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5 Shameful Things Westerners Say

By HonorShame Posted on September 16, 2015 Posted in Communication, Culture, Ministry, Relationships, Shame 6 Comments Tagged with culture, relationships, shame, West

Readers enjoyed Colin E. Andrew’s earlier post “5 Rude Things Honor-Shame Cultures Say.” In this post, he turns the tables. Here are 5 “rude” things Westerners say, even when trying to be polite. 1. “My friend!” “Hey Rafshan! This is my …

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Does God “Slut-Shame”?

By HonorShame Posted on July 15, 2015 Posted in Shame, Sin 1 Comment Tagged with repetance, shame, sin

Does God slut-shame? (FYI, “slut-shaming” means making someone, usually a woman or girl, feel inferior for deviating from traditional gender expectations, especially in areas of sexuality.) Here are some Bible verses similar to the language of slut shaming:You played the whore because …

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Get Face!

By HonorShame Posted on June 17, 2015 Posted in Culture, Ministry, Resources, Shame, Theology No Comments Tagged with bible, face, resources, theology, video

Jackson Wu produced a brilliant short video “Do You Want Face?” that pulls together the biblical message in terms of “face.” The video’s simple three-part structure makes it easy to utilize in your gospel conversations: We all lost face. Jesus has …

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God’s Face

By HonorShame Posted on June 3, 2015 Posted in Culture, OT, Shame, Theology 5 Comments Tagged with cain, face, God, OT, shame

Christian workers will never eliminate social face, nor should they attempt to. A better approach to “face” is to reorient cultural face around God’s face. Fortunately, the Bible has much to say about face; it is a significant concern for …

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Got Face?

By HonorShame Posted on May 27, 2015 Posted in Communication, Culture, Shame, Theology No Comments Tagged with culture, face, Honor, ministry, shame

Imagine if I showed you this picture, and said, “Here is a picture of my daughters. Aren’t they adorable?”Why wouldn’t that work? Our physical face is how other people know and recognize us. Our public identity is intimately connected with our …

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Yes, I Do Believe in Sin.

By HonorShame Posted on May 13, 2015 Posted in Culture, Shame, Sin, Theology 7 Comments Tagged with shame, sin, theology

I often hear this, “Your ideas about shame are helpful, but what about sin?” People assume that since I talk about God’s salvation from shame, that I don’t believe much about sin (which is a rather curious assumption IMO). So …

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Culture Profile: Ireland

By HonorShame Posted on May 6, 2015 Posted in Culture, Shame 1 Comment Tagged with Culture Profile, Ireland, shame

Guest blogger Roy Angle has lived and worked in Dublin, Ireland for 12 years. Though it may surprise people, honor and shame play unique roles in Irish culture, due in part to Ireland’s Latin roots.What does honor and shame look …

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What the Bible Says About Honor & Shame

By HonorShame Posted on April 8, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, Resources, Shame, Theology 2 Comments Tagged with bible, Honor, resource, shame

This posts explains (almost) everything the Bible says about honor and shame, which is a fair amount. Instead of being a book or article, it is three pictures…technically, word clouds. The concepts of honor and shame extend far beyond the words …

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JANGLED–Short Film by Cru

By HonorShame Posted on March 25, 2015 Posted in Communication, Evangelism, Relationships, Shame No Comments Tagged with evangelism

Cru recently released JANGLED, a short film of 6 minutes dealing with the topic of shame. The film is not an “evangelistic presentation” per se, but a nicely produced “conversation starter” that can easily turn into a spiritual discussion about Jesus. …

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Thoughts on Sin and Shame

By HonorShame Posted on March 20, 2015 Posted in Honor, Shame, Sin, Theology 3 Comments Tagged with bible, dignity, guest, law, sin, theology

Recently Doug Coleman asked thoughtful questions about sin in honor-shame terms. Jackson Wu has engaged Coleman’s thoughts on his site (one, two, and three). I greatly appreciate their gracious and constructive tone during this “public conversation,” as they help us understand the nature of …

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3 Blogs about Shame at Ed Stetzer

By HonorShame Posted on March 5, 2015 Posted in Communication, Culture, Evangelism, In The News, Missiology, Resources, Shame 1 Comment

