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September 2013

September 19, 2013

Why China Matters for Doing Theology: Biblical Truth

Why would someone need to know more about China in order to understand the Bible...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Keeping the Biblical Story Coherent and Balanced

If you would like to download the graph above, click here (a bigger picture) or...

August 01, 2013

Some Trends in the Chinese Christian Media

Check out an excellent post Chinese Church Voices: 10 Observed Trends on Chinese Christian Media....

July 2013

July 25, 2013

Chinese Evangelism: Telling Only Half the Story?

Being half right also means being half wrong. Few people are eager to live in...

July 23, 2013

Chinese Evangelism: Deep in Tradition, Shallow in Theology?

It's a lot easier to memorize a gospel presentation than to understand it. That seems...

July 18, 2013

Chinese Evangelism: What Comes First?

Chinese evangelism can often struggle to put first things first. When this happens, even if...

July 17, 2013

Chinese Characters in the Chinese New Testament (和合本)

If a foreigner plans to learn to read Chinese characters, why not learn those in...

July 16, 2013

10 Troubling Tendencies in Chinese Evangelism

The Chinese know how to do multiplication. Evangelism is a trademark of the Chinese church....

July 11, 2013

We cheat students when we confuse grace and wrath

Here are a few more suggestions to help address the problem of academic cheating among...

July 09, 2013

"But cheating is a part of their culture" — says Christians

Many times, I've heard Christians excuse the fact that many pastors routinely cheat on their...

July 04, 2013

Biblical Theology from a Chinese Perspective

Check out my most recent article "Biblical Theology from a Chinese Perspective--Interpreting Scripture through the...

July 02, 2013

Why Chinese Pastors Cheat

Last week, I discussed an article about some rioting Chinese parents who protested “There is...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

"There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat" — Chinese parents

This is one of the most telling articles you may ever read about Chinese culture.Here...

June 06, 2013

Understanding Honor and Shame in Any Context

In the third major section of Saving God's Face, I try to grasp the inner...

June 04, 2013

Are We Seeking God’s Face…or Our Own? (John 7:1-24)

There is a subtle but serious distinction between faith and face. Consider John 7:1–24. I've...

June 03, 2013

Book Giveaway (Week 3): Honor, Shame, Face

This is week 3 of my series introducing my book Saving God's Face. And I'm...

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 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 02, 2013

Introducing My New Book, Saving God's Face

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 05, 2013

Are Missionaries Ashamed of the Language of Paul's Gospel?

I teach Romans in Chinese. It’s painful sometimes. Don’t misunderstand me. I love Romans. Much...

March 04, 2013

The Virtue of Education in the East and West

David Brook's latest NY Times editorial, called The Learning Virtues, explores how Asians and Westerners...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Contrasting the Childhood of Chinese and Western Kids

Here is funny little something comparing how Chinese kids grow up versus how an Western,...

February 07, 2013

The New Covenant in a Chinese Context (Part 1): A Collectivistic Understanding of Identity

One thing that gets me excited is thinking about the way that an eastern (e.g....

January 2013

January 25, 2013

Explaining the Trinity in Chinese Language

One of the glaring weaknesses of missionaries to China is the lack of theological language,...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

"Should Missionaries Learn Classical Literature as well?" (A Response to a Question)

Someone left a comment on the previous post about Hudson Taylor and the state on...