SOLA Conference 2020 is March 27-28 at Evergreen SGV, and the first 350 individuals to register will automatically be entered to win Airpod Pros! Our theme is “Reconciled,” and our plenary speakers are Kim Kira, Watson Jones III, and Owen Lee.
The Oscars were all over social media feeds this week. On our website, Ray Chang wrote his Reflections on Parasite’s Historic Win from an Asian American Christian.
We will share a new episode of our SOLA Network podcast next week featuring special guest Heidi Tai. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Spotify. To join the conversation, send me your questions or topics to talk about via Twitter or Instagram.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Brett McCracken: Tracing Truth in This Year’s Oscar Films
A roundup of movie reviews written from a theological perspective. My favorites include 1917, Joker, and — of course — Parasite.
2. Hannah Chao: To Be Loved
A Valentine’s Day reflection on what it means to be forever loved by our Heavenly Father. From the SOLA Network archives.
3. Elli Oswald: International Orphans Need Families, Not Orphanages
Christians must care for orphans. As my wife and I anticipated adopting last year, I wrote her this: In Our Waiting: A Poem for my Wife on Valentine’s Day.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Julius Kim: How Is Jesus Different From Any Other Messiah?
“Julius Kim explains why Jesus is different from the people in history who thought they were a Messiah.”
2. Won Kwak: New Christians and Church
For the Church asks Won Kwak, “What is the one thing a new Christian needs most from his church?”
3. Aaron Lee: Book Reviews
This week I reviewed You Are What You Do by Daniel Im, Walk Worthy by Anna Walker, and Happily Ever After: Finding Grace in the Messes of Marriage by John Piper.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Ray Chang: Reflections on Parasite’s Historic Win from an Asian American Christian
“Though it was but a moment, Parasite’s win was one for the books, not only because if it’s historic nature, but also a local awards show (as Bong Joon Ho called it) saw Koreans just like me. It reminded me of all the ways that God sees us, but not only for a moment, and how we can see (and continue to see) each other as a result of that.”
2. TGIF: Roundup for February 7, 2020
In case you missed it: The Master Storyteller, The Inefficient Ministry of Motherhood, and When a Christian Couple Sins Sexually.
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.