The clouds are building up ahead of more rain over the next few days, may be more flooding. This morning there was no wind, so really nice on the bike.

The simple decision to translate the scriptures into local languages was in itself a key concession to native cultures, and one made by even the most obtuse Northern missionaries. The mere act of translation proved that no single language was privileged as a vehicle of salvation.  Philip Jenkins

Another perfect morning for riding.

Not only are there going to be far more Christians in the global South than the North, but the Southerners are also likely to be much more committed in terms of belief and practice.  Philip Jenkins

I went a bit farther than I planned, right up to the entrance of the Natnal Park. A beautiful spring day when it feels like you could ride forever 🚲😊

Plausible numbers are hard to come by, but Indian Christian observers generally speak of perhaps 40 million believers in India today, or 3.7 percent of the total population.  Philip Jenkins

The number of Christians in the whole of Korea was only 300,000 or so in 1920, but this has now risen to at least 15 million, about a third of the national population.  Philip Jenkins

Strong Southerly wind, but a fun ride anyway 😀

Putting the Templeton and Pew materials together, we can reasonably place the number of Chinese Christians at around 65 to 70 million, around 5 percent of the population.  Put another way, China has about as many Christians as it does members of the Communist Party.  Philip Jenkins

One way or another, inside the Catholic Church or outside it, Christianity worldwide is becoming steadily more charismatic.  Philip Jenkins