isabel ong
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asia editor at christianity today
Meet Lu Xiaomin, a prolific hymn writer with no formal music training who is a household name in Chinese Christian communities @christianitytoday.com:
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The Chinese Christian Behind 2,000 Hymns - Christianity Today
Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Meet Lu Xiaomin, a prolific hymn writer with no formal music training who is a household name in Chinese Christian communities @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/lu-x...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/lu-x...
Indian Christmas traditions are delectable--and also inspiring. Read how Christian believers open their homes to people of other faiths amid rising persecution @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/indi...
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Celebrating Christmas with Hot Chai and Crispy Murukku - Christianity Today
Amid rising persecution, Indian Christians share Jesus’ love with friends and neighbors through delectable dishes.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Indian Christmas traditions are delectable--and also inspiring. Read how Christian believers open their homes to people of other faiths amid rising persecution @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/indi...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/indi...
As we begin Advent, here's a piece I wrote a few years ago @christianitytoday.com on popular misconceptions about this season that Majority World Christians often encounter:
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3 Popular Misconceptions About Advent - Christianity Today
Christian leaders from Brazil, Colombia, France, and the Philippines weigh in on mistaken beliefs about the season.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
As we begin Advent, here's a piece I wrote a few years ago @christianitytoday.com on popular misconceptions about this season that Majority World Christians often encounter:
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/adve...
www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/adve...
How do Bible verses talking about prayer as incense shape and inform our understanding of this spiritual practice?
Prayer is "a sacred entreaty to God that rises toward him with the fullness of what we carry," Bohye Kim writes @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/pray...
Prayer is "a sacred entreaty to God that rises toward him with the fullness of what we carry," Bohye Kim writes @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/pray...
Our Prayers Don’t Disappear into Thin Air - Christianity Today
Why Scripture talks of our entreaties to God as rising like incense.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
How do Bible verses talking about prayer as incense shape and inform our understanding of this spiritual practice?
Prayer is "a sacred entreaty to God that rises toward him with the fullness of what we carry," Bohye Kim writes @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/pray...
Prayer is "a sacred entreaty to God that rises toward him with the fullness of what we carry," Bohye Kim writes @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/pray...
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The evangelical theologian who founded Regent College didn't halt ministry as he aged—he just moved it into the nursing home.
@christianitytoday.com profiles Jim Houston, who turns 103 today:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/jim-...
@christianitytoday.com profiles Jim Houston, who turns 103 today:
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What Do a 103-Year-Old Theologian’s Prayers Sound Like? - Christianity Today
Jim Houston’s scholarship centered on communion with God. His life in a Canadian care home continues to reflect this pursuit.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The evangelical theologian who founded Regent College didn't halt ministry as he aged—he just moved it into the nursing home.
@christianitytoday.com profiles Jim Houston, who turns 103 today:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/jim-...
@christianitytoday.com profiles Jim Houston, who turns 103 today:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/jim-...
British-born Canadian evangelical Jim Houston turns 103 today. For this @christianitytoday.com story, I got to ask him questions like: What will you say to Jesus when you get to meet him? What do you want to share with CT readers?
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/jim-...
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What Do a 103-Year-Old Theologian’s Prayers Sound Like? - Christianity Today
Jim Houston’s scholarship centered on communion with God. His life in a Canadian care home continues to reflect this pursuit.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
British-born Canadian evangelical Jim Houston turns 103 today. For this @christianitytoday.com story, I got to ask him questions like: What will you say to Jesus when you get to meet him? What do you want to share with CT readers?
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/jim-...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/jim-...
"Reorienting a church’s musical culture toward grassroots songwriting and local eclecticism could be one sign of our upside-down kingdom." -- @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social
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God Loves Our Middling Worship Music - Christianity Today
Songwriting might be the community-building project your church needs right now.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Reorienting a church’s musical culture toward grassroots songwriting and local eclecticism could be one sign of our upside-down kingdom." -- @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social
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The Christianity Today Board of Directors has unanimously elected Dr. Nicole Massie Martin as its next President and CEO.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Christianity Today Board of Directors has unanimously elected Dr. Nicole Massie Martin as its next President and CEO.
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The high court concluded that Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh’s kidnappers acted in a “sophisticated manner” that suggested institutional involvement and ordered the state to reopen the investigation.
