’s “mouth was opened and his tongue set free” (Luke 1:64). He was...
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If you are unaccustomed to initiating conversations about conflict issues, you might feel nervous, scared, or anxious when considering such an action. Perhaps everything in you cries out “Leave!” or...
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In Chinese culture, when two people are in conflict, it is common to have a third party be a go-between for communication in order to preserve everyone’s face. While a...
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