This week I interviewed Faith Chang on her work as a writer, and rounded up some of my favorite worship videos from Asian American churches. Read our monthly newsletter now and join for free. Reach me on Twitter or Instagram.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Jeremy Linneman: How COVID Has Affected Our Friendships—and What to Do About It
“Christlikeness means taking initiative with those most unlike us and seeking their good.”
Related: Clinging to Christ During Our Relationship and Friendship Struggles by Gabe Lee
2. Ashley Baker: Loss and Scandal Led Me to Jesus: Why I’m Not ‘Deconstructing’
“Looking back now, I can see what was wrong: I had placed my deepest faith in people, not in God.”
Related: Addressing the Heart of Deconstruction by Tom Sugimura
3. Greg Morse: Desperate for Distraction: Why We’re Bad at Being Alone
“That sanctuary of solitude with God, a place where hours could pass unnoticed, has fallen victim to a life filled with noise.”
Related: Two Unexpected Seasons: Singleness And Coronavirus by Adrienne Ihara
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Stephen McCaskell: Coram Deo
The highest goal of the Christian life is to behold the face of God. — R. C. Sproul. Watch this new 2-minute video from Ligonier ministries and check out their new webpage.
2. Hanley Liu: Being Re-Created Through Recreation
In this 4-minute excerpt, Pastor Hanley Liu from FCBC Walnut explains how our regular Sabbath should be Christ-centered and life-giving.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Review: Pointing to the Pasturelands by J. I. Packer (Lexham Press). Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Aaron Lee: Keeping Heart with Faith Chang
“One thing in the back of my mind when I write is I really want my writing to be an apologetic of sorts. Not in terms of arguing, you’re wrong because of this… I think what really compels people is beauty and stories.”
2. Daniel K. Eng: The Ethnic-Specific Church and MLK’s “Most Segregated Hour” Line
“The intention of the ethnic church is not to exclude others, but to provide contextualized discipleship to a particular demographic as an expression of the universal church.”
3. Aaron Lee: Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery: Unwavering Hope for 2022 by Singing with the Asian American Church
“How can we find strength for a new year? We can remember the resurrected Christ.”
4. Jackson Wu: Recovering an Asian Perspective of Grace
“While we might be tempted to reject Asian reciprocity, this notion of a gift without return is based on a faulty view of grace that stems from Western Christianity, not the Bible.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for January 7, 2022
Deconstruction, Destruction, and Faith / Our Friends Shape Us More than We Think / Jesus’s Love for the Marginalized of this World
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