Christianity Today’s recent cover article was “The Good News About Shame” by CT executive editor Andy Crouch. This week Ed Stetzer’s blog “The Exchange” is extending that conversation about shame and the gospel with a series of three blogsposts. “4 Keys to Evangelism in Honor-Shame …

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“Good News for Shame” – CT’s Cover Story

By HonorShame Posted on March 2, 2015 Posted in Culture, Evangelism, In The News, Resources, Shame No Comments

The cover issue in this month’s Christianity Today is “The Good News about Shame” by Andy Crouch, and you’ll certainly want to read it.Crouch proposes American culture is becoming more shame-based. So consequently, “effective evangelism and discipleship in the next …

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Bonhoeffer’s Theology of Shame

By HonorShame Posted on February 19, 2015 Posted in Culture, Shame, Theology 9 Comments Tagged with bonhoeffer, history, shame, theology

Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45) speaks about shame in his book Ethics. Bonhoeffer’s unflinching zeal and brilliant mind generated great reflections on the topic of shame, which I’ve summarized in five points below. 1-Shame is the result of disunion/estrangementPeople perceive their …

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How (Not) To Guest Well

By HonorShame Posted on January 15, 2015 Posted in Culture, Ministry, Relationships, Shame 2 Comments Tagged with host, ministry, relationships

Over the last year, our family has become friends with a refugee family from Russia (they are ethnically Central Asian, but lived in Moscow 10+ years and recently were resettled in Atlanta). Knowing that New Year’s is a huge Russian …

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Mission Frontiers Issue on Honor/Shame

By HonorShame Posted on January 2, 2015 Posted in Honor, Ministry, Resources, Shame No Comments Tagged with Honor, resources, shame

The current issue of Mission Frontiers “The Power of Honor” covers the topic of honor & shame. This journal from Frontier Ventures (formerly U.S. Center of World Missions) contains two lead articles from myself (“The Gospel the World is Waiting For“) and …

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Top Honor/Shame Blogs of 2014

By HonorShame Posted on December 29, 2014 Posted in Honor, Ministry, Missiology, News, Resources, Shame, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with shame

To celebrate the New Year, here are the top blogs posts (based on comments and views) from 2014. 8. Why Western Culture Neglects Honor & Shame – Learn why Western civilization is shameless. 7. 6 Places Honor & Shame Hide in …

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Worshipping God for Removing Shame

By HonorShame Posted on November 20, 2014 Posted in Communication, Honor, Shame, Spirituality, Theology 2 Comments Tagged with Honor, shame, spirituality, worship

I spent last weekend with ethnic pastors worshipping God for His salvation for shame. It was an amazing time! We gathered church leaders from 8 different ethnic congregations (including Sudan, Eritrea, Egypt, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, and multi-ethnic English) to discuss …

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New book: THE 3D GOSPEL

By HonorShame Posted on November 13, 2014 Posted in Communication, Culture, Evangelism, Honor, Ministry, Missiology, News, NT, OT, Relationships, Shame, Sin, Spirituality, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with 3D Gospel, fear, guilt, ministry, missiology, shame, TheCultureTest, theology

Learn how the gospel speaks to all cultures. Western theology emphasizes legal forgiveness of sins, but people in the Majority World seek honor or spiritual power. In today’s globalized world, Christians need a three-dimensional gospel. Learn how the Bible speaks to cultures …

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The Disgraced Human Family (Gen 4-11)

By HonorShame Posted on October 22, 2014 Posted in OT, Shame, Sin, Theology No Comments Tagged with bible, Gen 1-12, OT, shame, sin, theology

After the fall of Adam and Eve, the storyline of Genesis reads like a season of Arrested Development (or any other sitcom about a dysfunctional family) – a series of episodes featuring the human family’s disgrace and dysfunction. Humans sense …

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The Shame of Original Sin (Gen 3)

By HonorShame Posted on October 15, 2014 Posted in OT, Shame, Sin, Theology 13 Comments Tagged with Adam, bible, bible verses, Gen 1-12, Genesis, OT, sin

Adam and Eve’s glorious and shame-free life did not last long. They sin, and shame enters the world. (Previous posts on their honor at a creation – HERE and HERE.) After eating the fruit, Adam and Eve cover themselves with fig leaves. They do …

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