During the Vietnam War,
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I often used to
listen to shortwave radio,
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both from Hanoi and from Peking.
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And I remember
being bemused at first,
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but then understanding
later what it meant
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when I heard them
constantly speak about freaks
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and monsters troubling Vietnam.
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The reality is, Asia
is an inscrutable area
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for much of Western culture.
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And we Westerners are
another creature altogether
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from the great civilizations,
most exemplified by China,
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but the trick is,
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and with religious
liberty, we're faced with it.
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How do we present
Christ into a culture
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that is thousands of years old
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and has the wisdom of Confucius,
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but lacks the knowledge often
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of the most
elevated heavenly things
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as are presented by the gospel?
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There is a challenge
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and it is not
one with communism,
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nor is it even with
freaks and monsters.
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It is the challenge of the heart
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to communicate the
love of truth of the gospel.
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This is Lincoln
Steed for Liberty Insider.
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