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May 2017

May 17, 2017

What Cognitive Science Teaches about Contextualization

“Cognitive science” and “contextualization” –– two things that sound complicated but shape everything we do...

May 10, 2017

How do we “embody” theology?

John Sanders says all theology is embodied. On the surface, this doesn't seem noteworthy. People...

May 02, 2017

Are these seminary professors actually racist?

The world’s strategy is working. Outsiders are using the church’s desire to love them as...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

Newest “mission and culture” book reviews in Themelios

Themelios just published its April 2017 issue. The assortment of book reviews concerning mission and culture are excellent....

April 26, 2017

Eastern versus Western Honor & Shame

Every human society cares about honor and shame but not all in the same way....

April 20, 2017

Reconnecting God’s Story to Scripture and Service

Tom Steffen has a nice article in the most recent issue of Christian Education Journal....

April 19, 2017

Is Christ’s reputation lost on the church?

“Face” is a matter of life and death. Just ask Lance Armstrong and anyone fighting...

April 13, 2017

Does the Easter story have authority?

This week, we'll read narratives about Christ's suffering and resurrection. But are we equipped to read...

April 12, 2017

Can Christians eat blood?

An oft debated question among Chinese Christians is this, “Can Christians eat blood?” For some, the...

April 05, 2017

The Physics of the Church

What happens when we use “the elements of the world” to plant and build churches?

March 2017

March 29, 2017

If We Say Chinese Have No Sin, We Deceive Ourselves

It began last summer. I awoke to read an email suggesting that Danny Hsu’s article...

March 29, 2017

What we learn from “worldly” physics

We know “the elements of the world” are enslaving. But what about “the elements” of...

March 23, 2017

Is the Chinese Church a Test-Case for “The Benedict Option”?

If you’ve been on the web but haven’t heard of Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option,...

March 22, 2017

Redefining “the elements of the world”

In a significant book, Leithart suggests a novel interpretation of "the elements." It shifts how...

March 21, 2017

Check out “The Good News for Honor-Shame Cultures”

In the recent March 2017 issue of Lausanne Global Analysis, you'll find an excellent article...

March 17, 2017

What Christianity in China Is Really Like (recommended reading)

The Gospel Coalition has a good introduction to Christianity in China. I love Colin Clark's...

March 15, 2017

Word studies when you don’t know Hebrew or Greek

If you don't know Greek and Hebrew, how do you do a word study? How...

March 14, 2017

Which box do you belong in?

Humans always identify with groups. This is natural and good. Everyone simultaneously is an "insider"...

March 08, 2017

How Story Structure Can Clarify Ideas

“Story” is an extremely useful tool for clarifying our key ideas and bringing focus to...

March 01, 2017

Individualism with “Chinese Characteristics”?

“Traditional” views of Chinese culture as so Qing dynasty. That’s what Danny Hsu argues in...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Let Us NOT Praise Famous Men: Success in Ministry

Today's guest post comes from ANDREW T. KAISER, PhD, author of Voices from the Past...

February 22, 2017

Learning from the Past: Language Study

Today's guest post comes from ANDREW T. KAISER, PhD, author of Voices from the Past...

February 15, 2017

Contextualize. Don’t Merely Theologize.

I was a math major. But it was my college soccer class that made me...

February 14, 2017

Review of “Becoming Native to Win the Natives”

A review of succinct and significant book with practice advice for missionaries who want to...

February 08, 2017

Contextualize. Don’t Merely Evangelize.

As I waited for my plane, I was stumped by what I was looking at....

February 07, 2017

Educated Chinese Christians and Wang Mingdao’s Popular Theology

Why do educated Chinese Christians both believe and leave the church? And does Wang Mingdao's...

February 01, 2017

Relating the Biblical Covenants (in 1 picture)

What is a simple way to explain the major biblical themes and covenants? If we...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

Students “borrow points” to pass test

Here are a few noteworthy articles reflecting on contemporary Chinese culture. 1. “Teachers Loan Students Points to...

January 25, 2017

Creativity in Ministry

Who knew Pixar had so much to teach pastors and missionaries?

January 24, 2017

Why collectivists grow rice and individualists grow wheat

One of my favorite books is Richard Nisbitt’s Geography of Thought, where he surveys many...

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