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September 2014

September 24, 2014

Why and how to talk about “face” in China

Why and how might the mianzi/lian distinction shape our conversations with Chinese Christians and non-Christians?...

September 17, 2014

Theological Education in Honor-Shame Cultures

Have you ever wondered how honor and shame might influence the way we do theological...

September 16, 2014

Explaining “Face” Using Lian and Mianzi

Both in Saving God’s Face and on this blog, I have highlighted a slight distinction...

September 09, 2014

Honor and Shame across Generations in China

How are honor and shame expressed differently across generations in China? Someone recently emailed me...

September 05, 2014

"Face" videos now on Youku

For those who work with Chinese people, you can now watch, share, and download the...

September 02, 2014

How does God seek "face"?

A few weeks ago, I released a video explaining how honor-shame might influence our gospel...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Just Signed Contract for New Book!

I just signed a contract for my newest book! It is titled One Gospel for...

August 26, 2014

The Biblical Story is Collectivistic

From beginning to end, the Bible primarily talks about groups, not individuals. This is...

August 21, 2014

How to Babel on the Gospel in China

I want to briefly illustrate the idea from my previous post. I suggested that it...

August 20, 2014

The Chase for Face: The Shame of Western Collectivism

Ever wonder what Western collectivism looks like and why it matters? My recent article attempts...

August 13, 2014

Do you want "face"?

Have you ever wondered how honor-shame might influence a gospel presentation? This video gives...

August 11, 2014

China's Pragmatic Perspective on Christianity

Recently, Stratfor.com had an excellent summary of the Chinese government's perspective of Christianity. The article...

August 06, 2014

Why Not Begin with Babel?

Previously, I examined common problems that emerge when we start with the Adam story (Part...

August 01, 2014

Six Places Honor and Shame Hide in the Bible

HonorShame.com was gracious enough to allow me to reblog his most recent post. It is...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Sin is personal because it is social

When sharing the gospel story and/or talking about sin, I suggest we start with the...

July 23, 2014

Why does Adam’s fruit fixation send me to hell?

There are a number of reasons people normally start with Adam when sharing the gospel....

July 21, 2014

Leadership Lessons from the Party?

People often overlook a key feature of honor-same societies. Honor-shame cultures are inherently collectivistic in...

July 16, 2014

Don't Adamize the Gospel

Where do you start when sharing the gospel? The beginning of a story has disproportionate...

July 10, 2014

Does God have a wonderful plan for your life?

If we tell someone, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life,"...

July 08, 2014

Five More Ideas for Crafting Stories among UPGs

In a previous post, I suggested 10 ideas for crafting stories among unreached people groups...

July 03, 2014

10 Ideas for Crafting the Biblical Story among UPGs

Storytelling often is a key component of ministry among many Unreached People Groups (UPGs). Various...

July 01, 2014

Must we have "a shot of heresy"?

Consider this quote about Dietrich Bonhoeffer. "[Bonhoeffer] had once told a student that every sermon...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

The Logic of Biblical Application (Part 3)

Does it matter what method we use when trying to find the application of a...

June 18, 2014

A Simple Approach to Applying Scripture (Part 2)

In the last post, I highlighted the tendency to reduce "application" merely to "actions." In...

June 11, 2014

What is "Application"?

A lot of books talk about interpretation and specific ways of obey the Bible. However,...

June 04, 2014

The Church is a Gospel Issue

Is the church fundamentally collection of individuals OR a single entity? Another way of asking...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

How not to privatize faith

We are not saved by a “profession of faith”; rather, we are saved by faith....

May 27, 2014

If the World Only Had 100 People

What are the missiological implications of this graph? Click on the graph to enlarge. To...

May 26, 2014

The Injustice of "Christian" Individualism

In chapter 7 of Christian Political Witness, William Cavanaugh suggests that our political witness is...

May 23, 2014

When the Church Confuses "Me" and "We"

In Christian Political Witness, the authors repeatedly lament the divide between “public” and “private.” Why?...

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