How Stories Change Honor Codes (I)
A friend Kent got in a taxi to travel between two Central Asian cities. In the car with him were the (male) driver, and two other men. Then a young girl was placed in the final seat by her father, …
Category: Communication
How HS Cultures Dialogue (II)
How do we as Christians respond to verbal duels for honor? The previous blog introduced ‘verbal jousting’; this blog explores practical ‘fencing moves’ for Christian workers in HonorShame contexts. Once I learned about verbal jousting, I recognized it often (especially …
How HS Cultures Dialogue (I)
We were having visa problems, so I went with our administrator to the government office for a meeting. While there, our administrator noticed one of her former students interning for the government official. So to score a few social points, …
Back to God’s Village: A Gospel Cartoon
This week, I am excited to share a new whiteboard animation video. People repeatedly want to better understand the gospel for HonorShame contexts. So I designed this short video to visually portray that message for one particular HonorShame culture. I …