Will They Call You Yasu-Yan?

If you’re ever tried for being a Christian, make sure there’s enough evidence to convict you

While traveling and teaching in China in the early twentieth century, Henry Ironside (d. 1951) was often introduced as “Yasu-yan.” He had no idea what that meant. He was told Yasu was Cantonese for ‘Jesus’ and yan was the word for ‘man.’

They were introducing him as the “Jesus man.”

In Acts 11:26, Dr. Luke makes a passing reference about what the surround…