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August 2014

August 13, 2014
Have you ever wondered how honor-shame might influence a gospel presentation? This video gives...
August 11, 2014
Recently, Stratfor.com had an excellent summary of the Chinese government's perspective of Christianity. The article...
August 06, 2014
Previously, I examined common problems that emerge when we start with the Adam story (Part...
August 01, 2014
HonorShame.com was gracious enough to allow me to reblog his most recent post. It is...

July 2014

July 30, 2014
When sharing the gospel story and/or talking about sin, I suggest we start with the...
July 23, 2014
There are a number of reasons people normally start with Adam when sharing the gospel....
July 21, 2014
People often overlook a key feature of honor-same societies. Honor-shame cultures are inherently collectivistic in...
July 16, 2014
Where do you start when sharing the gospel? The beginning of a story has disproportionate...
July 10, 2014
If we tell someone, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life,"...
July 08, 2014
In a previous post, I suggested 10 ideas for crafting stories among unreached people groups...
July 03, 2014
Storytelling often is a key component of ministry among many Unreached People Groups (UPGs). Various...
July 01, 2014
Consider this quote about Dietrich Bonhoeffer. "[Bonhoeffer] had once told a student that every sermon...

June 2014

June 25, 2014
Does it matter what method we use when trying to find the application of a...
June 18, 2014
In the last post, I highlighted the tendency to reduce "application" merely to "actions." In...
June 11, 2014
A lot of books talk about interpretation and specific ways of obey the Bible. However,...
June 04, 2014
Is the church fundamentally collection of individuals OR a single entity? Another way of asking...

May 2014

May 28, 2014
We are not saved by a “profession of faith”; rather, we are saved by faith....
May 27, 2014
What are the missiological implications of this graph? Click on the graph to enlarge. To...
May 26, 2014
In chapter 7 of Christian Political Witness, William Cavanaugh suggests that our political witness is...
May 23, 2014
In Christian Political Witness, the authors repeatedly lament the divide between “public” and “private.” Why?...
May 22, 2014
I consistently hear the criticism of Chinese preaching (though I know it's true of many...
May 21, 2014
Have you heard any jokes about the Beijing taxi drivers? Here’s one. Question 1: How...
May 20, 2014
Are you Muslim? No problem. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary may be the school for you....
May 19, 2014
In Christian Political Witness, how might McKnight and Gombis’ chapters practically shape the church’s ministry?...
May 16, 2014
In Christian Political Witness, Scot McKnight and Tim Gombis unpack the theology/politics of Jesus and...
May 15, 2014
In the last post, I began to distinguish the “plan of salvation” from the gospel...
May 14, 2014
Noll identified some of the ways people misuse the Bible to justify their political ideas....
May 13, 2014
What do you think of this graph? Scot McKnight posted this over at Jesus Creed...
May 12, 2014
What does politics have to do with our doctrine of Scripture? Mark Noll, one of...
May 09, 2014
Credit: Shanghaiist.com; Image via CRIEnglish To get the full story, check out shanghaiist.com. Some of...
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