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August 2019

August 01, 2019

Register for the 2020 Honor-Shame Conference!

Join us for the 2020 Honor-Shame Conference at Wheaton College! We will explore how honor...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

Shrewd as Serpents amid Sinicization

This post gives a few miscellaneous updates concerning the government’s efforts to “sinicize” the Chinese...

July 24, 2019

How do tight and loose cultures practically influence ministry?

What are a few implications and application of tight and loose cultures? How should this...

July 17, 2019

Honor, Shame, and Guilt within Tight and Loose Cultures

How does the distinction between tight and loose cultures affect contextualization, churches, ministry strategy, and...

July 10, 2019

Tight versus Loose? The cultural distinction missionaries aren’t talking about

You’re familiar with shame, guilt, and fear cultures. You know about collectivism and individualism. But...

July 03, 2019

The 5 Most Pressing Needs of the Chinese Church

The most pressing needs of the Chinese church are theological, missiological, and familial. What does...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

Infographic for Honor and Shame in Romans

Want to make someone give you a look of surprise? Simply tell them that honor...

June 26, 2019

Honor and Shame Contribute to the Logic of Romans

Consider the Old Testament passages cited by Paul. Those OT texts intertwine honor, shame, and...

June 19, 2019

Honor and Shame as Background Music in Romans

The biblical authors are much like movie directors. How so? Think of a movie that...

June 11, 2019

Can anyone read Romans with Eastern eyes?

Many readers will be nervous about potentially mixing the Bible with culture. Other people are...

June 05, 2019

What an atheist taught me about interpreting the Bible

John McDermott was the world’s expert in philosophical pragmatism. He knew everything about William James...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

The 3D Gospel is Now in Mandarin

Good news! The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures (by Jayson Georges)...

May 29, 2019

The Problem with Old Half-Truths about the New Perspective

Michael Kruger’s recent post reminds us of problems that occur when we speak in half-truths....

May 23, 2019

The Problem with Defining “People Groups”

Christianity Today's recent article highlights the problem with the label "unreached people groups" or "UPGs"....

May 22, 2019

Short Video Introduction to “Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes”

What if we read Romans with "Eastern eyes"? Ask yourself, "What would we see?"This short...

May 15, 2019

Interview with Scott Moreau about Contextualization

When I began reading Scott Moreau's Contextualizing the Faith: A Holistic Approach, I immediately wanted...

May 08, 2019

7 Reasons Why Sinicization is Not Rhetoric This Time

Some people have expressed their doubt about China’s recent initiative to “Sinicize” Christianity. They suspect...

May 01, 2019

Reviews of Recent Mission and Culture Books (Plus a Few More)

We can’t read everything. That’s why journals offer book reviews. The recent issue of Themelios...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

Endorsements and Pre-ordering Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

IVP will release Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes in less than a month. Over the...

April 17, 2019

From the Shame of Vainglory to Christ’s Glory

The vindication of God’s glory through Christ has significant implications for Christ’s followers. In this...

April 11, 2019

Writing Worship Songs in Chinese (when it’s your second language)

Contextualization involves more than sound theological doctrine or effective ministry strategies. One area of contextualization...

April 10, 2019

The Importance of the Glory Motif in Paul’s Narrative

One of the main themes, if not the primary motif in biblical theology, is the...

April 03, 2019

The nitty gritty of the China’s social credit system. Could this happen in America?

You’ve heard that China is creating a social credit system. This is the system where...

April 02, 2019

The Best of China Source Quarterly

Have you seen the most recent issue of China Source Quarterly (CSQ)? I think you’ll...

March 2019

March 27, 2019

When Good Missionaries Get the Bible Wrong (Part 2)

Part 1 examined ways that missionaries sometimes misapply or misinterpret the Bible when talking about...

March 20, 2019

“Sinicized Christianity” is Not Christianity

Last year, I suggested that China’s 5-year plan to Sinicize Christianity is political, not biblical....

March 13, 2019

When Good Missionaries Get the Bible Wrong (Part 1)

Someone advised me not to write this article. But silence is exactly why we have...

March 06, 2019

How Shame Can Prevent People from Repenting

For so long, Christians have tried to conjure a guilty conscience in the minds of...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Should Evangelism Provoke Guilt or Expose Shame?

Chris Flanders gave a game-changing presentation on the role of guilt and shame in evangelism...

February 20, 2019

Honor, Shame, and Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is the belief that you’re “an inadequate and incompetent failure, despite evidence that...

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