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	<title>Stumbling Blocks to Faith in China</title>
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	<title>How did Christianity enter China?</title>
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	<title>Christianity in China Today</title>
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	<title>Dr. Kelly Kapic &#038; Dr. Michael Rhodes on Mercy Ministry &#038; The Chinese Church</title>
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	<title>Season 3, Episode 5: Why Practice Mercy When You are Marginalized?</title>
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	<title>Season 3, Episode 4: Mercy on the Deathbed</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>A Discussion with Hannah &#038; Ryan (Season 3, Episode 4)</title>
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	<title>Season 3, Episode 3: Mercy in a Red-Light District</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The House Church in China]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In traditional Chinese culture, women are expected to be chaste, untarnished by sexual promiscuity. As a result, Chinese society despises sex workers, judging them extremely harshly. But in one Chinese city, several Christian women are bringing the love of Christ into the red light district. On today’s episode, we’ll hear from Zhang Haidi and Lianmin, [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In traditional Chinese culture, women are expected to be chaste, untarnished by sexual promiscuity. As a result, Chinese society despises sex workers, judging them extremely harshly. But in one Chinese city, several Christian women are bringing the love ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>A Discussion with Hannah &#038; Ryan (Season 3, Episode 3)</title>
	<link>https://housechurchinchinapodcast.com/podcast/a-discussion-with-hannah-ryan-season-3-episode-3/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The House Church in China]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hosts Hannah and Ryan talk about the stigma of sex work in Chinese culture and how honor/shame affects the way people view others. Join us as we discuss and contextualize what we&#8217;re learning from the house church in China.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hosts Hannah and Ryan talk about the stigma of sex work in Chinese culture and how honor/shame affects the way people view others. Join us as we discuss and contextualize what we&#8217;re learning from the house church in China.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hosts Hannah and Ryan talk about the stigma of sex work in Chinese culture and how honor/shame affects the way people view others. Join us as we discuss and contextualize what we&#8217;re learning from the house church in China.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>14:22</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://housechurchinchinapodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Podcast-Season3-DIS-03.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Season 3, Episode 2: Mercy for Left-Behind Children</title>
	<link>https://housechurchinchinapodcast.com/podcast/season-3-episode-2-mercy-for-left-behind-children/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The House Church in China]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://housechurchinchinapodcast.com/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=585</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[There are over 67 million “left-behind children” in China. These children grow up without the warmth and care of a mother and father, often because their parents are poor and have to travel to other cities to work to pay the bills. Andrew and Flora are Chinese Christians from two different cities who have begun [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[There are over 67 million “left-behind children” in China. These children grow up without the warmth and care of a mother and father, often because their parents are poor and have to travel to other cities to work to pay the bills. Andrew and Flora are C]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
	<itunes:season>3</itunes:season>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There are over 67 million “left-behind children” in China. These children grow up without the warmth and care of a mother and father, often because their parents are poor and have to travel to other cities to work to pay the bills. Andrew and Flora are Chinese Christians from two different cities who have begun [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>21:42</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://housechurchinchinapodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Podcast-Season3-1080-05.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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