New on @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/mala...
New on @christianitytoday.com:
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Malaysian Court Vindicates Family of Abducted Pastor - Christianity Today
A judge finds authorities complicit in Raymond Koh’s disappearance, granting millions in damages and ordering a new investigation.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The high court concluded that Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh’s kidnappers acted in a “sophisticated manner” that suggested institutional involvement and ordered the state to reopen the investigation.
New on @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/mala...
New on @christianitytoday.com:
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Adoption fraud in South Korea is a “state-driven act—an actual crime,” Kim Do-hyun of Christian nonprofit KoRoot said. “These false records erased the truth of [a person’s] birth and enabled abuse, alienation, and despair." More in @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/sout...
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‘Every Adoptee’s Worst Nightmare’ - Christianity Today
The horrifying history of adoption fraud in South Korea has spurred Christians to finally care for orphans in their own country.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Adoption fraud in South Korea is a “state-driven act—an actual crime,” Kim Do-hyun of Christian nonprofit KoRoot said. “These false records erased the truth of [a person’s] birth and enabled abuse, alienation, and despair." More in @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/sout...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/sout...
Spoke to folks in/from Peru and Nigeria for this story out today @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/bibl...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/bibl...
Bible Reading Is Up Among Young Adults - Christianity Today
Millennial readership has increased; zoomers read less than other generations but are on a steady upward trajectory.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Spoke to folks in/from Peru and Nigeria for this story out today @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/bibl...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/bibl...
NEW: In interviews with @christianitytoday.com, adoptees and advocates from South Korea grieved the recent adoption-fraud findings, which have spurred Christians in the country to reevaluate the church’s role in adoption.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/sout...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/sout...
‘Every Adoptee’s Worst Nightmare’ - Christianity Today
The horrifying history of adoption fraud in South Korea has spurred Christians to finally care for orphans in their own country.
www.christianitytoday.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
NEW: In interviews with @christianitytoday.com, adoptees and advocates from South Korea grieved the recent adoption-fraud findings, which have spurred Christians in the country to reevaluate the church’s role in adoption.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/sout...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/sout...
I first pitched this story idea to my colleague Kara Bettis Carvalho in 2023. This month, I finally put words to my experience of miscarriage, shame, and how Eli and Hannah's conversation in Scripture can shape ours @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/ther...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/ther...
There’s No Shame in Talking About Pregnancy Loss - Christianity Today
Eli and Hannah’s conversation in 1 Samuel holds wisdom for Christians on how to care for people who have lost babies or experience infertility.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I first pitched this story idea to my colleague Kara Bettis Carvalho in 2023. This month, I finally put words to my experience of miscarriage, shame, and how Eli and Hannah's conversation in Scripture can shape ours @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/ther...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/ther...
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story on China detaining Zion Church's pastor Jin "Ezra" Mingri in Chinese (simplified & traditional), Spanish, and French.
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story on China detaining Zion Church's pastor Jin "Ezra" Mingri in Chinese (simplified & traditional), Spanish, and French.
Chinese:
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中国政府拘捕具影响力的家庭教会牧师 - 《今日基督教》简体中文 | Christianity Today | 今日基督教
锡安教会的金明日牧师，以及数十位教会领袖在一次有组织的全国性突袭中被捕。
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October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You can now read and share @christianitytoday.com's
story on China detaining Zion Church's pastor Jin "Ezra" Mingri in Chinese (simplified & traditional), Spanish, and French.
Chinese:
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story on China detaining Zion Church's pastor Jin "Ezra" Mingri in Chinese (simplified & traditional), Spanish, and French.
Chinese:
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On October 8, Singapore hanged Pannir Selvam Pranthaman.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
On October 8, Singapore hanged Pannir Selvam Pranthaman.
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More @christianitytoday.com:
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In honor of International Translation Day yesterday: Check out
@christianitytoday.com's multilingual efforts in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, French, Indonesian, and more! christianitytoday.com/translations/
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CT Translations - Christianity Today
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October 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In honor of International Translation Day yesterday: Check out
@christianitytoday.com's multilingual efforts in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, French, Indonesian, and more! christianitytoday.com/translations/
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Yoichi Fujiyabu has spent three decades sharing God’s love to people who want to end their lives.
