Read all the way through for info on our Fall Leaders’ Dialogue event, a book giveaway, and our book reviews collection!
SOLA editor Hannah Chao was a special guest on The Substance Podcast to talk about the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. They talk about intergenerational relations, social media overwhelm and its inherent dangers, the Asian American immigrant experience, and the power of empathy & kindness.
This week we published Christopher Yuan’s AALC keynote and interview, as well as Tim St John’s evergreen article on Spiritual Self-Care while serving in the church, and my new book review of How to Save the World: Disciplemaking Made Simple by Alice Matagora.
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Join us for our Fall 2022 SOLA Leaders’ Dialogue: The Potentials and Perils of Working With the Asian Immigrant Church. Sep 8, 2022, 9am–1:30pm, New Life Presbyterian Church of Orange County, CA. Speakers include Steve Chang (Living Hope Community Church), with Ben Pun (Anchor Church), Daniel Low (Bread of Life Church), Will Chang (New Life Presbyterian Church), and Kevin Yi (Church Everyday). The first 100 registrants will receive a FREE copy of Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim (IVP), and coffee/pastries and lunch are provided for all attendees.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Jay Y. Kim: When Watering, Watching, and Waiting Feel Far Too Slow
“In a culture that values immediate success and instant achievement, watering, watching, and waiting feel far too slow. But when Jesus tells us that he is the vine and we are the branches, what else could it mean but that we are to allow time to do its work?” Don’t forget to check out our interview with Jay Y. Kim: Finding Faithfulness in the Digital Era.
2. Abraham Cho: Injustice Reveals Idolatry
“Liturgy practiced in the absence of justice is so seriously malformed that God finds it disgusting.” This article was an edited post that originally appeared at Until Zion.
3. Ashley Kim: I’m a Gen Zer, and I Believe the Bible Is Inerrant
“The same Bible that trapped me with inescapable truths began to sustain me with the steadfast promises of my Savior.” Ashley Kim is a young writer who belongs to Lighthouse Community Church. Her article is the Second-Place Winner in TGC’s 2022 Essay Contest for Young Adults.
We’re hosting a giveaway for a physical copy of Songs of Suffering: 25 Hymns and Devotions for Weary Souls by Joni Eareckson Tada! Special thanks to Crossway for providing our giveaway, presented in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Jared C. Wilson: Geoff Chang on Spurgeon the Pastor
On this episode of the FTC Podcast, Jared Wilson talks with his MBTS colleague Dr. Geoff Chang, professor of church history and curator of the Spurgeon Library, about his new book on Spurgeon’s pastoral ministry, implications for megachurches, and more.
2. Asian American Worship Leaders: A Thousand Hallelujahs
A Thousand Hallelujahs (NewStory Church) / King of Kings (Bethel Grace Church) / None But Jesus (Calvary Chapel Golden Springs) / A Thousand Hallelujahs (The Orchard Barrington) / This is My Father’s World (FCBC Walnut)
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey Part I & II Boxed Set by Lithos Kids, On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior, The Scandal of Holiness by Jessica Hooten Wilson, The Upper Room by J. C. Ryle. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Check out our Book Reviews for reading recommendations, with an emphasis on Asian American authors.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Aaron Lee: Developing Disciplemakers: A Book Review of “How to Save the World”
“Does disciplemaking have to be difficult? In How to Save the World, Alice Matagora casts her vision for disciplemaking made simple.”
2. Tim St. John: Self-Care Inventory: Are You Serving Sustainably In The Local Church?
“Often as Christians, we can be quick to use what God has entrusted to us to take care of others and yet easily neglect caring well for our own minds, hearts, and bodies. And even if others pour into you, that is not the same as learning the discipline of taking care of yourself.”
3. Christopher Yuan: Sexual Identity: False Identity
How does the Bible communicate who we are? Dr. Yuan articulates the correct understanding of personhood through the lens of Scripture—particularly the image of God and the doctrine of sin.
4. TGIF: Roundup for August 26, 2022
Check Your Fleece at the Door: How to Discern God’s Will amid Tough Decisions / Brett McCracken: The Depressing Dead End of “Your Truth” / The Spiritual Gift of a Closed Door: How Waiting Serves Ministry
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