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April 2016

April 29, 2016

Evangelism or “Elevator Pitch”?

What's the distinction between evangelism and an elevator pitch? If you look at how we actually...

April 27, 2016

My podcast interview now available

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of being interviewed with Nick Peters, who runs...

April 21, 2016

“Does the Plan of Salvation Make Disciples?” (Infographic)

A number of people have expressed interest in the discussion (from last week's post) concerning...

April 20, 2016

The Gospel that Changes “Who I am”

In today's guest post, Martin Munyao shares a powerful testimony about how the gospel changes...

April 14, 2016

Learning Contextualization with “Uptown Funk”

Here's a fun demonstration of contextualization. 1 song. 66 different dances. Each fits its context....

April 13, 2016

5 Problems with the “Plan of Salvation” in China (and other Honor-Shame Cultures)

From an honor-shame perspective, the “Plan of Salvation” (POS) has a number of problems. By...

April 12, 2016

Has Orality Been Taken Too Far?

There is an interesting dialogue in the newest issue of EMQ. The article is titled,...

April 07, 2016

Missiology and EMQ Review “One Gospel for All Nations”

It's a exciting month for One Gospel for All Nations. EMQ and Missiology: An International...

April 06, 2016

The Gospel with an Accent (by Sam Chan)

Today's guest post is by Sam Chan (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), a theologian, preacher,...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Four Reasons We Need Contextualization

Hundreds of books and articles talk about contextualization. Nearly every one of them focuses on...

March 29, 2016

Nick Peters’ Review of “One Gospel for All Nations”

Thank you to Nick Peters who has written a kind review of One Gospel for...

March 23, 2016

3 Types of Missionary Perspectives

Among missionaries, there are at least three common ministry perspectives. Each perspective has a different...

March 16, 2016

“The Shame Culture” by David Brooks

David Brooks from the NY Times has written a clear and concise piece about how...

March 16, 2016

Confusing Law, Commands and Absolutes

Whenever people express concern to me about honor and shame, they inevitably reemphasize the importance...

March 09, 2016

10 Characteristics of an “Individualistic Gospel”

What is an “individualistic gospel”? It's common to hear people criticize evangelistic presentations as “individualistic.”...

March 02, 2016

Doing Missions by Darwinian Evolution

If certain missionary methods have no biblical precedent, then why do they multiply so rapidly?...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

Does Grace Require Reciprocity?

God’s grace is an invitation to have relationship. That relationship creates an obligation, which is...

February 23, 2016

Responding to Grace in Romans

Some people have concerns about the content of my previous post. Building on John Barclay’s...

February 17, 2016

Grace, Gift-giving, and Guanxi in Chinese Culture

Recently, a student generously gave me brewed coffee, to which I said thank you. On...

February 10, 2016

The Difference Between Worth and Wages

In Romans and Galatians, Paul does not correct views about the merit of one’s works...

February 04, 2016

Does the “Plan of Salvation” Make Disciples?

Thanks to Asian Missions Advance, who have published my latest article in its Jan 2016...

February 02, 2016

Grace Honors the Unworthy (by John Barclay)

On honorshame.com, John Barclay recently wrote an excellent summary about the relationship between honor-shame and...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

Why Give Grace? Glory.

In the ancient Roman-Greek and Jewish world, why did people give gifts (grace, χαρις)? And...

January 25, 2016

Beware of Ministry Fragilistas

When it comes to leadership in ministry (particularly among missionaries), one sees a few types...

January 20, 2016

Saved By Grace? Which Kind?

The following few posts typify what I hope this blog will accomplish. I want us...

January 18, 2016

Define “worship”, not “god”

Justin Taylor probably has the most helpful post I've seen yet about the Wheaton controversy...

January 13, 2016

Interview with Christine Dillon (Part 2)

This the second half of my interview with Christine Dillon, a church planter in Taiwan...

January 06, 2016

Can We Escape the Hermeneutical Spiral?

Over at Reformed Margins, Andrew Ong has posted a generous and constructive review of my...

January 05, 2016

Interview with Christine Dillon (Part 1)

Today, I interview Christine Dillon, a church planter in Taiwan with OMF International. We talk...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

Two Advantages of Storying in Honor-Shame Cultures

Today's post comes from guest blogger Christine Dillon, a church planter in Taiwan with OMF International....

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