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March 2015

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 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 04, 2015

Reading the Bible “Literally” or Contextually?

When reading John Walton’s The Lost World of Adam and Eve, a number of questions...

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 17, 2015

Adam and Eve are Ancient “Archetypes”

I’m in the midst of a review series on John Walton’s The Lost World of...

February 11, 2015

The Lost World of Adam and Eve

Previously, I introduced my series reviewing John Walton’s new book The Lost World of Adam...

January 2015

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 14, 2015

Losing Face for the Gospel of Grace

I have always been intrigued by people’s responses to 2 Corinthians. I’ve heard comments about...

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 31, 2014

First class Chinese ingenuity

Here is a fun story that illustrates so well the ingenuity of the Chinese mind....

December 11, 2014

"I'm Losing Face Right Now"

Don't understand what "losing face" means? Then watch this video.

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...

December 02, 2014

My Review of "Grassroots Asian Theology"

The most recent issue of Themelios came out today. This month, you'll find my review...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Doing Twitter Theology

Wish theologians would sum up their ideas in just 140 characters? Well, this and next...

November 13, 2014

"Cheating is our birthright"

You may remember the series of posts I ran last year about cheating in Chinese...

November 10, 2014

Will I see you at ETS?

Next week, I leave to attend the annual conferences of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS)...

November 10, 2014

THE 3D GOSPEL for Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures

Over at honorshame.com, my friend Jayson has announced his new E-book called "The 3D Gospel:...

November 05, 2014

Explaining the Trinity of “Divine Identity”

What kind of analogy can we give to explain the Trinity? In previous posts, we...

October 2014

October 01, 2014

There are no "Church Planting Movements" in the Bible

Are our missionary methods “biblical” or do they more reflect the values of our own...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

Theological Education in Honor-Shame Cultures

Have you ever wondered how honor and shame might influence the way we do theological...

September 05, 2014

"Face" videos now on Youku

For those who work with Chinese people, you can now watch, share, and download the...

September 02, 2014

How does God seek "face"?

A few weeks ago, I released a video explaining how honor-shame might influence our gospel...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Just Signed Contract for New Book!

I just signed a contract for my newest book! It is titled One Gospel for...

August 26, 2014

The Biblical Story is Collectivistic

From beginning to end, the Bible primarily talks about groups, not individuals. This is...

August 21, 2014

How to Babel on the Gospel in China

I want to briefly illustrate the idea from my previous post. I suggested that it...

August 20, 2014

The Chase for Face: The Shame of Western Collectivism

Ever wonder what Western collectivism looks like and why it matters? My recent article attempts...

August 13, 2014

Do you want "face"?

Have you ever wondered how honor-shame might influence a gospel presentation? This video gives...

August 11, 2014

China's Pragmatic Perspective on Christianity

Recently, Stratfor.com had an excellent summary of the Chinese government's perspective of Christianity. The article...

August 06, 2014

Why Not Begin with Babel?

Previously, I examined common problems that emerge when we start with the Adam story (Part...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Sin is personal because it is social

When sharing the gospel story and/or talking about sin, I suggest we start with the...