Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Evangelical

Archives

--Year-- 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 --Month-- December November October September August July June May April March February January

March 2018

March 20, 2018

The Cost of Pursuing Status

Louis Chew offers helpful insight in his recent article “The Pursuit Of Status: How To...

March 14, 2018

Is theological education “necessary” for missionaries?

An article recently came to my attention with a very simple claim. J. Brennan, who...

March 07, 2018

There is More to the Story

This guest post by Robert Strauss is Part 3 of 3 in the series introducing...

March 01, 2018

Effectiveness does not define contextualization

Over at Radius International, Sam Trumball rightly observes how people incorrectly define contextualization. Trumball begins...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Awaken to the Cross-Cultural Context (by Robert Strauss)

This guest post by Robert Strauss is Part 2 of 3 in the series introducing...

February 21, 2018

Introducing Story-Strategic Methods (Part 1)

This guest post from Robert Strauss is part 1 of 3 in the series. Reza...

February 14, 2018

Why Is God Justified in Romans?: Vindicating Paul’s Use of Psalm 51 in Romans 3:4

Most people understand God’s righteousness in Rom 3:4 and Ps 51:4 as punitive, referring to...

February 12, 2018

Two Recent Reviews of “One Gospel” and “Saving God’s Face”

I’m grateful to let people know about two recently published reviews of my books. They...

February 09, 2018

Why Jen Hatmaker Apparently Thinks I’m Going to Hell

Jen Hatmaker's arguments are flawed because of an increasingly popular but superficial way of interpreting...

February 08, 2018

Why Jen Hatmaker Gets Contextualization Wrong

Sadly, people like Jen Hatmaker give us poor examples of contextualization. She cast aside nearly...

February 07, 2018

“Holiness, holiness is what I need.” Really?

If you ever sang “Take my Life” in church, you have probably been taught that...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Did the Canaanites actually break God’s Law?

Section 3 of The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest is called “The Canaanites are...

January 24, 2018

What the Bible Does Not Say about the Canaanites

Why did Israel attempt to clear the Canaanites from the promised land?

January 18, 2018

Reviewing “The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest”

Although John Walton never shies from controversial topics, his recent book is bold, even by...

January 17, 2018

Recent Articles about Reputation and Shame in Chinese Culture

Here are a few recent articles about the influence of honor and shame in contemporary...

January 16, 2018

We need more uncontroversial posts

Credit for Original Picture: Flickr Adapted with permission CC 2.0

January 10, 2018

Seek Justice…Even When the Church Loses Face : Reflections on Christians’ Response to Andy Savage

Few things are as tragic and ironic as the church’s response to Andy Savage’s sexual...

January 10, 2018

Five Problems with Dividing Training and Teaching

Missionaries routinely distinguish training from teaching. This is a problem. This way of framing words...

January 03, 2018

Women and Ascribed Shame (by Moyra Dale)

Today's guest post comes from Moyra Dale, who spent over two decades in the Middle...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Theologians and Pastors are Always the Biggest Hypocrites

Many people have the same complaint against Christianity and against theological training. They say the...

December 20, 2017

China only needed 7 minutes to capture reporter

Stop whatever you're doing and watch the video below about China's surveillance! The video was...

December 19, 2017

The Most Overlooked Aspect of Honor-Shame Cultures

What is the most overlooked dynamic of traditional honor-shame cultures? In my opinion, it is...

December 13, 2017

Since When Did Showing Respect Become Shameful?

What do we gain when we forsake honorifics? Nothing. We do not gain a sense...

December 06, 2017

The Importance of Women in Missionary Work

How do Paul’s remarks about women (e.g., 1 Cor 11, 14; 1 Tim 2; Titus...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

What Assumptions Marginalize Women in Ministry?

Women missionaries often feel marginalized. They are theologically equal but strategically separate in many circles.

November 21, 2017

Why Do We Have “Missionary Wives” But Not “Missionary Husbands”?

A gender divide has always existed among missionaries. We ought to understand the problem before...

November 15, 2017

Is the glory of God intrinsic to humanity? Rethinking Romans 3:23

In what sense do all lack the glory of God in Romans 3:23? Sigurd Grindheim...

November 08, 2017

Does Paul use shame to challenge or correct the Corinthians?

In the past year, a number of interesting articles have been published about honor and...

November 01, 2017

How Can Chinese Christians Foster a Reformation Spirit?

We do not honor the Reformers as mere dominoes who catalyzed the Protestant church. Rather,...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

Does Martin Luther Mislead Us Away from a “Theology of Glory”?

A local brother asked, “Doesn’t Martin Luther oppose a theology of honor and shame?” Luther...

«
14
15
16
17
18
»