This Advent season, four authors will walk us through these four names of Christ from Isaiah 9:6 in a short series of devotionals. Beginning on December 2, entries will be published weekly until Christmas. You can look for them at the start of each week on our blog as well as compiled in an online magazine.
In case you missed it, SOLA Network is excited to co-host an inaugural Asian American Youth Workers Training Day with Rooted Ministry. Steve Chang, Hanley Liu, Monica Kim, Clark Fobes, and a handful of other familiar faces will lead workshops and panels with attendees throughout the day. The Conference will take place on March 15, 2025 at Living Hope Community Church in Brea, California from 9AM to 5PM. Learn more.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter our giveaway! Thanks to IVP for providing, in partnership with @diveindigdeep, SOLA Network, and FCBC Walnut. 1 winner will receive these excellent books! Links open to my reviews:
- A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Eugene H. Peterson’s modern classic on discipleship and spiritual formation in an age that demands instant gratification.
- Wonders from Your Law: Kevin S. Chen explains nexus passages and the promise of an exegetical intertextual Old Testament theology.
- Hope Ain’t a Hustle: Irwyn L. Ince Jr. offers a timely and pastoral reflection on the theme of perseverance by faith in a wearying world.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Sara Kyoungah White: Pilgrim at Plaster Creek
Christ comes to make all things new—even West Michigan’s most polluted watershed.
2. Tom Sugimura: Praying the Psalms
From the depths of despair to the heights of praise, the Psalms teach us how to communicate with our Creator in every season of life.
3. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt: Illustrating the Incarnation
How art testifies to the incredible truth of Christ with us.
Will you join us in embracing the call for the Asian American Church? The collective voices in our new book argue that there is underappreciated beauty, diversity, joy, benefit, and place for the Asian American church. Asian American leaders need to joyfully embrace the call to serve the Asian American church, not only for the emerging generation but for the broader church. Find a sample, links to purchase, and a free discussion guide at sola.network/book.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Geoff Chang: A Wondrous Mystery
In A Wondrous Mystery: Daily Advent Devotionals, Geoffrey Chang, curator of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has complied thirty daily devotions from the sermons of Spurgeon to help readers keep their hearts focused on Christ during the busy holiday season. In this interview, Geoffrey Chang shares more about this new Christmas devotional.
2. Daniel Jung: The Penguin’s Perilous Path
In meeting his weakness with a power grab, Oswald Cobb ignores the warnings of the Apostle Paul.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: In Reading the Psalms as Scripture by James M. Hamilton Jr. and Matthew Damico, The Church: A Guide to the People of God by Brad East. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Our Books and Reviews page is your one-stop resource for all of your reading needs. It features Asian American authors and issues, recommendations, and interviews.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Ashley Kim: SOLA Network Advent Series 2024 Preview
“SOLA Network is excited for you to join us in anticipating the birth of Jesus by meditating on the person and work of Christ―his wisdom, his strength, his kingship, his peace. We pray that this series will be a blessing and a resource to you!”
2. Helen Sim Ritenour: Prayer and Thanksgiving
“I loved my brother, as he was; I just didn’t want him to be sick or to die prematurely, which he did. All these years later, if I were to go back and give some advice to my younger self, it would be this: to give thanks.”
3. Joshua Budimlic: The Land of Many Meetings
“Dear brother and sister, the Lord does not waste sorrow and heartache. If there is an empty chair in your midst today, rest assured that it is because your loved one who knew the Lord had another appointment to keep.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for November 22, 2024
Rewriting Our Scripts / The Cross as the Remedy for Shame / The Absurdity of Trying to Capture Childhood on Your Phone / Why Character Matters Most in Pastoral Ministry / The Deliverer Has Come: An Asian American’s Creative Retelling of the Story of Advent
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors. Header image by Juliette Dickens on Unsplash.