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March 2014

March 11, 2014

Changing the Gospel or Just Our Perspective?

Does contextualization mean "changing" the gospel? That is exactly what one missions leader seemed to...

March 05, 2014

Using the “Romans 23 Principle” to Explain Sin

Chinese people have a hard time understanding what is meant by the word “sin.” How...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Contextualization Gone Wrong (Again)

A lot people think they know how to contextualize. Sometimes, however, they do a better...

February 25, 2014

Keeping a Simple Perspective on Biblical Interpretation

In a few words, I want to offer some final thoughts about biblical interpretation. A...

February 19, 2014

A book to help you discuss creation with Chinese friends

Want some help talking about creation and Genesis 1 to your Chinese friends? This is...

February 19, 2014

Our Problem with the Bible

Here is one of the most powerful posts I've read in a while. Brian Zahnd's...

February 17, 2014

Five Ways Not to Teach Biblical Interpretation (Part 2)

In a previous post, I list three ways not to interpret the Bible. Today, I'll...

February 13, 2014

Five Ways Not to Teach Biblical Interpretation

In order to interpret the Bible well, we need to know both what we should...

February 12, 2014

Free book — Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church

Logos is giving away a helpful little book all about biblical theology! I have...

February 11, 2014

Do We Give Chinese Christians Too Much Face?

Darren Carlson offers a good reminder to us all. In my opinion, he describes a...

February 06, 2014

Why We Need Metaphors, Character, and Common Sense

God reveals himself in metaphors. So why do we tend to read past them?隐喻 (yǐn...

February 04, 2014

"Saving God's Face" Reviewed in JETS

Saving God's Face received its first journal review! In the latest issue...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

What to do if they don't know Greek or Hebrew

What should we do when Chinese believers don't know Greek or Hebrew? In the last...

January 28, 2014

Should We Use Biblical Languages to Teach Chinese Christians?

A reader sent me a question after my previous post about using "context" to interpret...

January 22, 2014

What is the "Context" of Scripture?

Studying context is the single most important step in the interpretation process. If so, we...

January 16, 2014

When You Only Have a Bible: Explain It (Step 5)

What do we do after we’ve restated a text, given our impressions, examined the context,...

January 14, 2014

My Latest Article on Romans Now Published in JETS

My most recent article on Romans is now published! It is titled, “PAUL WRITES TO...

January 09, 2014

Talking about “Honor” and “Glory” in Chinese

“Face” is simply another way of talking about honor-shame (荣辱, róngrǔ). So, what some words...

January 07, 2014

When You Only Have a Bible: Context and Questions (Steps 3 and 4)

Previously, I introduced a method of interpretation that anyone could use, even when the only...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Interpreting Scripture When You Only Have a Bible (Steps 1 and 2)

Practically speaking, how do we interpret the Bible when we only have the Bible? This...

December 23, 2013

What Theologians Are Saying About the Glory of God

Here is just one more little contribution to the bigger argument that glory, honor, and...

December 19, 2013

Contextualizing Shakespeare and the 3 Little Pigs

This video is a perfect example of contextualization. Contextualization involves interpretation, communication, and application. This...

December 17, 2013

"What does the text mean?" and other unhelpful questions

If we want to find the meaning of a biblical text, what things are not...

December 12, 2013

The Whole World in One Child

Christmas celebrates the way God took a global size problem and began solving it with...

December 10, 2013

How Do We Interpret the Bible? (a new series)

How do we interpret the Bible when we only have the Bible? This means...no commentaries,...

December 05, 2013

Chinese Fathers' Most Important Job? …. Driving their Kids?

I've said for a while that the two most critical needs for the Chinese church...

December 03, 2013

Assuming to know what the fox says

In the previous post, I asked a question people have been asking, "What does the...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

What does the fox say…about the gospel?

Are you one of the 100+ million people who've seen this video? I know...

November 20, 2013

How "Western" Theology Shapes "Eastern" Evangelism

Traditional western theology may not be wrong, but it also may not be as helpful...

November 14, 2013

Jesus Preached a Chinese Gospel

My previous post, examined the story of the rich, younger ruler (Mark 10:17–30). I suggested...

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