Last week we heard from Wesley and Chloe on homeschooling in Beijing. If you missed that post, you can read it here. This week Pedro will be sharing on being an athlete in China. So Pedro, when did you first aspire to be an athlete? Tell us about your career up until this point. It started when I was 17 years old when I left my home to pursue my
Last week, Kelu shared about her experiences repatriating to China after living in the U.S. If you missed that post, you can read it here. This week we have not one, but two awesome teenagers sharing with us about their experiences homeschooling in Beijing. Joining us today are Wesley and Chloe! So guys, just how long have you been homeschooling? Chloe: I started last year in the middle of my
http://traffic.libsyn.com/themiddlekingdom/Workplace_001.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat is work? Does God care about it? Should we? Join us as we launch a new series on faith in the workplace and start the discussion with a theology of work. If you’re looking to go deeper into the topic of faith and work we recommend the following resources: God at Work: Ken Costa Every Good Endeavor: Tim Keller Business for the Glory
http://traffic.libsyn.com/themiddlekingdom/Workplace_006.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today we continue our discussion on Faith and Work as we discuss how to balance work and leisure. In an age when technology not only makes it possible to bring work home, but also brings an expectation to be “on call” every hour of the day how do we learn how to say no to work and yes to rest? Wendell Berry once
http://traffic.libsyn.com/themiddlekingdom/Workplace_005.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadToday we continue our discussion on Faith and Work as we discuss how to work with integrity. So many individuals and companies fall to the lure of compromising their integrity. As Christians we are called to work wholeheartedly, knowing that Christ Himself sees through our actions and into the motivations that brought about those actions. The way of integrity begins when we seek to
http://traffic.libsyn.com/themiddlekingdom/Workplace_002.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today we continue our series on Jesus in the Workplace with a conversation on transformation in the workplace. What does it mean to make change at work? How do we go about doing that? Join us in the conversation and find out more on our website.
Last week, Irene shared about her experiences repatriating to Greece after living in China for six years. If you missed that post, you can read it here. I’m sure many can relate to the experience of repatriating… even a visit home can give us a taste of what moving back for good would look like. And we can all remember what it was like adjusting to Beijing when we first
Last post we heard from Sandy as she shared on what it is like leading a young adults’ ministry. If you missed that post, you can read it here. This week, joining us is Irene, a member of our Beijing community whose sarcasm and cheek-pinching is dearly missed as she recently left Beijing. Today, she’ll be sharing about her experiences repatriating–that is, the process of moving back to one’s home
Last post Rachael shared about celebrating Christmas in Beijing. If you missed that post, you can read it here. This week Sandy, one of the leaders of the Embassy, is joining us to share what it is like leading a ministry here in Beijing. So Sandy, tell us about Embassy! What kind of church is it? What does a typical service look like? That has always been a hard question
In our last post, Reuben and Ellen shared about their experience being new parents. If you missed that article, you can read it here. I’m really excited for today’s post, not only because Christmas is my favourite time of year, but because joining us today is one of my favourite people in Beijing! When I moved here three years ago in December, I was worried about my first Christmas away