by Jeff Jackson | Mar 8, 2023 | Christian Living, Uncategorized
When I pastored in Phoenix a number of years ago, my assistant pastor was from a Middle Eastern country and a number of our church members were refugees from Burma/Myanmar. For all of them and almost every other refugee that our church served, their life experience... 
by Jeff Jackson | May 12, 2022 | Christian Living, Culture (Honor-Shame)
My plan is to write a number of blog posts about how my understanding and appreciation of culture came about and is continually growing. But before I share the first example of what I refer to as a Catalyst for Cultural Clarity moment, (CCC) here’s what I mean when... 
by Jeff Jackson | Apr 22, 2022 | Christian Living, Culture-General, Evangelism
Jonah 1:5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god….. Jonah 1:6 “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God, perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish”. Jonah 1:9 So he said to the, “I... 
by Jeff Jackson | Mar 16, 2022 | Culture-General
Before I plunge in to another post that I hope will be helpful for understanding both the value of using culture-related language and what I believe is the fundamental difference between Western and Non-Western cultures, I believe a clear definition of the word is in...