If you disobey the Word of God, even though you have stopped wearing tika (तिलक), you have become as one who is not a Bhakta (devotee and disciple) of Lord Sri Jesus. If those who wear tika (तिलक) keep theRead more…
The Silly Things we Find Profound: Over-Contextualization and the Power of the Gospel
A couple quotes have come out of the 2013 Desiring God Conference that I wanted to respond to. Here they are: “The power is not in contextualization; it’s in the Gospel” (being attributed to Jason Meyer) and “Do you fearRead more…
Ortho-Odoratus: Fragrant Evangelism & Critiquing the “Christian System”
Earlier today, I “tweeted” the following: “Pointing out all that I think is wrong with someone else’s faith is not the same thing as proclaiming the Gospel.” For a few minutes, let me reflect a bit about the context fromRead more…
Ortho-Odoratus: Fragrant Evangelism & Critiquing the “Christian System”
[FULL ARTICLE HERE] “Pointing out all that I think is wrong with someone else’s faith is not the same thing as proclaiming the Gospel.” . . . In the end, I observe the Separatist (“Christian System”) approach to be simplistic, unhelpful andRead more…
On Syncretism
Perhaps no other word in the ecumenical vocabulary has aroused more fears, created more unnecessary controversy, and, more often than not, succeeded in sidetracking urgent issues in the life of the churches in pluralist situations than the term syncretism. – Stanley Samartha[1] VeryRead more…
Hallowing Thy Name in All Things: Possessio as the Aim of Contextualization
I have come across an article by my friend, H.L. Richard. I am posting below a link to the article and strongly encourage any of you that are interested in contextualization issues to take a look. H.L. and I have spokenRead more…
Darrin Patrick’s “Over-Contextualization” Misses the Point
[The following article was something that I posted earlier on my blog. It was intended as a rebuttal to an article by American church-planting pastor and author Darrin Patrick. Patrick had posted a piece that demonstrated a deficient understanding onRead more…
A Response to: “The Lausanne Global Analysis of Highly Contextualized Missions”
Recently, a rich article was posted to the Lausanne Global Conversation entitled “Highly Contextualized Missions: Surveying the Global Converstation”. Since the article was focused on one of my favorite topics I wanted to direct your attention to it. I have alsoRead more…
Did God Institute the Fast during Ramadhan?
Muslims have started their annual fast during the Islamic month of Ramadhan as of dawn this morning. One of them asked me yesterday, “Have you spotted the new moon yet?” I told him it was only 1:30 p.m. my time,Read more…
Highly Contextualized Missions: Surveying the Global Conversation
A special feature of Cape Town 2010 was the opportunity for people around the world to witness the live events via the 650 GlobaLink sites and afterwards to participate in the online Lausanne Global Conversation. Through the Global Conversation, tensRead more…