Last year was our biggest year for our SOLA Network website, and we are so grateful to our contributors and readers who help create conversations. Read SOLA’s Top 10 Articles for 2019.
“Reconciled” is the theme for SOLA Conference 2020 and registration is now open! View our conference page, watch Pastor Harold Kim share about this year’s theme, and meet our plenary speakers, Kim Kira, Watson Jones III, and Owen Lee.
We launched our SOLA Network podcast last week, and you can now listen on YouTube, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player. I shared it first with our monthly newsletter subscribers – stay connected with us and subscribe today. If you have a suggestion or question for our podcast, tweet me @musicgoon or email me at aaron@musicgoon.com.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Early Rain Covenant Church: A Statement from Early Rain Covenant Church Regarding the Severe Sentencing of Pastor Wang Yi
Pastor Wang Yi was sentenced to 9 years in prison and fined 50,000 RMB. Read the statement from his church and pray for his perseverance.
2. Heidi Tai: My thoughts on faith, life, grief and worthiness: Q&A with Modern Witnesses
SOLA contributor Heidi Tai was recently interviewed by Modern Witnesses. She speaks on reading, writing, and her passion for the International Justice Mission (IJM).
3. Kevin DeYoung: A New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Try to Be With It
Kevin DeYoung examines our pop culture consumption and need for a digital detox. His aim is to persuade you to reconnect with God, a fitting reminder for me and our TGIF roundup readers.
SOLA Network Podcast
Episode 1: Editing with Hannah Chao
We talk about Hannah’s career as an editor, working with SOLA Network, and what God has been teaching us this month. Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or Podcasts.
Episode 2: A Letter to My Complementarian Brothers with Soojin Park
We talk about Soojin’s salvation testimony, her call to vocational ministry, being a student at Reformed Theological Seminary, and her role as the Youth Ministry Director at Christ Central Presbyterian Church. Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or Podcasts.
Episode 3: SOLA Network with Pastor Harold Kim
We talk about Christ Central church, Korean American churches, his role as the President of SOLA Network, and the flagship traits of SOLA Network’s mission and ministry. Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or Podcasts.
Episode 4: 4 Reasons for Christians to Dance with Irene Paek
We talk about Irene’s Korean background, growing up with insecurities – especially about her body, Biola University, the writing process for her article, how through dance she learned to love how God created her, and her current role on the Living Hope worship team. Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or Podcasts.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. David Larry Kim: Remembering Christmas in the New Year
“One of the words that defines Christmas for me is Emmanuel. God with us. That name carries so much significance that my wife and I named our first daughter, “Emmanuelle,” as a reminder that the God who came to be with us at Christmas will always be with us. At a practical level, what does Emmanuel mean?”
2. SOLA Network: SOLA’s Top 10 Articles for 2019
We hope reading (or re-reading!) these pieces will help us to be inspired for all of the writing that will come in 2020, as well as encourage you that God has been, is, and will always be with us.
3. Aaron Lee: A Scary Story in Bethlehem: 3 Reflections on the Christmas Story
“Christians also have a scary story worth retelling and reflecting around Christmas. While it doesn’t feature ghosts, it does contain a cruel King, messages from Magi, and a plot to kill an innocent baby — who just might happen to be God’s Chosen One.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for December 27, 2019
In case you missed it, here are some headlines from last week: Immanuel – The reason why I still bother with Christmas
, For China’s underground churches – this was no easy Christmas, and The Daughters of Eve and the Son of Mary – A Christmas Reflection.
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