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Can a Truck Make You Handsome?

By HonorShame Posted on August 26, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, Spirituality 2 Comments Tagged with America, culture, honor code

In case the previous three posts (Appiah video, Jesus’ teaching, discipleship in 1 Peter) did not clarify the idea of “honor code,” this Chevy truck commercial surely will. They show pictures of the same exact guy, one with a truck and the other …

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Two Training Webinars

By HonorShame Posted on August 24, 2015 Posted in Ministry, Resources 4 Comments Tagged with missions, resources, training, webinar

I will be leading two webinars this September, and invite you to join in. Money, Honor, & Relationships: A Biblical and Practical Look at Patronage The free webinar will examine patron-client relationships in 1) global cultures, 2) the Bible, and 3) everyday ministry …

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The Apostolic Honor Code (1 Pet)

By HonorShame Posted on August 19, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, NT, Spirituality 6 Comments Tagged with 1 peter, discipleship, ethics, honor code, NT

How does God’s Kingdom reshape morality and ethics in honor-shame contexts?The most common proposal for Christian’s ethics in shame-based contexts is something like, “People should not care about other people’s opinions, but just do what is right. Get rid of all vestiges …

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He is Greater! (worship video)

By HonorShame Posted on August 17, 2015 Posted in Spirituality 2 Comments Tagged with worship spirituality

The last couple of days I’ve been wrestling with the voices of shame. God has used Romans 8 and the worship video “Greater” by MercyMe to realign my heart. I suspect others need to get back in step with The One True Drumbeat. Here are …

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How Jesus Changed the Honor Code

By HonorShame Posted on August 12, 2015 Posted in Honor, NT, Theology 6 Comments Tagged with bible, honor code, Jesus, NT, teaching

Was Jesus teaching an “honor code”? One dimension of Jesus’ earthly ministry was helping people realign their notions of “honorability” and “shamefulness” with God’s values of honor and shame. Jesus’ teachings reveals how people access true and eternal honor from God …

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Do You Want to Change the World?

By HonorShame Posted on August 5, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, Relationships, Spirituality No Comments Tagged with culture, ethics, honor code, ministry

“Honor is very important in bringing about change in the world.” If you want to bring about change in the world, I suggest this engaging 3 ½ minute video “The Honor Code” with Princeton professor Anthony Kwame Appiah.In his book …

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The Blog of All Blogs (#100!)

By HonorShame Posted on July 30, 2015 Posted in Evangelism, Ministry, Resources, Theology 2 Comments Tagged with blogs, resources

To commemorate the 100th blog of HonorShame.com, I have written “The Blog of All Blogs”—literally. Here is a complete list of all previous blogs (minus a few event announcements). They are categorized by topic, allowing viewers easy access to the topics …

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Yahweh’s Counter-Cultural Honor

By HonorShame Posted on July 23, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, OT, Theology 2 Comments Tagged with bible, culture, God, Honor, OT

Guest Ron Mudge (Ph.D., Concordia Seminary) has served as a missionary to Ivory Coast and Togo, West Africa (1996-2006), and is presently the Rouse Associate Professor of Pre-Seminary Studies at Concordia University Wisconsin. Here is a summary of his article, …

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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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Free Reference Bookmark

By HonorShame Posted on July 13, 2015 Posted in Evangelism, Ministry, Resources No Comments Tagged with bible, evangelism, ministry, resource

For a recent training, I developed a two-sided 2″ x 6″ reference bookmark (pictured below). For people training and teaching on the topic of honor-shame, this may be a helpful reminder and tool to offer learners. Having something tangible increases learning and implementation. Side 1 explains the …

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The Gospel…in 5 words

By HonorShame Posted on July 8, 2015 Posted in Evangelism, Ministry, Theology 5 Comments Tagged with evangelism, gospel, Honor, ministry

The problem is Unfaithfulness. People have broken the relationship with God. Our disloyalty dishonors God. (Ez 36:21; Rom 1:21-23; 2:23; 3:23)The dilemma is Shame. Our dishonor means separation and disunion. We are shameful in God’s eyes, and feel shame. (Gen 3:7-8; Jer 3:8, 25; Rom 1:24)God’s solution …

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Did the Supreme Court “Honor” Gays?

By HonorShame Posted on July 6, 2015 Posted in Culture, In The News 1 Comment Tagged with culture, dignity, news, politics, supreme court

At The Edge of the Kalahari analyzed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homosexual marriage (June 26, 2015) from a cross-cultural perspective. Here is an excerpt, posted with permission. This ruling was more about honour, not the law. This was …

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Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse

By HonorShame Posted on July 1, 2015 Posted in Culture, Ministry, Resources 2 Comments Tagged with abuse, ministry, shame

Sexual abuse creates in people a deep sense of shame and a warped sense of honor. Because the issue is so globally pervasive, I suspect you’ll find this interview informative for ministry. Anthony has lived in a Muslim country for 20+ …

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HonorEthics.org

By HonorShame Posted on June 29, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, In The News, Ministry, Resources No Comments Tagged with ethics, Honor, resources

HonorEthics.org is an interdisciplinary academic website devoted to the study of honor as an ethical virtue. Those working to develop a biblical ethic and theology for honor-shame contexts will want to follow this blog. I learned about HonorEthics.org when they posted, …

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Get Yourself Some Glory!

By HonorShame Posted on June 24, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Westerners are allergic to honor. For example, the United States Constitution (1.9.8) forbids using titles of nobility as honorifics. America passed a law making honoring people illegal (ironic, huh?!).A reader recently emailed me this comment that echoes how most Western Christians think …

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The 3D Gospel—40% off ($5.50)

By HonorShame Posted on June 19, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Amazon.com is currently discounting The 3D Gospel by 40%. Individual paperbacks are $5.50, and qualify for free, 2-day shipping! Now is the time to get it yourself, or share with others who might be interested…or, should be interested. I am not …

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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 New (Testament) Face

By HonorShame Posted on June 10, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor, NT, Spirituality, Theology No Comments Tagged with face, God, Honor, Jesus, NT, salvation

“I will never again hide my face from them, when I pour out my spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord God.” (Ez 39:29). New Covenant saints behold the face of God as never before.The knotty passage of 2 Cor …

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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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New book: Honor-Shame & Orality, by ION

By HonorShame Posted on June 1, 2015 Posted in Communication, Evangelism, Missiology, Resources No Comments Tagged with missiology, orality, resources, story

The International Orality Network (ION) recently released Beyond Literate Western Contexts: Honor & Shame and the Assessment of Orality Preference (eds. by Samuel Chiang and Grant Lovejoy). This book compiles the papers presented at 2014’s ION consultation in Houston, TX. …

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