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We published the Opening Session of the Asian American Youth Worker Training Day held in March 2025, where Hanley Liu (FCBC Walnut) emphasized the importance and privilege of Stewarding Your Cultural Heritage for the Gospel.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter our giveaway! Thanks to Crossway for providing, in partnership with @diveindigdeep, SOLA Network, and FCBC Walnut. 1 winner will receive these outstanding books! Links open to my reviews:
- Morning and Evening is a timeless devotional by Charles H. Spurgeon that has blessed believers for over a century. This new edition from Crossway, bound in a handsome hardcover, features Scripture from the English Standard Version (ESV), with thoughtful updates by pastor and author Alistair Begg.
- Scrolling Ourselves to Death, edited by Brett McCracken and Ivan Mesa, is a timely and thought-provoking exploration of life in the digital age. It features contributions from the teams at Crossway and TGC, focusing on smartphones and the unique challenges they present to the church and Christian living.
ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WEB
1. Jeremy Writebol: How Do You Know If You’re Called to Ministry?
Asking the Lord to open the doors to fulfill what we’ve desired and been equipped and affirmed for is an act of profound humility.
2. Young Woong Yi: The Monastery of the Midwest
Much like the monasteries of old, where deliberate rhythms created space for devotion to the Lord, the Midwest’s unhurried pace shapes the artistry of its people.
3. Samuel Parkison: Enjoying God Together Forever: The Beatific Vision and Friendship
We will regret nothing. We will resent nothing. We will harbor no bitter grudges. Instead, we will glory in the beatific vision, side by side, with all the saints, forever.
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.
BOOKS, PODCASTS, MUSIC, MOVIES, AND MORE
1. Asian American Youth Ministry Roundtable: Partnerships With Other Youth Ministries
In this episode Dorothy, Justin, and Terrence delve into what’s entailed for local church youth ministry collaborations. They respond to questions regarding the benefits and complexities of such and incorporate anecdotes of how the Lord has refined, enhanced, and pruned these efforts and the fruit which have come from them.
2. Jonathan Holmes: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ
Jonathan Holmes encourages parents to play a crucial role in guiding their children through the challenges of identity formation, encouraging a reliance on a stable, God-given identity rather than conforming to external or internal pressures.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Review: The Storyteller’s Bible by Kathryn Butler. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
On Kindle Now! A Letter to the Asian American Church. The collective voices in our 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.
FEATURED THIS WEEK ON SOLA NETWORK
1. Danny Kwon and Monica Kim: Episode 5: How Do We Deal With Our Misbehaving Teens? Part 1
In this episode of Asian American Parenting, Danny and Monica discuss the issue of misbehavior in our teenage children. They explore the importance of the parent’s need to be reflective about themselves, their perspectives, and their hearts, as an important part of dealing with misbehaviors of our teen children. They further explore the idea of how parents can love and care for their misbehaving children and how parents can be accountable to their own desires of their hearts.
2. SOLA Editorial: At Month’s End
April showers…bring May flowers? Or so we hope, as we head out of a short yet long month on the other side of tax season and, of course, Easter! The slide of the stock market, the tension of the world’s affairs—this and so much more weighs heavy on the mind. But in the midst of it all, we hope that celebrating the risen King brought joy and peace to your hearts and minds.
3. Hanley Liu: Stewarding Your Cultural Heritage for the Gospel
In this Opening Session of the Asian American Youth Worker Training Day held in March 2025, Hanley Liu (FCBC Walnut) emphasized the importance and privilege of stewarding our cultural heritage for the gospel. He shared about his journey from junior high counselor to youth pastor, highlighting the unique challenges and opportunities in ministering to Asian American youth. Reflecting on 1 Peter 2:9 and Heb 13:17, he illustrates the need for cultural contextualization in ministry.
4. TGIF: Roundup for April 25, 2025
Keeping house in hostile places / Three Ways to Help the Parents of Teens / Know Jesus Like the Disciples Did / China Closed Christian Bookstores. Digital Publishing Grew in the Vacuum / Are We Scrolling Ourselves to Death?
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors. Header image by Getty Images on Unsplash.
Aaron Lee is our Editorial Curator. Aaron also serves as the Social Media Officer of First Chinese Baptist Church of Walnut in California’s San Gabriel Valley, home to the largest concentration of Asian American communities in the United States. Visit him online at DiveInDigDeep.com.