Eric on June 18th, 2010

NCUE day trip to Sitou Forest.  Actually, it was a Plan B trip to Sitou Forest.  Originally, we wanted to go on over-night hiking trip to Hehwan Mountain, but because of all the rain from the Plum Rain Season we ended up doing a day hike.  Sitou is only about an hour drive south on [...]

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Eric on June 16th, 2010

The students are about finished with the 2010 Spring Semester at NCUE and instead of being just the end of another term in school, it is a spring board for many of the them to practice what they have learned throughout the year.  This year we spent much of our fellowship time learning about the [...]

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Eric on April 18th, 2010

This is an article that appeared in The China Post, an English newspaper in Taiwan, on April 15, 2010. Currently, the Mazu (Matsu) pilgrimage is taking place from Taichung to Tainan and back, passing twice through Changhua City visiting different temples. I find it most interesting the journalist choice of the word ‘binds.’ It is [...]

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Eric on March 4th, 2010

The earthquakes that occurred yesterday were larger than the common weekly tremors. Taiwan usually has several smaller earthquakes each week mostly isolated to the east near Hualien County. Yesterday’s earthquakes were on the west side of the island which immediately draws attention due to the majority of the population resides on this western strip of [...]

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Eric on January 4th, 2010

Taipei brought in the 2010 new year by lighting the 101 building off like a roman candle.  The 101 building already dominates the city’s other major high-rises, so adding the fireworks to the building makes for a spectacular show.  The theme this year was “Taiwan Up.”  In Changhua, it was a much different story… I [...]

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Eric on November 28th, 2009

Ed Stetzer and the Lifeway Research team visited Taiwan a few months ago to ask questions and observe the religious climate of the island.  He explains the religious culture he was confronted with is far from what is usually published in almanacs.  The Buddhism and Taoism are more like umbrella to some of the deeply [...]

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Eric on October 4th, 2009

Changhua Navigators introduces the student fellowship to the incoming freshman. Part 1 Part 2

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Eric on October 1st, 2009

Recently, as I was searching for some statistics to compare with the new Taiwan church demographic maps from TEAM, I found an article from this past summer about places of worship in Taiwan.  The numbers could be a little skewed considering the amount of unregistered temples around the island.  So I believe it would be [...]

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Eric on September 18th, 2009

The seventh lunar month is considered ghost month.  This time of year is believed to be where hell is opened for the dead to return and wander amongst the living at previous residences, workplaces, liked restaurants, gathering places, etc.  Most people in Taiwan have a fear based preparation for the returning ghosts which includes large [...]

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Eric on August 19th, 2009

It has ben about two weeks after the Father’s Day Typhoon hit Taiwan (8/8).  Many people throughout Taiwan and in the international community have partnered with local churches and the Chinese Christian Relief Association to give support to families in Southern Taiwan.  The numbers of missing or unaccounted is still growing, but there has been [...]

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