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Shame & Honor—Are They “New” Ideas?

By HonorShame Posted on November 22, 2016 Posted in Bible, Theology 4 Comments Tagged with church, history, Honor, theology

Sandra Freeman has served with her husband in Botswana since 2001 doing discipleship and business mentoring. She blogs at “Edge of the Kalahari.”Someone recently expressed concern about honor and shame, saying they are normally cautious about new ideas. I agree it …

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Honor & Patronage Among Church Leaders

By HonorShame Posted on October 19, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, ethics, Honor, leadership, Ministry, Relationships No Comments Tagged with culture, Honor, latin, leadership

Patricia Toland (Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Biola University) has served in Africa and Latin America since 1990 mobilizing the Latino church and training Latino Missionaries. She also lectures, trains, and ministers internationally to missionaries on the field and in universities. …

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New Book: Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures (IVP)

By HonorShame Posted on October 5, 2016 Posted in Bible, Honor, Ministry, Missiology, NT, OT, Resources, Shame, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with book, ministry, missiology, NT, OT, resource, theology

My latest book Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures: Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials (InterVarsity Press) is now available.This 270-page book equips Christians to proclaim and embody the gospel in honor-shame contexts. Our aim was simple: to show how honor-shame is central …

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Sarah & Hagar: A Struggle for Honor

By HonorShame Posted on September 21, 2016 Posted in Bible, OT, Theology 5 Comments Tagged with Abraham, God, OT, Sarah, story, theology

Dr. Marvin J. Newell is Senior Vice President of Missio Nexus, a network that connects evangelical mission agencies, churches and training centers across North America. He served over two decades in Indonesia and teaches at Moody and Western. This article …

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NEW: Spanish Resources

By HonorShame Posted on August 3, 2016 Posted in Bible, Resources No Comments Tagged with resources, spanish

The Latin America church has exploded in the 20th century, and is joining God’s mission to the nations in amazing ways. For those partnering and ministering in Latin America, here are some honor-shame resources now available in Spanish. El evangelio en 3DThe 3D …

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Honor & Shame in God’s Revelation (1 Kgs 22)

By HonorShame Posted on July 13, 2016 Posted in Bible, ethics, OT, Theology No Comments Tagged with bible, culture, OT, revelation, theology

Martin Munyao (Th.M., Daystar Academy of Nairobi) was a pastor and theology teacher in Kenya. He is earning his Ph.D. at Concordia Theological Seminary.How did God use Israel’s cultural dynamics of honor-shame to reveal himself? As an example, we take the …

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The Law is NOT Legal

By HonorShame Posted on July 6, 2016 Posted in Bible, OT, salvation, Theology 7 Comments Tagged with bible, Israel, law, OT, salvation

In the Bible, the “law” is not primarily a legal concept. For Western Christians, their view of the “law” is heavily influenced by cultural assumptions. (Some might call this “syncretism.”)When teaching about the “law,” I prefer to use the original words …

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How OT Sacrifices Saved

By HonorShame Posted on June 29, 2016 Posted in Bible, Christology, Honor, Jesus, salvation, Sin, Theology 10 Comments Tagged with atonement, OT, sacrifice, theology

What happens during a sacrifice? How do sacrifices work? What was killing an animal in the temple supposed accomplish?Malachi 1:6-2:9 explains the logical underpinning of temple sacrifices. Basically, the priest’s defective sacrifices failed to honor God. The priests’ unclean animals have shown …

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How Self-Righteous Judaizers Boasted

By HonorShame Posted on June 22, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Evangelism, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with boasting, evangelism, sin, theology

The Problem with “Self-Righteousness”The term “self-righteous” is not a biblical term. Yes, the Bible does speak about a type of righteousness that is not of God, but the nature of this false-righteousness is rather different than commonly assumed.Romans 10:3 speaks about this …

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Redemption. From What?

By HonorShame Posted on June 8, 2016 Posted in Bible, Honor, salvation, Theology 2 Comments Tagged with bible, OT, redemption, theology

What does redemption mean? What are we redeemed from? The biblical term denotes “release from bondage.” Because of our own weaknesses (social, physical, or spiritual), a stronger patron-like Savior must enact our release.HOW do redeemers redeem?In the Bible, people are redeemed …

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Making Peace like Jesus, not Germany

By HonorShame Posted on June 6, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Honor, In The News, Relationships, Shame 7 Comments Tagged with Honor, news, restoration

The diplomatic tiff this week between Germany and Turkey is the same thorn bush that often entangles Western missionaries.The German Parliament adopted a symbolic resolution declaring the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 a “genocide.” The Ottomans killed over 1 million Armenians, …

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What the “Hell”?

