Our articles from around the web this week focus on current events. And after the completion of our digital SOLA Conference, our first new video is Finding Faith in the “Even If”: An Interview with Pastor and Author Mitchel Lee.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Josh Manley: Afghan Pastors Ask for Prayer
“This is not escapism. This is biblical faith when all earthly prospects are completely bleak.”
2. Morgan Lee: How to Pray for Haiti After Another Deadly Earthquake
“Christian leaders in Haiti share what is different for believers between 2010 and now, as death toll passes 1,400.”
3. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra and Collin Hansen: Unmarried Sex Is Worse Than You Think
“A celibate gospelbound Christian is living just as much of a fulfilling, exciting, interesting, and meaningful life as a married, sexually active gospelbound Christian is.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Crossway: What Keeps You from Going to Church?
“Jonathan Leeman discusses the vital importance of in-person church fellowship, how we can and should prioritize involvement with the people of God in a local church—especially after a year like 2020—and shares some encouragement for pastors on the heels of an exhausting season of ministry.”
2. DesiringGod: Six Dangers of Podcasts
“Podcasts, including Christian podcasts, have great potential for both good and evil. Pastor John explains six dangers to beware of as you listen.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Respectable Sins and Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges. Like our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Deepak Reju: Dear Counselor, Say “No”
“Gospel work involves self-denial and sacrifice, but not self-inflicted misjudgments.”
2. Mitchel Lee and Moses Y. Lee: Finding Faith in the “Even If”: An Interview with Pastor and Author Mitchel Lee
“Passion is not about zeal. It’s about what you’re willing to suffer for and what you’re willing to carry a cross for.”
3. Hannah Chao and Mitchel Lee: Learning to Talk About His Korean-ness: An Interview with Mitchel Lee
“There is no minimal work in the kingdom.”
4. Daniel K. Eng: Five Things We Are Teaching Our Kids for This Messy World
“We are teaching our kids that the reward for following Jesus far outweighs the cost.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for August 13, 2021
My Boy’s Question, and Mine Too / God’s Incomprehensibility and Eternal Joy / Korean Missionaries Gather to Exhort the Next Generation and North Korea
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.