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January 2020

January 07, 2020

An Opportunity for Honor and Shame Collaboration

Honor and shame have significant implications for both theology and missiology. This point helps to...

December 2019

December 30, 2019

“Grace in the City” Shares Sermons from Chinese Pastors

Nicholas Romanin reviews a new book, Grace to the City: Studies in the Gospel from...

December 23, 2019

Does God Have “One Child” or a “Unique Child”?

John 3:16 is the first verse most Christians memorize. It can also be misleading, especially...

December 18, 2019

Honor and Shame in the Trump Impeachment

The Trump impeachment inquiry highlights several dimensions of honor and shame as well as their...

December 11, 2019

Look who won Christianity Today’s 2020 book awards!

Christianity Today just named the winners of its 2020 book awards. Let me just say.......

December 11, 2019

Why Westerners Don’t See Shame as a Virtue

Why does shame have a bad name in the West, yet Confucian societies regard shame...

December 04, 2019

3 Features of Moral Shame

This is Part Two of my "interview" highlighting key ideas from Bongrae Seok’s Moral Psychology of...

November 2019

November 25, 2019

When being shameless is shameful

Have you ever noticed the peculiar way we talk about shame? We don’t want people...

November 19, 2019

Is Penal Substitution a Western Doctrine?

We take a risk whenever we talk about culture and other such broad ideas. Everyone...

November 19, 2019

Coming to ETS or SBL 2019 in San Diego?

It's theology conference season! This week begins the annual conference of the Evangelical Theological Society...

November 13, 2019

The Relationship between Honor, Shame, and Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Sooner or later, someone will ask the question. Whether at a conference of in personal...

November 06, 2019

Strategy Implications of the Bible’s “All Nations” Language

If “nations” (ethne) in the Bible does not refer to “people groups,” sociologically-defined, what does...

October 2019

October 28, 2019

I’ve taken on a new position with Mission ONE

For nearly two decades, my heart and mind have squarely been with the Chinese church....

October 23, 2019

Matthew 24:14 is Not the Great Commission Nor a Mission Strategy

Mission agencies often base their strategies on Matthew 24:14, hoping to hasten Christ’s return. Yet,...

October 16, 2019

“People Groups,” “Unreached,” and the Semantics of Missions Strategy

Doesn’t the Bible tell us to go to the nations? Doesn’t “nations” translate the word...

October 10, 2019

There is no “honor and shame gospel”

Some people claim that a weakness of the honor-shame movement is “its willingness to adapt...

October 08, 2019

Honor and Shame Should Not Control Biblical Interpretation

This series answers common objections people have to honor and shame as they relate to...

October 02, 2019

4 Factors Influencing Cultural Adjustment and Retention of Chinese Missionaries

Tabor Laughlin's dissertation explores various factors influencing the cultural adjustment and retention of Chinese missionaries....

September 2019

September 25, 2019

How Biblical Theology Alters Current Mission Practice

This is the second part of my interview with Scott Callaham about his recently co-edited...

September 18, 2019

Implications of Biblical Theology for Strategy in World Mission

Today's post is the first part of my interview with Scott Callaham. I ask Scott...

September 11, 2019

Biblical Theology for Oral Cultures

I wanted to write this chapter for a long time. Finally, I got my chance....

September 04, 2019

Christianity Today Interview Highlights “Reading Romans”

The most recent issue of Christianity Today focuses attention on Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes!...

September 04, 2019

Open Letter of Gratitude for 9Marks’ Response

I just finished reading your thoughtful and careful response. Thank you for your article. You...

September 03, 2019

How 9Marks Can Rise Above Shameful Theological Debates

This series corrects the false impressions conveyed in the 9Marks article. It also spotlights ways...

August 2019

August 28, 2019

9Marks’ Strawman Argument Against Honor and Shame (Part 2)

9Marks does so much well but representing and responding to issues related to honor and...

August 27, 2019

How 9Marks Misrepresents Honor and Shame in Atonement

9Marks’ recent article about honor, shame, and atonement leaves me at a loss for words....

August 21, 2019

Must we choose either biblical theology or missions?

A few years ago, I sat in the lobby of a Thai hotel talking with...

August 14, 2019

The Doctrine of Scripture and Biblical Contextualization

What's the relationship between contextualization and an evangelical doctrine of the Bible? A biblical doctrine...

August 08, 2019

My interview on the New Books in Biblical Studies podcast

Last week, I have the privilege and thrill of being interviewed by Jonathan Wright, who...

August 07, 2019

Sinicization with “American Characteristics”

“Sinicization” is the name that describes China’s most recent attempts to systematically undermine Christianity in...

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