By HonorShame Posted on June 1, 2016 Posted in Bible, Theology 12 Comments Tagged with hell, theology

For a long time, I thought of hell primarily in terms of physical pain, where the “weeping and gnashing of teeth” indicated extreme bodily discomfort. Hell is an overcrowded waiting room with no A/C and people with B.O., right?!? Then I …

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Partaking in His Glory (Dr. Ken Bailey)

By HonorShame Posted on May 25, 2016 Posted in Bible, Christology, Honor, Jesus, Spirituality, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with 1 peter, bible, epistles, glory, guest, Honor, theology

Dr. Kenneth Bailey (1930-2016) was an MK and New Testament professor who has spent most of his life in the Middle East. His many books (e.g., Jesus in Mediterranean Eyes) explain the cultural and honor-shame elements of the gospels. This explanation of …

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Tim Keller & TGC Video on Shame

By HonorShame Posted on May 20, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Evangelism, Honor, Ministry, Resources 4 Comments Tagged with conviction, evangelism, keller, shame, TGC

In this Gospel Coalition video, Tim Keller offers some reflections about the role of shame in evangelism.I’m obviously delighted that Keller and TGC discuss honor-shame cultures in their gospel conversation. And Keller and the other folks at TGC are brilliant guys doing great work, for which …

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Does Christ Impute Honor?

By HonorShame Posted on May 18, 2016 Posted in Bible, Christology, Jesus, NT, Theology 5 Comments Tagged with Christ, glory, Honor, imputation, theology

The doctrine of “imputed righteousness” is a mainstay in Protestant theology. So naturally people ask, “Can we say that God imputes honor?” The biblical answer is clear and obvious—Yes! But to explain, a little bit of brush clearing is order.What …

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Honoring Theology

By HonorShame Posted on May 11, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Theology 7 Comments Tagged with honoring theology, theology

Western theology sounds like a scratched DVD at times—it get stuck repeating the same words, and has a hard time telling the whole story. When the guilt-innocence meaning of theological terms is hard-wired into many us, we struggle to imagine alternative …

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The Different Faces of Honor-Shame Cultures

By HonorShame Posted on April 4, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Honor, Missiology No Comments Tagged with culture, ministry

This post is part of the online conversation “Leading and Ministering in Honor-Shame Contexts” in April 2016. Click here to read reflections and insights from mission practioners. Honor-shame cultures share something in common with wine. They both have terroir—a unique flavor depending on the context. Honor …

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A Fear-Power Gospel Video (& more!)

By HonorShame Posted on March 30, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Evangelism 4 Comments Tagged with fear-power, guilt/shame/fear, the 3d Gospel

This short video visualizes the biblical story in fear-power terms, and could be a great teaching tool. A special thanks to Tim Brand of Many Hands For Haiti for this, and the original Creole version. Readers of The 3D Gospel have asked for such a …

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One Gospel for Shame, Guilt, & Fear Cultures?

By HonorShame Posted on March 10, 2016 Posted in Bible, Culture, Evangelism, Honor, Missiology, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with bible, guest, guilt/shame/fear, Jackson Wu, the 3d Gospel, theology

Guest Jackson Wu teaches Chinese pastors and blogs at www.JacksonWu.org. His latest book is One Gospel for All Nations: A Practical Approach to Biblical Contextualization. When meeting up recently, he mentioned how our books share some overlap. Here’s the idea. …

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Honor-Shame in Jude and 2 Peter

By HonorShame Posted on January 28, 2016 Posted in Bible, Honor, Jesus, NT, Theology No Comments Tagged with bible, NT, theology

Andrew M. Mbuvi (Ph.D., Westminster) is Associate Prof. of Biblical Studies and Hermeneutics at Shaw University Divinity School. His latest book is a commentary on Jude and 2 Peter (NCCS: Cascade, 2015). In this post, he summarizes the honor-shame dynamics …

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