The China Resource, Episode #15

August 22nd, 2008

Special Episode! I appeared on the radio show, ‘You get the Blessing’ recently and I turned that episode into a special podcast for your listening pleasure. I talk about China, my book ‘The Chinese Puzzle,’ and a bit about how God led me into China ministry.

For more information on the ‘You get the Blessing’ radio show, please visit their website at www.yougettheblessing.com.

 
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The China Resource, Episode #14

August 15th, 2008

Greetings! Three main things that I cover in this podcast:

 President Bush was interviewed by Bob Costas during the third night of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics. They talked a bit about China and in this podcast, I make some comments about some of GWB’s responses to Bob’s questions.

The transcript of the whole interview can be found here.

If you want to watch the interview, click here.

I had the opportunity to be interview about my new book, The Chinese Puzzle on TCT Network, and I play the highlights of the interview in our CRC Project Highlight.

Finally, I give some analysis of the lasting benefits of hosting the 2008 Olympics.

I hope you enjoy the podcast!

 
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The China Resource, Episode #13

July 23rd, 2008

Greetings! In this podcast:

 News and notes about the Beijing Olympics

A presentation given about my new book, The Chinese Puzzle. In the presentation, I play with the audience America’s Fastest Growing Quiz Sensation, The Did you know game, China Edition.

An analysis of how China will be changed forever after the Beijing Olympics.

Hope you enjoy the podcast. I think it’s a good one!

 
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The China Resource, Episode #12

June 24th, 2008

This is a re-broadcast of the radio show, “Missions on the Frontline,” where I was asked to come talk about China and my new book, ‘The Chinese Puzzle.’ Let me encourage you not only to listen to this show, but to also visit the World Venture website and listen to all of their radio shows at

http://www.worldventure.com/AudioFrontlineLanding.aspx?aliaspath=/News-And-Prayer/Radio.

The book is available at Amazon.com and is a great book for individual or group study.

 
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The China Resource, Episode #11

April 7th, 2008

Hello to All! In this episode of The China Resource, I detail my new book on China and her Church called, The Chinese Puzzle. I give a chapter by chapter overview of the book, which should give you all an understanding of the contents of the book. The book should be available in May at online retailers such as Amazon.com and Christianbook.com.

As a part of the book, I’ve set up a seperate blog for the book at www.chinesepuzzlebook.blogspot.com. You can go there and read additional information about the book.

 
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The China Resource, Episode #10

February 18th, 2008

Hello to All! Here are the links and info for Episode #10:

Bloomberg.com article on Yunan Snow

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ai2lFNjrhfHA&refer=asia

China Agency Warns about Mine Problems after much Snow

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkFzQOoNR7IKJ_TxEuGgdYBKs8yAD8USO8K80

 International Herald Tribune: 2 Killed in China police raid on terrorist hide-out

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/asia/AS-GEN-China-Terror-Raid.php

Returning Chinese Intellectuals Partnership Email: Return2china@gmail.com.

Thank you again for your interest in our podcast! Comments, questions or concerns are welcome at 303-8727-TALK.

 
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The China Resource, Episode #9

January 18th, 2008

Happy 2008 to All! In this episode, there’s what we talk about:

*A groundbreaking Dec. 19th, 2007 speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao on religion

*The increased interest in Christian Ethics in Chinese Goverment and Academic circles

*China Resource Center’s projects in China, including our new opportunity to build rural Churches

*More analysis on the Jan/Feb 2008 China Resource Journal

Here are the links for this Episode:

Christian Leadership Exchange Website

www.cle-china.org

President Hu’s Speech

http://chinaresourcecenter.org/pdfs/crc-282R1J.pdf

January/February 2008 China Resource Journal

http://chinaresourcecenter.org/pdfs/crc-tQiuaX.pdf

 
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The China Resource, Episode #8

December 19th, 2007

In this episode, which concludes our podcasts for 2007, we cover two broad topics: First, we look at all that happenned within the China Resource Center in 2007, and we look at the broad trends with the Church in China and the government’s attitudes of Christianity in China. Here are the links we mention in the podcast:

 China Resource Center August 2007 Bible Distribution

http://chinaresourcecenter.org/pdfs/crc-3pxlyQ.pdf

Revised CRC Mission Statement and Vision 2012 paper

http://chinaresourcecenter.org/pdfs/crc-IwGnfR.pdf

Congressional Executive Commission on China

http://www.cecc.gov

Maryland Bible Society

http://www.marylandbible.org

Tony Carnes Christianity Today article on China’s New Legal Eagles

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/september/39.106.html

A Good Article on China’s Cultural Christians

http://www.chinahorizon.org/Articles/120299LiuXiaofengChinaSourceArticle.doc

 
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The China Resource, Episode #7

November 29th, 2007

In this episode: Ban on Bibles for 2008 Olympics, Building Rural Chuches in China, recruiting Western-based Chinese pastors to do Theological Training, and a call for more responsible reporting on Christianity in China.

 Here are the links that we mention in this episode:

 Catholic News Agency’s erroneous article that the Bible has been banned from the 2008 Summer Olympics

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=10868

A wonderful article summarizing the bad reporting that took place:

http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=373

The International Olympic Committee Charter

http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_122.pdf

Chinese Missions Convention 2007

http://www.afcinc.org/cgi-bin/artman/publish/cat_index_126.asp?cat=CMC+2007

Ethical Foundations for China Service

http://chinaresourcecenter.org/pdfs/crc-sGW4EK.pdf

Thanks again for tuning in, and we look forward to having you back for Episode #8!

Please feel free to contact us at 1-3038727-TALK.

 
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The China Resource, Episode #6

November 7th, 2007

Hello and Greetings! In this episode, we talk about a number of interesting topics, including China’s 3rd Church, our revamped Mission statement and ministry plan, and the growing number of organizations engaging with Government officials in their China activities. Here are all the links I mention in this episode:

 2007 CECC Report

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:38026.pdf

Chongqing’s Nail House

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/world/asia/27china.html

Engagement with Chinese Governmental Officials, Some successful models:

Evergreen China

www.evergreenchina.net/EvergreenCompass.pdf

East Gates

http://www.eastgates.org/

United Bible Society

http://www.biblesociety.org/bs-ami.htm

TEL-China

http://tel-china.org/about/open.php

 
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