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November 2015

November 24, 2015
What quotes would you add?
November 18, 2015
In the last post, I began retelling Israel's story from the perspective of honor and...
November 11, 2015
What does Israel have to do with honor and shame? Ironically, they do have at...
November 04, 2015
It appears that the Chinese government will begin a new age of persecution. According to...

October 2015

October 29, 2015
Nearly 500 hundred years after the Protestant Reformation, we still need an evangelical reformation. Previously,...
October 27, 2015
We've all heard the same tired truism that those who do forget history are doomed...
October 22, 2015
I look forward to attending ETS and SBL 2015 next month! I hope to connect...
October 20, 2015
This post gives a number of suggestions for learning and teaching theological concepts in Chinese....
October 15, 2015
Practically speaking, how can people learn and teach theological ideas in Chinese (or any other...
October 13, 2015
I once sat in a meeting with a group of new missionaries being sent to...
October 07, 2015
What image comes to mind when you think of a Chinese pastor? Meek and mild?...
October 06, 2015
In Exodus, God catalyzes a “people planting movement.” This differs from “disciple making movements” or...
October 01, 2015
I'm thinking a lot about the atonement these days. At this years ETS Conference, I'll...

September 2015

September 30, 2015
Simplification is not contextualization. Of course we want to communicate the gospel as simply as...
September 23, 2015
There is a very particular story that frames the way the biblical writers present the...
September 22, 2015
What do think? Is this the gospel?  
September 17, 2015
Congratulations to Sharon Walraven! She has won the third and final drawing of the month...
September 16, 2015
In this post, I will explain why Gal 3:8 says that God’s covenant with Abraham...
September 15, 2015
This past week Tim Challies posted his thoughts about guilt and shame. His view is...
September 11, 2015
We have a winner to the Week 2 book giveaway! Congrats to Caleb Spindler, who...
September 10, 2015
Justin Taylor has posted a quote from David Wells regarding contextualization.  I recently wrote about...
September 10, 2015
This video is so beautifully relevant for understanding what it takes to do contextualization. This...
September 09, 2015
There are many ways that Christians share the gospel around the world. Despite the variety...
September 03, 2015
This is the third and final week I'll be giving away free books. This week,...
September 02, 2015
I had a number of concerns in mind when I wrote One Gospel for All...
September 01, 2015
The winner from week one's book giveaway is hquach, who signed up to receive blog...
September 01, 2015
In case you hadn't heard, here is a great resource called The Bible Project. These...

August 2015

August 31, 2015
It's great to see a few early reviews of "One Gospel for All Nations." If...
August 27, 2015
Last week, I celebrated my move to Patheos by giving away books. I'll announce the...
August 27, 2015
The kind folks at EMQ (Evangelical Missions Quarterly) have just made available for free my...
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