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Wedding Crashers…or Honored Guests?

By HonorShame Posted on April 20, 2015 Posted in Culture, Honor 2 Comments Tagged with food, Honor, hospitality, wedding

This was the lead article Saturday morning on the New York Times.When a young Afghan man walked into his wedding celebration, there were 600 extra guests. He ordered the caterers to feed all the strangers. His rationale–“If I didn’t serve …

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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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10 Ways the Cross Atones for Shame

By HonorShame Posted on April 1, 2015 Posted in Missiology, NT, Theology 5 Comments Tagged with atonement, cross, death, Honor, Jesus, shame

Guest Mark Baker (Ph.D., Duke) is Professor of Mission and Theology at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. Two of his books Recovering the Scandal of the Cross and Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross explore the saving significance of the cross. …

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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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Exodus: The Story Behind the Movie

By HonorShame Posted on December 17, 2014 Posted in Honor, News, OT, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with bible, culture, exodus, Honor, moses, OT

For Bible-related movies like Exodus: Gods and Kings, Christians are often quick to note to what extent the movie is faithful to the biblical story. But, how faithful is our Christian retelling of the exodus to the biblical story? Do we …

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LeBron Dishonors (Touches) The Royal Princess!

By HonorShame Posted on December 11, 2014 Posted in Culture, Honor, News, Relationships No Comments Tagged with culture, Honor, news

The media buzzed this week when LeBron James broke royal protocol—he touched the Royal Duchess Kate of Cambridge. The incident is a classic clash of honor codes.The USA Today reported: At the NBA game Monday night in Brooklyn, James either forgot, …

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The Call of Abraham…to Honor (Gen 12)

By HonorShame Posted on November 26, 2014 Posted in Evangelism, Honor, Missiology, OT, Theology 2 Comments Tagged with Abraham, bible verses, Gen 1-12, God, Honor, OT

The post concludes our series on Gen 1-12 (Gen 2, Imago Dei, The Fall, Gen 4-11). From the heights of glory and honor in Genesis 2, humanity has fallen to the depths of shame (Gen 3). Every self-directed effort to …

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#HonorTheology – Join the Chat!

By HonorShame Posted on November 22, 2014 Posted in Honor, Theology No Comments Tagged with #HonorTheology, Honor, theology

The topics of honor and shame have been in the shadows of Christian theology for too long. To foster a positive conversation towards an honor-shame theology, Jackson Wu and I invite you to use #HonorTheology on Twitter and Facebook whenever …

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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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What is the ‘Image of God’? God’s Face!

By HonorShame Posted on October 8, 2014 Posted in Honor, Missiology, OT, Theology 6 Comments Tagged with Adam, bible, face, Gen 1-12, glory, Honor, Image of God, OT, theology

What exactly is ‘the image of God’? Western theology asks which facet of humans makes them ‘like’ God – intelligence, emotions, morality?? This approach defines the precise qualities that people share with God (personality, will, sensibility, etc.) from a philosophical …

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In the Beginning…Honor

By HonorShame Posted on September 24, 2014 Posted in Honor, OT, Theology 3 Comments Tagged with Adam, bible, creation, Gen 1-12, Honor, OT

Q: “If Adam was a Central Asian, what type of person would he be?” A: “Oh! He would be a respected guy! People would honor him because…” This conversation with my Central Asian friend helped me to see the various …

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Work & Vocation in Honor-Shame Cultures

By HonorShame Posted on September 3, 2014 Posted in Honor, Spirituality 4 Comments Tagged with ethnicity, Honor, vocation, work

This post was originally published at the Washington Institute‘s Missio blog. Is our work sacred? Does God “see” what you and I do from 8am – 5pm? Beyond the paycheck, do our jobs mean something? In our ever secularized world, contemporary Christians …

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How Paying Money Honors (and Shames)

By HonorShame Posted on August 27, 2014 Posted in Culture, Honor, Ministry, Missiology, Relationships, Spirituality 1 Comment Tagged with Honor, money, payment

Does Paying Money Honor or Dishonor?In 1969, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their All-Star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Phillies. During the days before free agency, MLB players were owned by one team for life. Instead of reporting to …

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Another FREE BOOK, and HS Missiology

By HonorShame Posted on August 15, 2014 Posted in Ministry, Missiology, Spirituality, Theology No Comments Tagged with dignification, Honor, missiology, promo, shame

WIN ANOTHER FREE BOOK! We are doing one more promotional book giveaway. Last week’s winners of Misinterpreting Scripture were Clive of Chicago, who learned of @HonorShame on Twitter from Mike in Long Beach. This week’s book is Shame Interrupted: How God …

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How Authoritarian Leaders Could Lead

By HonorShame Posted on July 23, 2014 Posted in Culture, Spirituality 8 Comments Tagged with Honor, leadership, power

Guest blogger Arley Loewen (Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies) has lived in Afghanistan and published several books, including a short novel, where he explores honor-shame themes. He now directs an international media project and teaches leadership seminars, through which he analyzes …

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Why Shame is a HUGE Problem

By HonorShame Posted on July 16, 2014 Posted in Honor, Relationships, Sin, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with dishonor, Honor, Romans, sin

Imagine the following scenarios: You have labored for two years developing an English program to reach the community. When your director visits, he dismisses the purpose and value of the English ministry. You look out your front window, and see two neighbor …

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What is God’s Mission? Honor as Missio Dei

By HonorShame Posted on July 8, 2014 Posted in Honor, Ministry, Missiology, Theology No Comments Tagged with Honor, missio Dei, mission, salvation, theology

Since the 1950’s Christian missiology has used the phrase missio Dei (Latin for the ‘sending/mission of God’) to frame God’s missional, saving activity in the world. What is the missio Dei in scripture? How exactly is God working to save people? Honorification is missio Dei. …

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Why Western Theology Neglects HonorShame

By HonorShame Posted on June 25, 2014 Posted in Culture, Honor, Theology 6 Comments Tagged with culture, Honor, theology, worldview

The themes of honor and shame are woven throughout scripture, and most of the world frames life in terms of honor and shame, yet they are virtually absent in our contemporary theology, This gap in Western Protestant theology is (partially) …

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The Father – Lk 15 (2)

By HonorShame Posted on May 26, 2014 Posted in NT, Relationships, Shame, Theology No Comments Tagged with Honor, love, NT, prodigal son, shame

Just as the community surrounded the younger son, the father came out of his house, jumped the hedge, and sprinted through the village, yelling, “My son! My son!” Everybody watched in shock. Everybody eyes were on the father now, not …

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