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August 2016

August 03, 2016
The Bible not only gives us our message; it should shape our methods. In One...

July 2016

July 27, 2016
Do you have an ethical ministry strategy? I’m guessing most people have never asked this...
July 21, 2016
This short video explains the meaning of “honor and shame,” highlighting key themes are mark...
July 20, 2016
How did honor shape evangelicalism in the American south before the civil war? Robert Elder...
July 14, 2016
I'm very grateful to Southeastern Theological Review for publishing a review of One Gospel for...
July 13, 2016
People wonder why the rest of the world gets angry at Western countries. In the...
July 07, 2016
Disappointed. That’s how I felt recently after attending a meeting for the Society of Asian...

June 2016

June 29, 2016
What else can we learn about contextualization from the golden calf story in Exodus 32?...
June 22, 2016
What can we learn about contextualization from Aaron and the golden calf story (in Exodus...
June 15, 2016
Here is the second in a series short training videos. Last time, I gave a...
June 08, 2016
At its best, contextualization requires us intentionally to interpret the Bible with empathy. (For my...
June 01, 2016
If you’re not intentional in how you read and apply the Bible, you’ll likely compromise...

May 2016

May 25, 2016
  How does the one gospel make sense for shame, guilt and fear cultures? Some people seem to...
May 24, 2016
  This is a great read on multiple levels. The article is titled "Man Digs...
May 18, 2016
In the coming weeks and months, I'll post a series of short videos explaining key...
May 17, 2016
I’m preparing a course called Theology of the Atonement. In the process, I read the...
May 12, 2016
Today, I'll give a few examples how to use a "contextualization map," which I explained in...
May 10, 2016
Here are three reasons to check out the most recent issue of Themelios (an academic...
May 05, 2016
If we only have 3–5 minutes, can we still contextualize the gospel? I think we...
May 03, 2016
Recently visionSynergy and HonorShame.com facilitated a global online conversation about ministering and leading in honor-shame...

April 2016

April 29, 2016
What's the distinction between evangelism and an elevator pitch? If you look at how we actually...
April 27, 2016
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of being interviewed with Nick Peters, who runs...
April 21, 2016
A number of people have expressed interest in the discussion (from last week's post) concerning...
April 20, 2016
In today's guest post, Martin Munyao shares a powerful testimony about how the gospel changes...
April 14, 2016
Here's a fun demonstration of contextualization. 1 song. 66 different dances. Each fits its context....
April 13, 2016
From an honor-shame perspective, the “Plan of Salvation” (POS) has a number of problems. By...
April 12, 2016
There is an interesting dialogue in the newest issue of EMQ. The article is titled,...
April 07, 2016
It's a exciting month for One Gospel for All Nations. EMQ and Missiology: An International...
April 06, 2016
Today's guest post is by Sam Chan (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), a theologian, preacher,...

March 2016

March 30, 2016
Hundreds of books and articles talk about contextualization. Nearly every one of them focuses on...
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