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On Becoming “Like Jesus”

By HonorShame Posted on January 29, 2020 Posted in Jesus, Jesus Christ, Sin, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized No Comments Tagged with Jesus, spirituality

Shame is feeling different, being unlike others (as explained in previous post). But there is good news—God makes us like himself, in his own image, conformed to the image of his son. This erases the shame of difference. In the …

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Shame is “Difference”

By HonorShame Posted on January 22, 2020 Posted in Culture, Spirituality 1 Comment Tagged with shame, spirituality

Shame is being different. We feel ashamed when we feel unlike others. I know it sounds simple and even trite, but this insight summarizes our experience of shame in some profound ways. Feeling Different, Being Unlike Our differences make us …

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The Honor of Salvation – 11 Tozer Quotes

By HonorShame Posted on March 7, 2018 Posted in Bible, Honor, salvation, Spirituality No Comments Tagged with history, salvation, spirituality, Tozer

In The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer offers powerful insights about the role of shame in sin and honor in salvation. The following quotes are from Chapters 8 and 9 of the book, which is available for free in PDF and Kindle. Chapter …

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Uncovering the Power of Shame

By HonorShame Posted on December 6, 2017 Posted in Bible, Culture, ethics, Shame, Spirituality No Comments Tagged with repentance, shame, spirituality

Guest Samuel Albert is Editor in Chief of www.ChristianMusicAndHymns.com. The Bible has a whole vocabulary to do with shame, reproach and disgrace. There are over 10 Hebrew words that translate these words into English, but they have been almost evacuated …

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Super Duper “Unashamed”

By HonorShame Posted on March 22, 2017 Posted in Culture, ethics, Resources, salvation, Shame, Spirituality, Theology, Wesetern 3 Comments Tagged with psychology, shame, spirituality, Western

Last year Christian publishers released 4 books titled “Unashamed.” These are Christian efforts to speak to a popular topic in Western culture—the longing to be free of shame and to “be myself.” While inspiring and encouraging, these books assume the distorted, Western …

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Overcoming The Myth of Shame

By HonorShame Posted on January 17, 2017 Posted in leadership, Ministry, Shame, Spirituality No Comments Tagged with shame, spirituality

Eddie H. Park (MDiv, Talbot) is a teaching pastor at EvFree Fullerton and former investment banker. His book The Shame Myth is available for $0.99 (today only, Kindle pre-order version).Shame is the intensely painful feeling that we are unworthy of love and …

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4 Benefits of Learning about Honor & Shame

By HonorShame Posted on January 5, 2017 Posted in Bible, Communication, Honor, Relationships, Resources, Shame, Spirituality, Theology No Comments Tagged with bible, ministry, relationships, resources, spirituality

Why learn about honor and shame? Here are four benefits.1. HermeneuticsI once saw a Turkish person read Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son (Lk 15). He read the opening verse about the son asking for his inheritance, closed the Bible, and declared, “That …

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How Jesus Atones For My Shame

By HonorShame Posted on November 11, 2015 Posted in Honor, NT, Shame, Spirituality, Theology 6 Comments Tagged with asian, atonement, shame, spirituality, theology

Guest Mako A. Nagasawa is a campus minister at Harvard and Boston College with the New Humanity Institute, and founding director of New Humanity Institute.“Don’t you know how much I sacrificed for you???” Those words shaped my sense of self, …

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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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