From Kazusa Okaya in Shirahama, Japan:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/japa...
From Kazusa Okaya in Shirahama, Japan:
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The Pastor Who Rescues People from Japan’s ‘Suicide Cliff’ - Christianity Today
Yoichi Fujiyabu has spent three decades sharing God’s love with people who want to end their lives.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yoichi Fujiyabu has spent three decades sharing God’s love to people who want to end their lives.
From Kazusa Okaya in Shirahama, Japan:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/japa...
From Kazusa Okaya in Shirahama, Japan:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/japa...
Out on @christianitytoday.com this month: A personal essay by writer Ann Harikeerthan on growing up at a leprosy hospital in Vellore, India, and what that taught her about communal healing and restoration:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/lepr...
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What I Learned Living Among Leprosy - Christianity Today
My 16 years at a rural hospital in India showed me what healing and restoration in Christian community look like.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Out on @christianitytoday.com this month: A personal essay by writer Ann Harikeerthan on growing up at a leprosy hospital in Vellore, India, and what that taught her about communal healing and restoration:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/lepr...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/lepr...
“The largest obstacle to evangelism in Japan may be a deeply internalized identity of ‘Japaneseness,’ which is inevitably entangled with a Shinto worldview,” evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi says.
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More @christianitytoday.com:
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Missions and Evangelism in a Shinto-influenced Culture - Christianity Today
"We must avoid both excessive fear and uncritical sentimentalism of Shinto," evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi argues.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“The largest obstacle to evangelism in Japan may be a deeply internalized identity of ‘Japaneseness,’ which is inevitably entangled with a Shinto worldview,” evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi says.
More @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
More @christianitytoday.com:
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Although institutional Shinto is declining, Japanese people still have a Shinto-influenced worldview which makes it difficult for them to ascribe to Christianity’s exclusive claims, says evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
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Christianity and Shinto - Christianity Today
Japanese believers must be wary of falling into syncretism again, evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi warns.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Although institutional Shinto is declining, Japanese people still have a Shinto-influenced worldview which makes it difficult for them to ascribe to Christianity’s exclusive claims, says evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
Can Shinto be considered Japan's "national religion"? How did Christians in Japan respond to State Shinto, which revered the emperor as a supreme being? Find out more @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
Shinto’s Historical and Contemporary Influences on Japanese Society - Christianity Today
Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi shares how Shinto influenced the development of emperor worship and the ways Christians responded.
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August 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Can Shinto be considered Japan's "national religion"? How did Christians in Japan respond to State Shinto, which revered the emperor as a supreme being? Find out more @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
“One defining characteristic of Shinto is its emphasis on ritual purity and harmony with nature. But this notion of purification differs considerably from the Christian concept of holiness before God.”
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Shinto’s Key Teachings - Christianity Today
Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi explains why Japan's indigenous religion lacks a transcendent notion of God.
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August 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“One defining characteristic of Shinto is its emphasis on ritual purity and harmony with nature. But this notion of purification differs considerably from the Christian concept of holiness before God.”
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
NEW @christianitytoday.com: Kazusa Okaya interviews Japanese evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi on the nature of Shinto, its development in Japan, its interactions with Christianity, and its implications for evangelism in the country.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
What Christians Should Know About Shinto - Christianity Today
Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi on the indigenous religion's key teachings, its historical development, and ways to evangelize effectively in Japan.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
NEW @christianitytoday.com: Kazusa Okaya interviews Japanese evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi on the nature of Shinto, its development in Japan, its interactions with Christianity, and its implications for evangelism in the country.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/08/shin...
"Women are grieving real children whom they carried in their bodies, and we address them as if they have merely lost an aspiration. But God does not view preborn babies this way." -- Brittany Lee Allen
I Lost Three Babies in a Year. No One Knew What to Say. - Christianity Today
Christian misconceptions around miscarriage are not new, but need to change.
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August 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Women are grieving real children whom they carried in their bodies, and we address them as if they have merely lost an aspiration. But God does not view preborn babies this way." -- Brittany Lee Allen
Encouraging to see 3 Asia stories trending @christianitytoday.com! Links in thread
August 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Encouraging to see 3 Asia stories trending @christianitytoday.com! Links in thread