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TGIF: Roundup for December 2, 2022

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Articles From Around The Web

1.  Isbael Ong: 3 Popular Misconceptions About Advent

Christian leaders from Brazil, Colombia, France, and the Philippines weigh in on mistaken beliefs about the season.

2. Soojin Chung: The Seed of Korean Christianity Grew in the Soil of Shamanism

An awareness of the spirit world was a crucial component in missionary efforts to spread the gospel.

3. Geoff Chang: Lectures to My Students: A Reader’s Guide to a Christian Classic

“Spurgeon presents to us a vision of the pastorate that is sober, self-controlled, and centered on Christ.”

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Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

1. TGC: Leviticus: A Commentary by Peter Lee

Peter Lee: “I’m excited to share that my commentary on Leviticus is now available at TGC’s Concise Commentary series. This was a labor of love and look forward to more projects like it in the future.”

2. FCBC Walnut: Self-Control, Godly Zeal, and Gen Z

I talk with my friend Leslie about the connection between self-control and self-care, what we were zealous for in our youth, and how we are encouraged by the younger generations.

3. Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews (Reformation Heritage Books): A Puritan Theology by Joel R. Beeke and Mark Jones, The Lives of the Puritans by Benjamin Brook, Ore from the Puritans’ Mine by Dale Smith, Commentary on the Old and New Testaments by John Trapp, Meet the Puritans by Joel R. Beeke and Randall J. Pederson. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

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1. Andrew H. Kim: Is My Culture a Product of Sin?: Reexamining the Tower of Babel

“Instead of having one common language, a diversity of languages, cultures, ethnicities, and nations ultimately resulted from the Babel narrative. So, is it true that different ethnicities and cultures are a result of sin? I will explain how they are not only a result of God’s intended plan but will also continue into eternity.”

2. Ben Khong: Alzheimer’s: Help and Hope for Caregivers & the Church

“Alzheimer’s is a tragic disease, one that allows us to witness the brokenness of the curse. It progressively destroys a person’s mind until that person dies. And, where the world’s solutions end with the grief and loss that comes with the experience of this disease, the believer’s experience roots them in eternal life.”

3. Ken Carlson: Observing Advent as a Family

So much of the Christmas season in our culture has nothing to do with Jesus. Family Advent provides one way to remind ourselves of the true meaning of Christmas and to pass our faith on to the next generation.

4. TGIF: Roundup for November 25, 2022

God or Money / Redeeming Babel / The Embattled Pastor: How to Navigate Conflict and Criticism / The Church Behind Barbed Wire / Ekstasis Autumn Collection

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