Even though it describes events that mostly happened long ago, this powerful book holds lessons for us today. Here are a few thoughts that come to my mind.
Learning from Matteo Ricci
What We Can Learn from "The Rushing on of the Purposes of God" by Andrew Kaiser
A Response to "The Church in China"
Learning from the Pioneers
Voices from the Past: Historical Reflections on Christian Missions in China
This selection of thirty short excerpts from the letters, diaries, and writings of outstanding missionaries and leaders is meant to be read one at a time. “Readers are expected to linger over each quotation, perhaps reading only one quotation a day, and to spend time afterward in prayer, reflecting on them in light of their own experiences,” explains the author, a veteran Christian worker in China.