Language is central to God’s redemptive mission. God speaks creation into existence (Gen. 1), reveals Himself through the Word (John 1:1), and commissions His people to proclaim the gospel to all nations (Matt. 28:19-20). Yet, human languages are diverse and shaped by distinct worldviews. As we engage in cross-cultural ministry, we must grapple with theContinue reading “Language and Meaning Across Cultures”
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The Fall Story: A Journey from Shame to Honor & Restoration
From Adam to Jesus, the Qur’an reveals God’s plan: to restore our honor through mercy, not works. Jesus is the Straight Path back to Paradise. “Let such portions of truth be dealt out to them as they may be able to grasp and appreciate. . . . If truth were presented in so large aContinue reading “The Fall Story: A Journey from Shame to Honor & Restoration”
The Fall and Redemption: Analysis of Genesis 3
Genesis 3, which recounts the fall of humanity through the disobedience of Adam and Eve, serves as a foundational narrative that speaks profoundly to the major cultural worldviews: guilt/innocence, shame/honor, and fear/power. These worldviews shape how different cultures interpret sin, justice, reconciliation, and divine-human relationships. Genesis 3 can be read through each lens, revealing aContinue reading “The Fall and Redemption: Analysis of Genesis 3”
A Biblical and Cross-Cultural Analysis of Genesis Three
Genesis chapter three stands as a pivotal chapter in Scripture, revealing the far-reaching consequences of humanity’s disobedience. At its core, the fall introduces a series of broken relationships—vertical, internal, horizontal, environmental, and existential. Humanity’s sin resulted in a rupture with God, leading Adam and Eve to hide from His presence (Gen. 3:8), signaling a desireContinue reading “A Biblical and Cross-Cultural Analysis of Genesis Three”
Health Lifestyle Coaching Embracing Shalom and the Abundant Life
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has long emphasized health as an essential component of the gospel. However, in contemporary application, there is a growing need to distinguish between health messaging that is legalistic or restrictive and health ministry that is life-affirming, redemptive, and transformational. Health Lifestyle Coaching offers a strategic framework to realign Adventist health ministryContinue reading “Health Lifestyle Coaching Embracing Shalom and the Abundant Life”
A Christ Centered Vision of Wholistic Well-Being
Too often, when we speak of health in faith communities, we default to a narrow framework, one that reduces well-being to the absence of physical disease or compliance with lifestyle reform. But the biblical concept of shalom pushes us far beyond such limited definitions. At its core, shalom is about wholeness, about the full, flourishingContinue reading “A Christ Centered Vision of Wholistic Well-Being”
Health Education & Promotion as Integral to Adventist Mission
Health education and promotion, understood as the process of enabling individuals and communities to increase control over and improve their health, is not an ancillary activity for Adventists. Instead, it is a core component of their faith practice and mission. The Adventist emphasis on health emerges from a theological anthropology that views the human beingContinue reading “Health Education & Promotion as Integral to Adventist Mission”
Effective Communication: A Biblical Perspective
Communication is a fundamental aspect of human interaction and is essential for building and maintaining relationships. The Bible, as divine communication from God to humanity, offers timeless principles on how to communicate clearly. Biblical Foundation for Clear Communication 1. The Word of God as the Ultimate Example: The Bible itself is a testament to clearContinue reading “Effective Communication: A Biblical Perspective”
Understanding Other Cultures and Worldviews: A Biblical Perspective
When we think about engaging with people from different cultures, we can feel uncertain. What’s the right approach? How do we honor both our faith and their unique perspectives? The Bible offers us a rich framework for this—one that’s rooted in love, genuine curiosity, and the recognition that God’s heart extends to every corner ofContinue reading “Understanding Other Cultures and Worldviews: A Biblical Perspective”
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