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August 2019

August 28, 2019

9Marks’ Strawman Argument Against Honor and Shame (Part 2)

9Marks does so much well but representing and responding to issues related to honor and...

August 27, 2019

How 9Marks Misrepresents Honor and Shame in Atonement

9Marks’ recent article about honor, shame, and atonement leaves me at a loss for words....

August 01, 2019

Join us for the 2020 Honor-Shame Conference at Wheaton College! We will explore how honor...

July 2019

July 17, 2019

Honor, Shame, and Guilt within Tight and Loose Cultures

How does the distinction between tight and loose cultures affect contextualization, churches, ministry strategy, and...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

Honor and Shame Contribute to the Logic of Romans

Consider the Old Testament passages cited by Paul. Those OT texts intertwine honor, shame, and...

June 19, 2019

Honor and Shame as Background Music in Romans

The biblical authors are much like movie directors. How so? Think of a movie that...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

The 3D Gospel is Now in Mandarin

Good news! The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures (by Jayson Georges)...

May 22, 2019

Short Video Introduction to “Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes”

What if we read Romans with "Eastern eyes"? Ask yourself, "What would we see?"This short...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

Endorsements and Pre-ordering Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

IVP will release Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes in less than a month. Over the...

April 17, 2019

From the Shame of Vainglory to Christ’s Glory

The vindication of God’s glory through Christ has significant implications for Christ’s followers. In this...

April 10, 2019

The Importance of the Glory Motif in Paul’s Narrative

One of the main themes, if not the primary motif in biblical theology, is the...

April 03, 2019

The nitty gritty of the China’s social credit system. Could this happen in America?

You’ve heard that China is creating a social credit system. This is the system where...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

How Shame Can Prevent People from Repenting

For so long, Christians have tried to conjure a guilty conscience in the minds of...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Should Evangelism Provoke Guilt or Expose Shame?

Chris Flanders gave a game-changing presentation on the role of guilt and shame in evangelism...

February 20, 2019

Honor, Shame, and Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is the belief that you’re “an inadequate and incompetent failure, despite evidence that...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

“What’s a n***er?” How I answered my adopted daughter (Guest Post)

Our family was engrossed in a family night movie when I barely hear my daughter’s...

January 23, 2019

How does grace change our perspective of honor?

It's good to see people thinking about the relationship between grade and honor. Because of...

January 16, 2019

An Illustration for Why Ascribed Honor Matters

Not only does this video show the power of reputation and perceived honor (within the...

January 10, 2019

Coming Soon: “Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes”

Today, I received the proofs for my forthcoming book with IVP. It's titled Reading Romans...

January 03, 2019

Why a free gift almost cost a friendship

You shouldn’t try to be my friend; rather, you should treat me like a beggar...

December 2018

December 06, 2018

Appreciation for D. A. Carson Comments on Shame

People associated with The Gospel Coalition (TGC) tend to emphasize "guilt" over honor and shame....

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Patronage and Faith in God’s Faithfulness

At the Patronage Symposium in October, some of the participants discussed the meaning of pistis (i.e.,...

November 19, 2018

How does collectivism influence reciprocity?

In the first post, I gave an overview of reciprocity in China. We then considered...

November 13, 2018

Reciprocity, Collectivism, and the Chinese Church

I’ve said before that patronage might be the most misunderstood and overlooked aspect of traditional...

November 07, 2018

Did God Shame Jesus? The “Curse” of Gal 3:13 in Light of Honor and Shame

For some reason, few people seriously consider how honor and shame influence the biblical doctrine...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Why has America grown more individualistic?

Why has America grown more individualistic? Many people describe American culture (and the West more...

October 24, 2018

2 (or 3) More Ways Paul helps Timothy Guard Against Shame

A previous post noted four ways that Paul challenges the fear and shame that potentially...

October 17, 2018

6 Ways Paul Undermines Timothy’s Sense of Shame

Shame has significant theological and practical importance. Paul spends the entire letter of 2 Timothy...

September 2018

September 19, 2018

We are not made for online praise and blame

What happens when human relationships move online? How does the web affect our response to...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

Is honor significant for society?

Why does honor matter at a social level? Tamler Sommers’ Why Honor Matters offers several answers...