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September 2020

September 02, 2020
This second post looks at the central question that shapes our introductory book on the...

August 2020

August 26, 2020
Have Western exegetes turned an Eastern book into a Western one? Has our fondness for...
August 19, 2020
The intentions of “purity culture” were honorable. Its methods, however, brought shame. So, what is...
August 13, 2020
I had the pleasure of speaking with Matthew Bates on the OnScript Podcast. And now,...
August 12, 2020
What is the relationship between purity and the concepts of honor and shame? Understanding purity...
August 05, 2020
I have heard people say that purity culture preached a “sex prosperity gospel.” The basic...

July 2020

July 28, 2020
Christianity Today's article rejects the use of shame to combat racism. The writer says, “Guilt...
July 21, 2020
How does “white shame” factor into discussions about racism in America? What one means by...
July 14, 2020
Define your terms. More than 80% of our disagreements can probably be solved if we...
July 07, 2020
Individualism is a key value in American white culture. By “individualism,” I don’t merely refer...
July 01, 2020
Great news! Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes has now been recorded as an audiobook! When...

June 2020

June 30, 2020
“How does honor and shame relate to people with disabilities?” That was the first time...
June 24, 2020
Understanding how women reinforce patriarchal thinking is one key component to combat patriarchy within society...
June 18, 2020
The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society has reviewed Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes. The...
June 16, 2020
Let’s talk about American privilege,… the elephant not in the room at the moment. In...
June 10, 2020
Christians talk about patriarchy far less than those outside the church. The justification for such...
June 02, 2020
Entering the hotel lobby, he headed straight for the elevator. Before the doors opened, the...

May 2020

May 27, 2020
In the last post, I mentioned Donald Trump’s comment that he considered it is a...
May 25, 2020
Comedians are fretting the possibility of Trump not winning reelection. He gives them so much...
May 19, 2020
A common objection emerges when I speak of using honor and shame in evangelism and...
May 13, 2020
Churches want to support missionaries. They just want to know how. Most mission agencies and...
May 05, 2020
“I sacrificed more by leaving the mission field.” When my friend recently made this statement,...

April 2020

April 28, 2020
The goal of Te-Li Lau’s "Defending Shame" is to explore Paul’s use of shame for the...
April 23, 2020
To cooperate in sharing the gospel, we must find common ground as to the content...
April 22, 2020
At the recent T4G/TGC conference, Greg Gilbert made an astonishing claim (and misrepresentation) concerning the...
April 21, 2020
There is an internal logic to shame. This is one reason Te-Li Lau writes Part 1...
April 15, 2020
For many people, the Christian life is about how to grin and bear it? But...
April 14, 2020
I might have found my new favorite honor-shame book. The title of Te-Li Lau’s new...
April 09, 2020
The coronavirus has exposed both the contradiction and the cost of popular, individualistic Christianity. Ironically,...
April 06, 2020
Who knew a retired Navy SEAL could teach us so much about the Bible? Yet,...
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