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January 2016

January 06, 2016

Can We Escape the Hermeneutical Spiral?

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

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....

September 2015

September 30, 2015

The Birth of a Simplistic Gospel

Simplification is not contextualization. Of course we want to communicate the gospel as simply as...

September 23, 2015

One Story to Rule Them All?

There is a very particular story that frames the way the biblical writers present the...

September 16, 2015

Why the Abrahamic Covenant IS the gospel

In this post, I will explain why Gal 3:8 says that God’s covenant with Abraham...

September 10, 2015

What David Wells Misunderstands About Contextualization

Justin Taylor has posted a quote from David Wells regarding contextualization. I recently wrote about...

September 10, 2015

What Magic Teaches Us About Contextualization

This video is so beautifully relevant for understanding what it takes to do contextualization. This...

September 09, 2015

Can We Skip Over Abraham and Israel?

There are many ways that Christians share the gospel around the world. Despite the variety...

September 02, 2015

Contextualization via Decontextualizing the Bible

I had a number of concerns in mind when I wrote One Gospel for All...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

Why the Abrahamic Covenant “Frames” the Gospel

Today, I want to better illustrate what it means to “frame” the gospel. This is...

August 19, 2015

Preaching a Covenantal Gospel

The biblical writers’ view of the gospel is shaped by God’s covenants announced to Israel...

August 12, 2015

The Gospel and “Covenantal Love”

The biblical concept of “covenant” should shape how we preach the gospel. I expect some...

August 05, 2015

John 3:16 is not the Gospel

A few years ago, an author asked me whether I would read the draft of...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Don’t Assume the Gospel

One Gospel for All Nations makes much more explicit the methodology that is implicit in...

July 22, 2015

Why “One Gospel”?

Over the coming weeks, I will introduce a number of thoughts and concerns that go...

July 15, 2015

Measuring the “Success” of Contextualization

Let’s face it–– missionaries tend to care a lot about numbers. Whether we’re talking about...

June 2015

June 03, 2015

If Asians Said The Stuff White People Say (about theology)

Contextualization begins when we see the world through another person's eyes. It's easy to forget...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Rewriting the Gospel for Oral Cultures

Interested in honor and shame? What about orality? Well, you might be interested in this...

May 06, 2015

Introducing “The Creator King”

One reason why people reject the gospel is simply this––they don’t get it. Maybe it’s...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

Introducing "The Promises of God"

Gospel presentations have a disproportionate influence on the way people afterwards read the Bible. Therefore,...

April 22, 2015

TWO new gospel presentations!

Practical. Contextualization. Some people think those words don’t belong together. My newest book will be...

April 01, 2015

What’s the Difference Between “Contextualization” and . . . ?

I sometimes get asked to distinguish a few key missiological terms. These words often appear...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Why is Sin Considered a "Debt"?

Sin is debt. That’s how the Bible describes it. Why? I’ve given a lot of...

March 17, 2015

Reply to Doug Coleman (Part 2) — Defining "Dishonor"

In a previous post, I responded to Doug Coleman’s question about the meaning of sin,...

March 11, 2015

The Genesis of Contextualization

It is very possible that we do not honor biblical authority precisely by forcing an...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

A Simple Approach to Honor-Shame Gospel Presentations

A few months ago, I shared two videos that demonstrate what a gospel presentation might...

January 20, 2015

What is "The Global Gospel"?

Here's a brand new book you will want to know about from my friend Werner...

January 08, 2015

Why Chinese don’t contextualize theology

I often hear people say that missionaries are not the people who should be doing...

January 05, 2015

How Would Jesus Tell It? Crafting Stories for Honor-Shame Cultures

Want to craft a story from an honor-shame perspective? Check out the January 2015...

December 2014

December 04, 2014

A Theology Guide for Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures

* This is a re-blog from my friend over at HonorShame.com. Notice there are only...