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 The last two movies that my wife and I had the chance to watch were Avatar and The Blind Side. Not sure how that happened, but both movies had very rich missiological and race themes to them. Or maybe I just…
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Tags: America, avatar, Black, blind side, captivity, clint eastwood, culture, Evangelical, evangelicalism, Evangelism, Family, Football, Gospel, gran torino, hollywood, imax, john wayne, leadership, Ministry, missiology, movie, movies, natives, Republican, savages, subtext, Western, White, white america
Tags: Asia, Asian American, body of christ, controversy, conversations, courage, deadly viper, Diversity, Eugene Cho, integrity, jud wilhite, kathy khang, ken fong, leaders, leadership, mike foster, Ministry, pastor, pastors, reconciliation, relationship, soong-chan rah, witness, zondervan
Mike Foster, Jud Wilhite, and Zondervan acted in a decisive manner yesterday. Zondervan issued a statement that boldly declared their intention to pull the book off the shelves. Their actions were courageous and buck against business conventions, but they uphold…
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Tags: Asia, asian, business, Children, Christian Community, christian witness, Christianity, church, conversations, courage, deadly viper, dialogue, Evangelical, Evangelism, insensitivity, jud wilhite, kung fu, leaders, market, men, mike foster, original intent, political correctness, Race, Reflection, sensitivity, stereotype, zondervan
Zondervan Statement Regarding Concerns Voiced About Deadly Viper: Character Assassins from Moe Girkins, President and CEO:
Hello and thanks for your patience.
On behalf of Zondervan, I apologize for publishing Deadly Viper: Character Assassins. It is our mission to offer products that glorify…
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Tags: Asia, Asian American, captivity, Community, courage, deadly viper, dialogue, Eugene Cho, Evangelical, evangelicalism, Evangelism, jud wilhite, ken fong, mike foster, Ministry, perspective, Prayer, Repentance, sensitivity, zondervan
Last Friday, a group of Asian-American leaders (Kathy Khang, IVCF / Eugene Cho, Quest Church / Ken Fong, Evergreen Baptist Church and I) were on a conference call with three executives of Zondervan. They were trying to get an understanding…
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Tags: Amos, apology, Asia, asian american community, asians, captivity, Christians, church, conference call, deadly viper, dialogue, Eugene Cho, evangelicalism, evergreen baptist church, female, Gender, healing, insensitivity, ivcf, justice, ken fong, khang, leaders, leadership, men, orientalism, pastor, pray, public apology, reconciliation, Reflection, sensitivity, Western, zondervan
Without trying to be too presumptuous about the resolution of an ongoing story, I’m doing some personal reflection on the last few days. And hoping this blog post responds to some questions that have been raised. I am thankful for…
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Tags: anger, apologies, apology, Asia, asian, asians, biblical, Children, culture, deadly viper, e-mail, Evangelical, hate, injustice, Jesus, jud wilhite, justice, justification, kung fu, margins, Media, mike foster, Native American, People of Color, person of color, perspective, power, power structures, protest, sensitive, shock and awe, soong-chan rah, stereotype, stereotypes, tactic, victim, youtube, zondervan
Wednesday afternoon I was part of a conversation with the authors of Deadly Viper (and Chris Huertz) and a number of Asian-American leaders. I am thankful that we were able to engage in a direct conversation over what has become a…
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Tags: apology, Asia, captivity, controversy, conversations, deadly viper, dialogue, Eugene Cho, facebook, grace, intention, jud wilhite, khang, leadership, mike foster, offensive material, reconciliation, Reflection, remorse, szeto, toyama
An open letter to Zondervan and to Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, authors of Deadly Viper Character Assassin: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life and Leadership.
Let me begin by stating that I applaud the intent and subject matter of…
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Tags: apology, Asia, asian american community, asians, Chinese, chinese characters, church, cultural symbols, culture, deadly viper, Edward Said, Evangelical, facebook, Forgiveness, insensitivity, jud wilhite, kung fu, market, mike foster, orientalism, symbol, teaching, zondervan
Last month’s Christianity Today featured an article on the state of evangelicalism by CT’s managing editor, Mark Galli. In the middle of the article was the following:
Dealing with Cultural Captivity
Another wonderful development is our increased awareness of the variety of…
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Tags: America, Asia, Black, Books, c s lewis, captivity, christian media, christianity today, church, Community, context, culture, Evangelical, Evangelicals, Evangelism, imperialism, individualism, John Perkins, liberation, Ministry, Multiethnic, perspective, Race, Racism, Shalom, Theology, United States, Western, White
A frequently asked question these days relates to the role of the church in civic society. Even as Christians debate the issues of abortion, immigration, war, and health care, different perspectives within the church (oftentimes in conflict with one another)…
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Tags: Amos, application, Babylon, biblical, captivity, Christian, civic society, conflict, conservatism, context, culture, debate, Egypt, evangelicalism, extremes, government, government authorities, holiness, insider, insiders, isaiah, Jeremiah, kingdom, old testament, outsider, perspective, piety, political dialogue, prophet, Prophetic, prophetic role, prophets, Role of Government, role of the church, romans, social conservatism, system, United States, Western
Father’s Day has always been a bittersweet holiday for me. For most of my life, my father was absent, having abandoned our family when I was in elementary school. Father’s Day as a child was a painful reminder of what…
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Tags: absentee father, anxieties, birth life, Children, church, churches, Community, Covenant, death, death and resurrection, embarrassment, Evangelical, evangelicalism, Faith-based, Faith-based Initiatives, faithfulness, Family, father figure, fatherhood, Forgiveness, government, grace, heaven, heavenly father, history of violence, hushed voices, infidelity, Jesus, Kids, last days, life death, lineage, love, Matthew, men, painful reminder, parent, present, questionable parentage, reconciliation, resurrection, savior, school, school aged children, Scripture, scriptures, sinfulness, sweetness, Western, White House
Tags: al mohler, America, american christianity, Christian, Christian America, Christian Community, Christianity, churches, City, city of boston, decline of christianity, Evangelical, Evangelism, Gospel, immigrant communities, jon meacham, newsweek, newsweek article, north park, Religious, religious culture, Republican, Republicans, revival, Seminary, service, Sojourners, spiritual death, spiritual life, Time, United States, Western
Generations are often defined by tragedy and crisis. Cultural milestones are often measured by a traumatic event that is shared by a generation. Remember Pearl Harbor? Where were you when JFK was shot? Or when Dr. King was assassinated? Tragedies…
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Tags: Barack Obama, cynicism, Despair, eschatology, Hope, Inauguration, Jesus, optimism, Poverty, promise, Race, social justice
Whenever John McCain and Sarah Palin would ask: “Who is Barack Obama?” I would cringe. The implication to me was pretty clear. Obama is an outsider. Obama is not your typical American. Obama is not like “us.” He’s an Arab. …
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Tags: Barack Obama, Community Organizing, Diversity, Evangelical, Immigrant, Joe the plumber, John McCain, Muslim, Race, Sarah Palin, terrorist, Vote, White
Tags: Adam, bailout, Bible, Democracy, economic crisis, economy special focus, eden, garden of eden, garden of gethsemane, gethsemane, Idolatry, insecurity, Jesus, Poor, Wall Street
Tags: Amos, Bible, Capitalism, Consumer Ethics, consumerism, economy bailout, economy special focus, exegesis, greed, Idolatry, Materialism, north park, plumb line
Sarah Palin appeared poised and confident in her speech on Wednesday evening.
I have the utmost respect for her ability to juggle her role as a wife, mom, and public servant. She is to be commended for her example and particularly…
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