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September 2016

September 13, 2016

Using Chinese to Teach Hebrew

As I've said many times before, the Chinese church needs more teaching in the original...

September 08, 2016

Jewish scholar gets evangelical, rips bad contextualization

Previously, I described the distress I felt at a recent SABS conference. No doubt, hearing...

September 06, 2016

If you give praise, you and they will lose face.

Working in strong honor-shame cultures should make us rethink assumptions about leading others. For example,...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Honor and Shame in the Bible (intro video)

Here's the 4th installment in my ongoing video series. This training video explains various ways...

August 30, 2016

Recent Insights into Chinese Culture

Two recent articles well illustrate some important dynamics within contemporary Chinese culture. They further show...

August 25, 2016

It’s okay to cry. You’re a Christian.

Being a pastor is hard. Crossing a culture as a missionary is hard. Being a...

August 23, 2016

The Yin-Yang of Contextualization

The male students in my class agreed, “The Bible says that men are more important...

August 18, 2016

The Latest Issue of Themelios (August 2016)

Here are a few highlights from the latest issue of Themelios for those interested on...

August 16, 2016

Review of Ten Elshof’s “Confucius for Christians”

If you want to see an example of good contextualization, read Gregg Ten Elshof’s Confucius...

August 09, 2016

Can we be Confucian Christians?

This post introduces you to Gregg Ten Elshof’s Confucius for Christians by responding to (what...

August 03, 2016

What the Gospels Teach about Contextualization

The Bible not only gives us our message; it should shape our methods. In One...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

The Ethics of Missionary Strategy

Do you have an ethical ministry strategy? I’m guessing most people have never asked this...

July 21, 2016

Understanding Honor and Shame (Training Video)

This short video explains the meaning of “honor and shame,” highlighting key themes are mark...

July 20, 2016

Honor among Southern Evangelicals

How did honor shape evangelicalism in the American south before the civil war? Robert Elder...

July 14, 2016

Great review of “One Gospel for All Nations” from STR!

I'm very grateful to Southeastern Theological Review for publishing a review of One Gospel for...

July 13, 2016

How the West shames the rest

People wonder why the rest of the world gets angry at Western countries. In the...

July 07, 2016

“There is no God without me.” I’m disappointed.

Disappointed. That’s how I felt recently after attending a meeting for the Society of Asian...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Contextualizing without Compromising like Aaron (Part 2)

What else can we learn about contextualization from the golden calf story in Exodus 32?...

June 22, 2016

Contextualizing without compromising like Aaron (Part 1)

What can we learn about contextualization from Aaron and the golden calf story (in Exodus...

June 15, 2016

Contextualizing One Gospel (Training Video)

Here is the second in a series short training videos. Last time, I gave a...

June 08, 2016

How Empathy Helps Contextualization

At its best, contextualization requires us intentionally to interpret the Bible with empathy. (For my...

June 01, 2016

How to Intentionally Contextualize

If you’re not intentional in how you read and apply the Bible, you’ll likely compromise...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

One Gospel for Shame, Guilt, and Fear Cultures?

How does the one gospel make sense for shame, guilt and fear cultures? Some people seem to...

May 24, 2016

Man digs well 40 days after wife shamed

This is a great read on multiple levels. The article is titled "Man Digs...

May 18, 2016

Explaining Contextualization (a short video)

In the coming weeks and months, I'll post a series of short videos explaining key...

May 17, 2016

Philo says honor is the reason for the sacrifices

I’m preparing a course called Theology of the Atonement. In the process, I read the...

May 12, 2016

Examples of Contextualization Maps

Today, I'll give a few examples how to use a "contextualization map," which I explained in...

May 10, 2016

3 reasons to read Themelios this month

Here are three reasons to check out the most recent issue of Themelios (an academic...

May 05, 2016

Use a “Contextualization Map”

If we only have 3–5 minutes, can we still contextualize the gospel? I think we...

May 03, 2016

Global Insights for Ministry in Honor-Shame Contexts

Recently visionSynergy and HonorShame.com facilitated a global online conversation about ministering and leading in honor-shame...

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