From the Editor

Bogged down with school, ordination, family, work and preparing for a life-time career in missions, I have had little time for reflection on the person of Christ, let alone who Christ is for me. I've spent little time thinking theologically in my own context let alone being challenged by the theologies of other contexts.

In this issue, read a review by Jim Jordan on Andy Crouch's book, Culture Making. Jordan points out how Crouch's understanding of culture, though in the North American context, can be applied to cross-cultural missions. The Journal of Latin American Theology is especially fun this issue as it highlights the contributions of several Latin American evangelical theologians. Finally check out the review of the final section of the Global Mission Handbook, completing a long series of reviews on Hoke and Taylor's updated and revised book.

We soon enter the season of Lent (the Orthodox tradition already has), and it is a time to think of the person of Christ and to think of who Christ is in the theological understanding around the globe. How does Christ, his incarnation, his death and resurrection impact people of other cultures? How does it impact your own culture. This season of Lent I will slow way down on activities that I might think and reflect on the work of Christ as they pertain to numerous global contexts.