I asked Sara Kyoungah White, senior editor of the Lausanne Movement, to record a video reading of her beautiful essay Praying Before Meals like the Men of Gondor. On behalf of the SOLA Digital Admin Team, we hope you have a happy Thanksgiving weekend!
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Renee Zou: God or Money
“If we do not practice contentment, we simply cannot make bold decisions for the gospel.”
Related: Who Would Want To Be Poor? Inspired By “Parasite” by Hannah Chao
2. Wei-Han Kuan: Redeeming Babel
“A big part of my job has been convincing the local church that the Great Commission truly applies to them.”
Related: The Present and Future of the Immigrant Church: An Interview with John J. Oh by Daniel K. Eng
3. Steven Lee: The Embattled Pastor: How to Navigate Conflict and Criticism
“Nothing will undermine leadership more quickly than selfishness and a lack of humility.”
Related: Four Things Pastors Wish Their Churches Knew About Them Right Now by Steve S. Chang
Do you have a plan for Advent? This holiday season, join SOLA Network on Substack. I’ll send you a free daily devotion to help prepare your heart for Christmas.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. ACBC: The Church behind Barbed Wire
Dale Johnson interviews Tom Sugimura: What can we learn from the issues with counseling and soul care that developed during the Japanese American Internment in World War II?
Related: The Church Behind Barbed Wire: The Stories of Japanese American Christians in Internment Camps by Tom Sugimura
2. Christianity Today: Ekstasis Autumn Collection
Caroline Greb: “The Autumn Collection’s essays press into the mysterious, nostalgic longing of the season, calling us to pay attention to Christ’s providential hand even as the last of the leaves fall around us and the air grows chilled.”
Related: How to Support Creatives and Interact with Culture: An Interview with Jason Min by Kevin Yi
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: What Cannot Be Lost by Melissa Zaldivar, All About Christmas by Alison Mitchell, Seek and Find: The First Christmas by Sarah and Andre Parker, The Ultimate Christmas Wishlist by Rico Tice. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
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Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Sara Kyoungah White: Praying Before Meals like the Men of Gondor
“What would it look like for our mealtime prayers to become, most of all, an expression of longing for the presence of God?”
2. Aaron Lee: “Invitations to Abundance”: An Interview with Alicia J. Akins
“What does it mean that God is enough when it seems like I don’t have enough?”
3. Tom Sugimura: Why I’m Thankful for the Chinese Immigrant Church
“Many today question the need for ethno-specific churches in multicultural America, but I have many reasons to still be grateful for the Chinese American church. If the Lord has called you to serve in a Chinese American church, let me encourage you to explore the history of its blessings.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for November 18, 2022
Homesick College Student, the Lord Sees You / What is a Bible Dictionary and How Do I Use It? / On the Streets of China, the Cross Shone Bright / Consumerism and Church Commitment / Let the Nations Be Glad! — Thirty Years Later
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