Here is a picture (click on pic for better perspective) of yours truly surrounded by the Principal (Rod Thompson), Fiona Sherwin (to my left) and the student leaders at Laidlaw College in Auckland. Read more

Racism and the Church I have more in common with Donald Sterling than I’d like to admit. Whenever racism becomes a topic of media coverage, I cringe. It seems like the talking points are already solidified and many of us rush toward postures of defense and blame. So let me get this out there. I am a racist. I grew up in rural Arkansas in the 80s, not that it was my parents’ fault, they were incredibly hospitable and open... Read more

Jackson Wu teaches theology and missiology for Chinese pastors. He blogs at www. jacksonwu.org. Wu has also written Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame (2013). Follow him on Twitter by clicking here. The Political Witness of the Chinese Church Previously, I reviewed the book Christian Political Witness (see Part 1, Part 2). Now I want us to apply some of its insights.   Therefore, I’m starting a new series in which I will consider the Christian political witness... Read more

Source: DAYTON, Tenn. — There were no picket lines. No bullhorns. No public rally. But signs of resistance were seen all over Bryan College’s campus on Monday, when students took to the hallways, cafeteria and even chapel service to voice their displeasure with the college administration. They wrote notes to members of the board of trustees. They signed petitions — again. And they took to social media to make it known that things at Bryan are not “solid,” as recently... Read more

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Nick Kristof: DOZENS of heavily armed terrorists rolled into the sleepy little town one night in a convoy of trucks, buses and vans. They made their way to the girls’ boarding school. The high school girls, asleep in their dormitory, awoke to gunfire. The attackers stormed the school, set it on fire, and, residents said, then herded several hundred terrified girls into the vehicles — and drove off and vanished. That was April 15 in northern Nigeria. The girls were... Read more

Source: So, yes, I understand the sentiment that led Rutgers students and faculty alike to voice their dissent about Rice being named as the commencement speaker. Still. Don’t you see? You are as wrong-headed as Bush. You essentially bullied Rice into withdrawing. Rice was gracious in her decision to bow out – far more gracious than the Rutgers faculty and students who harangued her into it. Said Rice: ”Commencement should be a time of joyous celebration for the graduates and their families.... Read more

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Jackson Wu teaches theology and missiology for Chinese pastors. He blogs at www. jacksonwu.org. Wu has also written Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame (2013). Follow him on Twitter by clicking here. A Review of Christian Political Witness (Part 2) In the last post, I reviewed the first few chapters of Christian Political Witness. The authors lay the solid theological foundation for the essays that follow. They all argue that being biblical necessarily entails being political in a... Read more