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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Wester...
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes Cultural Studies in the Gospels
Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, ...
The Cultural Story-Weaver Developing Cultural Awareness, Understanding, & Appreciation
Website about cultural awareness, understanding and appreciation. Author is in a cross-cultural marriage, parent of TCKs, and the family are global nomads. Includes books she has written for ...
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Wester...
A Tricky Holiday: Should Christians Ignore or Embrace & Celebrate Halloween?
For Christians, Halloween is fraught with potential pitfalls and boogeymen, both real and imagined. Some feel strongly that Christians and Halloween should not mix at all, while others believe Chri...
Pondering Purple
Michèle Phoenix, international speaker and writer on issues related to Third Culture Kids, highlights her most popular and helpful articles in a format you can consume on the go.
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Haz Frente al Peligro: Una Guía a Través del Riesgo [Facing Danger: A guide through risk] ]
HAZ FRENTE AL PELIGRO guía a los trabajadores transculturales a través de una discusión bíblica sobre el riesgo, y ofrece un marco práctico y espiritual para realizar de forma óptima una evaluación...
SYIS (Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills) Description | International Training Partners
One of the significant challenges we face on a day-to-day basis is working with others, often from different cultures and with different personalities.
SYIS is designed to enhance ...
Culture Shock Blues – Tertiary
n-Culture
Culture influences every aspect of our lives. Usually we are not aware of it. We focus on improving intercultural interactions and developing interculturally intelligent organiza...
FIGT Research Network
The goal of the FIGT Research Network (FRN) is to bring together producers and consumers of research promoting FIGT’s mission to: “Promote cross-sector connections for sharing research and...
Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures: Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials
Although Jayson Georges has written on the important topic of honor-shame in the past, this book, coauthored with Mark Baker, takes an understanding of honor-shame dynamics to another level. Every ...