Sunday, September 14, 2008

First Post

Chlale (Chinese Language Learner) is a blog about living in Beijing, China. A blog which seeks to describe, not life in Beijing, but rather OUR life in Beijing. One in which our everyday living presents a new adventure, a different perspective on life, and a challenge to conform or be transformed. When Chinese culture collides with American culture, do we listen to the inner man speak words of ignorance: "This isn't how we do it in America", "Why are they so backwards", "Is that person really trying to break in front of ME", etc, etc, etc. Or, as the Dr. said in "Spiritual Depression", do we decide - through the spirit - to speak to ourselves. Sometimes we win the battle, sometimes we lose; but with Christ's help we are always going forward, striving to reach the goal. This is a description of our voyage, not our destination. We are Christian, who on his journey, has left the City of Destruction and has set his gaze toward the Celestial City. You are welcome to join us in our journey. Learn from our failures. Be encouraged by our successes. Laugh when we laugh. Rejoice when we rejoice. And when we are broken, sit a while and mourn with us (Rom12:15).

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