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May 2013

May 31, 2013

Finding Israel in the Middle Kingdom

What does Beijing have to do with Jerusalem? Well, imagine you live in the following...

May 30, 2013

"Theology" versus "Chinese Theology"?

What's the difference between "theology" & "Chinese theology"? This video makes me think of contextualizing...

May 29, 2013

Preaching the Gospel to the Tiger Mom (Part 2)

Would you use a tradition presentation to preach the gospel to a "Tiger Mom"? In...

May 27, 2013

Preaching the Gospel to the Tiger Mom

How would you preach the gospel to someone like a “Tiger Mom”? Amy Chua, who...

May 27, 2013

Book Giveaway (Week 2): China

This is week 2 of a 4 week series introducing my book Saving God's Face,...

May 24, 2013

How Do Evangelicals Define "Contextualization"?

How do we define contextualization? Judging from the books and articles I've read on the...

May 23, 2013

Interpreting Contextualization

What is "contextualization"? It is one of the most popular buzzwords in evangelicalism today. When...

May 21, 2013

Does Biblical Infallibility Allow Us to Assume the Gospel?

How do fallible people contextualize God's infallible word? To put it more sharply, does it...

May 20, 2013

Week 1 of Book Giveaway

This is week 1 of the book giveaway. Each of the next four weeks, I'll...

May 16, 2013

Who Should Read "Saving God's Face"?

Is "Saving God's Face" a book that only “scholars” will understand? No. That doesn’t mean...

May 15, 2013

Missiology or Theology? Crossing Academic Cultures for the Sake of the Nations

In order to reach the nations, we will have to cross cultures academically. What God...

May 13, 2013

The Dangers of Being an Evangelical Missiologist

I once had a good friend jokingly say, "I can't tell if you are a...

May 09, 2013

God’s Attributes Are Not Unique to Him

In some ways, one might say the one true God is no different from false...

May 08, 2013

The Personal History behind "Saving God's Face"

What is the personal history behind my book, Saving God's Face? Why did I write...

May 07, 2013

I'm Giving Away Free Books!

In order to introduce my new book, I'm going to give away all kinds of...

May 02, 2013

Introducing My New Book, Saving God's Face

May 02, 2013

Faith Means Placing Your Face in the Father (John 5:39, 44–47)

No one wants to look stupid. People don't tend to believe things in the hope...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Why "Saving Faith" Means "Saving Face"

Should Christians want to "save face"? This post clarifies a part of my previous post...

April 25, 2013

Having Faith and Saving Face (John 5:44)

Have you ever noticed how Jesus defines faith in terms of face? Jesus asked his...

April 23, 2013

My book, Saving God's Face, is now published!

Look what 3-years and a lot of coffee can do. It's now ready at Amazon.com....

April 23, 2013

How Can Oral Peoples Interpret the Bible?

There is a difference between using stories to teach the Bible and preaching the gospel...

April 18, 2013

The Old Testament as God’s Contextualization for Oral Peoples

How can oral people groups interpret the Bible when they can't read it? How can...

April 16, 2013

Tell the Whole Story Out of Order Using Layers

In the last post, I made a simple argument. It is very easy––if not common––for...

April 11, 2013

Critiquing Creation to Christ (C2C)

Some people might take issue with my critique of C2C in the last post. Am...

April 09, 2013

Taking the Context out of the Bible?

Taking the Context out of the Bible? We've all heard taking a passage out of...

April 04, 2013

Contextualization Among Oral Peoples — Part 1 of a New Series

In this series, I will explore the topic of contextualization among unreached people groups with...

April 02, 2013

Contextualizing the One Gospel in Any Culture––A Model from the Biblical Text for a Global Context

Trying to figure out how to contextualize the gospel? Practically speaking, how do we assess...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Why Did Adam Wear a Loincloth?––Uncovering the Truth about Context

I have written on the influence of our culture lens on our theology and view...

March 27, 2013

The Resurrection and Missions (Part 3 ––Implications)

In previous posts, I explained the meaning of the resurrection and gave a few ideas...

March 26, 2013

Theological Education for Oral Learners

Next week, I'm starting a series that focuses on how we might help oral learners...

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