We asked our SOLA Council members to share their reflections on 2020, and we hope their thoughts and testimonies will be an encouragement to Christians and local churches as we go into 2021 and beyond. Read our new series, “The Redemption of 2020,” on our website.
Registration for Witness: SOLA Conference 2021 is now open on Eventbrite! On our Instagram, we highlighted our plenary speakers — Scott Sauls and Harold Kim. The conference will be held on April 21 at Living Hope Community Church in Brea, California. It will be a one-day, outdoor conference with safety and sanitation measures. For more info, visit the conference page on our website.
On Christmas Day, we’ll share our first SOLA Network Magazine featuring our favorite articles from 2020. Subscribe to our weekly or monthly email lists to receive it in your inbox. Do you have a link or article to share? Reach me on Twitter or Instagram.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra: How College Ministries Are Coping with COVID
“The discouragement also motivates me towards creativity.”
2. Matt Rusten: Christmas Shopping Deo Gloria
“If we condemn spending during the season of Christ’s birth, we are not necessarily being biblical.”
3. Collin Hansen: My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2020
“A good-old-fashioned debate on the Trinity would come as welcome relief to churches battered and beleaguered by COVID wars.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Brett McCracken: 20 Pieces of Goodness in 2020 Pop Culture
“We couldn’t go to the movies, or really anywhere outside the house. But thanks in part to streaming services—which had a game-changing year—there were ample offerings in art and culture to enjoy safely at home.
2. True North Church: The First Noel
While there are only two leaders featured in the video, this is a fun, upbeat, and country-influenced production of this Christmas classic!
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Devoted to God’s Church by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Reformed Dogmatics: A System of Christian Theology (Single Volume Edition) by Geerhardus Vos, A Way to Pray by Matthew Henry. Our TGIF playlist is available on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Jenny Woo: Gazing at My Creator Through My Camera Lens
“Sharing my thoughts and photographs, I am continually humbled by the fact that all of the beauty that I photograph is created by God.”
2. Owen Lee and Michael Lee: The Power and Resilience of the Church
“It’s been really encouraging to see members of our church begin to see and assess the needs of our community, especially those who are really struggling.”
“We don’t stand on our church programming, our church facilities, our church conveniences, or anything like that. But we stand on the rock of Jesus Christ, and he has carried us through some very difficult seasons over this past year.”
3. Tia Kim: The Gift of a Quiet Heart
“Through the many, unexplained sufferings in this life, how do we keep a heart like the weaned child? We must begin with humility.”
4. Hanley Liu: The Revival of Our Families
“At the end of the day, for us, as Christians, we have a higher kingdom that we live for. We have a king, and his agenda is very different from any political agenda.”
5. David Larry Kim: Remembering the Power of Prayer
“There’s a lot of stuff that we did that we realized we can do without. So it was about reprioritizing our lives and then working smarter in this new season of life.”
6. TGIF: Roundup for December 11, 2020
5 Ways to Lead and Love Your Wife / Making Space for a Multicultural Christmas / 3 Lessons from a Recent Pastoral Transition
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.