INFOGRAPHIC: How Cultures Clash

People usually misperceive other cultures. This free infographic explains "How Cultures Clash." Reac the full article at http://www.honorshame.com.    INFOGRAPHIC: How Cultures Clash

“Papa Don’t Preach.” What to do Instead…

No, I have never been much of a fan of Madonna's music (although the 1989 tune, "Cherish," is catchy), but the 1986 song, "Papa Don't Preach," does point to one occasion that a person-- in this case a father-- should not preach. You can websearch the song-- you certainly don't need my help. But the …

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Preaching and Teaching and Storying

Nice chapter/article in the book Preach the Word, edited by Greg Haslam.  The Chapter (28) is "Preaching from Narrative" by  Chris Wright. The chapter is fairly short but has good info in it... especially on the nature of narrative. Under How Do Stories Actually Work?, Wright puts some good notes. I will just give the …

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Theological Contextualization Presentation Update

Made a fair number of changes to my presentation, so it is updated on Slideshare, and embedded here:

Dale Carnegie and Inter-religious Dialogue

Teaching a class on Dialogue with Asian Religions, I noticed a lot of the advice related to inter-religious (or interfaith) dialogue is related to the advice that Dale Carnegie gave to people in "How to Win Friends and Influence People" published back in 1937. This slide presentation deals with some beliefs that Evangelical Christians have …

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