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December 2022

December 20, 2022

How Support Raising Honors God and His People

“What is your theology of support raising?” Ugh. Why did my friend have to ask...

March 2022

March 29, 2022

Playing the Status Game in Heaven

As Christians, the question is not whether we will play but which game we will...

February 2022

February 08, 2022

My Top Recommendations for Honor and Shame Books

I often get asked for book recommendations from people who want to learn about honor...

February 01, 2022

Can We improve How We Play Status Games? Here are 8 Ideas

Can we improve the way we play status games? Yes, we can! This post offers...

January 2022

January 11, 2022

We all play the status game. How do you play?

A new book just became my favorite book on the topic of honor and shame....

January 04, 2022

Is John’s Gospel a Defense of Jesus’ Honor?

Have you ever wondered whether John wrote his Gospel as a way of defending Jesus’...

June 2021

June 29, 2021

Why Does Peter Call Women Weaker?

Few verses are as controversial as 1 Peter 3:7. Some people flatly ignore it, regarding...

June 22, 2021

How the Cave People of Nepal were Honored into Existence

This post explains how the Cave People, small tribe in Nepal, "came into existence" simply...

May 2020

May 25, 2020

Are high infection numbers a badge of honor?

Comedians are fretting the possibility of Trump not winning reelection. He gives them so much...

May 19, 2020

“It’s only sin if people find out”

A common objection emerges when I speak of using honor and shame in evangelism and...

April 2020

April 01, 2020

Fame-Shame Culture and Social Media

How is fame different to honor? This post explores how fame culture has evolved over...

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...

May 2019

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...

January 2019

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...

July 2018

July 18, 2018

7 Dangers for Missionaries from Guilt-Innocence Cultures

A recent post on TGC warns against the dangers of becoming imbalanced when serving in...

May 2018

May 03, 2018

Clothing the Grand Biblical Story with Honor and Shame

A student working with Muslims wanted to develop a story that takes honor and shame...

December 2016

December 07, 2016

Honor and Shame are Objective (Not Merely Subjective)

Many Christians think honor and shame are simply subjective categories. The Bible disagrees. Scripture uses...

July 2016

July 20, 2016

Honor among Southern Evangelicals

How did honor shape evangelicalism in the American south before the civil war? Robert Elder...

May 2016

May 03, 2016

Global Insights for Ministry in Honor-Shame Contexts

Recently visionSynergy and HonorShame.com facilitated a global online conversation about ministering and leading in honor-shame...

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...

June 2013

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...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

A Poll: What is the Relationship Between Law and Honor-Shame in the Bible?

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January 2013

January 23, 2013

The Relationship between Good Works and Honor

Here's a good quote relating glory-honor to works: "The one good work that God requires...