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February 2019

February 13, 2019

The Coddling of the American Missionary

Three untruths have coddled the American missionary mind. I summarized them in my previous post....

February 06, 2019

The Most Important Book I Read from the Past Year (and how knowing untruth can set you free)

The most significant, insightful, and provocative book of 2018, in my opinion, was The Coddling...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

“What’s a n***er?” How I answered my adopted daughter (Guest Post)

Our family was engrossed in a family night movie when I barely hear my daughter’s...

January 23, 2019

How does grace change our perspective of honor?

It's good to see people thinking about the relationship between grade and honor. Because of...

January 16, 2019

An Illustration for Why Ascribed Honor Matters

Not only does this video show the power of reputation and perceived honor (within the...

January 10, 2019

Coming Soon: “Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes”

Today, I received the proofs for my forthcoming book with IVP. It's titled Reading Romans...

January 09, 2019

Relating All the Stories within the Grand Biblical Story

Countless models attempt to present the biblical narrative in a coherent way but usually “systematize”...

January 03, 2019

Why a free gift almost cost a friendship

You shouldn’t try to be my friend; rather, you should treat me like a beggar...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Responding to Rumors and Rumblings about the Chinese Church

Joann Pittman’s recent post on ChinaSource about arrest quotas in China is helpful for several...

December 26, 2018

China’s Anti-Christmas Meme and Quota for Arresting Christians

Here is China's meme discouraging people from celebrating Christmas Eve. The government has set a...

December 18, 2018

Book Reviews in this month’s issue of Themelios (Dec 2018)

We can not read every book that we’d like to read. That is why we...

December 13, 2018

Video Captures Police Crackdown on Wang Yi’s Church

The South China Morning Post uploaded a series of phone videos capturing the scene of...

December 13, 2018

Part 2 of Pastor Wang Yi’s Open Letter Released after His Arrest

This is the second article where I post Pastor Wang Yi's open letter with my...

December 12, 2018

My Take on Wang Yi’s Letter Concerning Civil Disobedience in China

Pastor Wang knew this day was coming. He wrote a letter to be released in...

December 11, 2018

Advice for undertrained missionaries like John Chau

Everyone but the All Nations missions organization seems to agree that John Chau was not...

December 06, 2018

Appreciation for D. A. Carson Comments on Shame

People associated with The Gospel Coalition (TGC) tend to emphasize "guilt" over honor and shame....

December 04, 2018

John Chau, Outcome Bias, and the Consequences of Confusion

Sadly, missionary John Chau’s death to the North Sentinelese people will set back the effort...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Patronage and Faith in God’s Faithfulness

At the Patronage Symposium in October, some of the participants discussed the meaning of pistis (i.e.,...

November 19, 2018

How does collectivism influence reciprocity?

In the first post, I gave an overview of reciprocity in China. We then considered...

November 13, 2018

Reciprocity, Collectivism, and the Chinese Church

I’ve said before that patronage might be the most misunderstood and overlooked aspect of traditional...

November 07, 2018

Did God Shame Jesus? The “Curse” of Gal 3:13 in Light of Honor and Shame

For some reason, few people seriously consider how honor and shame influence the biblical doctrine...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Why has America grown more individualistic?

Why has America grown more individualistic? Many people describe American culture (and the West more...

October 24, 2018

2 (or 3) More Ways Paul helps Timothy Guard Against Shame

A previous post noted four ways that Paul challenges the fear and shame that potentially...

October 17, 2018

6 Ways Paul Undermines Timothy’s Sense of Shame

Shame has significant theological and practical importance. Paul spends the entire letter of 2 Timothy...

October 10, 2018

Atheists explain the short two-step walk to atheism

A saying I often repeat is this: “Even heretics aren’t idiots.” In other words, we...

October 03, 2018

A Leading Cause of Atheism? Not Allowing Dialogue and Disagreements

Few people are atheists for intellectual reasons. In a recent article, Lisa Gungor explains her...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

How Cognitive Biases Produce Theological Syncretism

Two things usually escape our notice: cognitive biases and theological syncretism. This is not surprising....

September 19, 2018

We are not made for online praise and blame

What happens when human relationships move online? How does the web affect our response to...

September 12, 2018

Adam, Israel, and Union with Christ in Romans

Wendel Sun says “union with Christ” is central to New Testament theology. To make that...

September 05, 2018

Union with Christ creates a new people in Christ

whenever I heard phrases like “union with Christ,” I inwardly rolled my eyes. I thought...

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