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My most recent article on Romans is now published! It is titled, “PAUL WRITES TO...

“Face” is simply another way of talking about honor-shame (荣辱, róngrǔ). So, what some words...

Previously, I introduced a method of interpretation that anyone could use, even when the only...

Practically speaking, how do we interpret the Bible when we only have the Bible? This...

Here is just one more little contribution to the bigger argument that glory, honor, and...

This video is a perfect example of contextualization. Contextualization involves interpretation, communication, and application. This...

If we want to find the meaning of a biblical text, what things are not...

Christmas celebrates the way God took a global size problem and began solving it with...

How do we interpret the Bible when we only have the Bible? This means...no commentaries,...

I've said for a while that the two most critical needs for the Chinese church...

In the previous post, I asked a question people have been asking, "What does the...

Are you one of the 100+ million people who've seen this video? I know...

Traditional western theology may not be wrong, but it also may not be as helpful...

My previous post, examined the story of the rich, younger ruler (Mark 10:17–30). I suggested...

How do you use Mandarin to talk about honor and shame (i.e. “face”)? What if...

Western Christians make a big deal of the rich young ruler story (Matt. 19:16–29; Mark...

This is a warning for those living anywhere near the Beijing and Shanghai areas. Benny...

Short-term volunteers are a major part of mission strategy. Long-term missionaries have mixed feelings about...

Here's a beautiful example of what contextualization does not look like. Related articles The...

Help me by taking a quick poll.   Someone suggested that they needed more time...

How would I outline a Chinese perspective of justification? I could write a book on...

In talking about justification, Paul first answers the who-question, then the how-question. That was the...

The traditional perspective on justification gives a right answer to the wrong question. As a...

Chinese culture may help us reconcile the "New Perspective on Paul" (NPP) and the traditional...

What do recent debates about justification have to do with China? In the last post,...

How should justification influence our ministry in China? If we are concerned with sharing the...

How do we contextualize the gospel for a Chinese context?More specifically, what would you say...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M_6EuMuC4Kc Next week, I'll start a series on justification, wherein I'll suggest that Chinese culture...

God’s mission is at stake. Therefore, China matters for the way we do theology. (This...

Do you ever have volunteer teams come to China? I have created a contextualization packet...