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April 2016

April 20, 2016

The Gospel that Changes “Who I am”

In today's guest post, Martin Munyao shares a powerful testimony about how the gospel changes...

April 13, 2016

5 Problems with the “Plan of Salvation” in China (and other Honor-Shame Cultures)

From an honor-shame perspective, the “Plan of Salvation” (POS) has a number of problems. By...

March 2016

March 16, 2016

“The Shame Culture” by David Brooks

David Brooks from the NY Times has written a clear and concise piece about how...

March 16, 2016

Confusing Law, Commands and Absolutes

Whenever people express concern to me about honor and shame, they inevitably reemphasize the importance...

March 09, 2016

10 Characteristics of an “Individualistic Gospel”

What is an “individualistic gospel”? It's common to hear people criticize evangelistic presentations as “individualistic.”...

February 2016

February 02, 2016

Grace Honors the Unworthy (by John Barclay)

On honorshame.com, John Barclay recently wrote an excellent summary about the relationship between honor-shame and...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

Why Give Grace? Glory.

In the ancient Roman-Greek and Jewish world, why did people give gifts (grace, χαρις)? And...

January 05, 2016

Interview with Christine Dillon (Part 1)

Today, I interview Christine Dillon, a church planter in Taiwan with OMF International. We talk...

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....

December 03, 2015

My ETS papers

A few weeks back, I told you that I would present papers at the annual...

December 01, 2015

Israel’s Honor and Shame (Part 3)

Honor and shame permeate the story of Israel. Although God chose this particular people to...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

Israel’s Honor and Shame (Part 2)

In the last post, I began retelling Israel's story from the perspective of honor and...

November 11, 2015

Israel’s Honor and Shame (Part 1)

What does Israel have to do with honor and shame? Ironically, they do have at...

November 04, 2015

Scoring the Shame of Chinese Citizens

It appears that the Chinese government will begin a new age of persecution. According to...

October 2015

October 07, 2015

Pastor Centered Chinese Churches

What image comes to mind when you think of a Chinese pastor? Meek and mild?...

September 2015

September 15, 2015

Challies’ View of Guilt & Shame is Half Right

This past week Tim Challies posted his thoughts about guilt and shame. His view is...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Piper Explains How God Seeks “Face” (video)

It was John Piper who first helped me to see the significance of glory, specifically...

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 13, 2015

4 Keys to Evangelism in Honor-Shame Cultures

(This post originally appeared on Ed Stetzer’s blog The Exchange) I’ll never forget when an...

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...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

A story from a reader in Indonesia

I'm always so thankful to hear stories from people as they discover ways that honor...

March 27, 2015

CRU uses honor-shame in "Jangled"

Campus Crusade (Cru) has released a short 6-minute film intended to be an evangelistic conversation...

March 19, 2015

Reply to Doug Coleman (Part 3) — Defining "Law"

This post is the third in a series replying to Doug Coleman’s thoughtful questions about...

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 09, 2015

Reply to Doug Coleman (Part 1)

Over at Doug Coleman's blog, he raises a good question about recent discussions of honor...

March 03, 2015

Christianity Today Features Honor-Shame

Check out the latest issue of Christianity Today. The feature article is all about honor...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

Honor-Shame in Ministry

Over at HonorShame.com, you'll find two fantastic videos that will equip people very well for...

February 12, 2015

Who's to blame?

Imagine how mission agencies, ministry teams and churches would be different if they took to...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

China shames tourists

As my friend put it, you know that honor and shame are important to a...

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...