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Curtis Yee reported in Christianity Today: After Shooting, California Churches’ Lunar New Year Celebrations Turned Solemn. “Blocks away from the Monterey Park and Alhambra crime scenes, some Asian American pastors adjusted sermons and offered prayers to address the tragedy.”
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Timothy Wei: The Speck You See in Their Eye Might Be the Exact Log in Yours
“The failings to which we are most sensitive in others are likely the same failings to which we are most vulnerable.”
2. Ying Yee: I Did Not Sign-Up for This: The Fourth P of Pastoral Ministry
“Platform relates to the “trellis” work mentioned in Trellis and the Vine—the structure, programs etc. that support the vine work of actual preaching and teaching.”
3. Sara Kyoungah White: Our Little Loves and the Loves of Our Littles
“However I look at it, my children draw me out and expand my boundaries, opening my eyes to a world full of the surprising love of God, precisely because they are different from me. They show me new ways of being, new ways of creating, new ways of imagining.”
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Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. TGC Podcast: Learn to Suffer from the Chinese Church
During a panel discussion at TGC21, Hannah Nation, Ryan Zhang, and S. E. Wang from China Partnership discuss the experience of the Chinese church and how the American church can learn from its suffering and kingdom mindset.
2. Gospelbound Podcast: Keller’s Formation: John Piper on C. S. Lewis and Jonathan Edwards
John Piper joins Collin Hansen to discuss several key influences that appear in the new book Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Not a Tame Lion by Terry Glaspey, I Have a Confession by Nathan Eshelman, What is Love? By Kyle Borg, The Sum of Saving Knowledge by Crown & Covenant. 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. Tim St. John: 5 Dangerous Demands Of Anxiety And How To Defeat Them
“All our anxieties want to deceive us into building our own kingdoms and pull us away from seeking the Kingdom of God. Thankfully Christ rescues us again and again. May we each see the active love of God toward us in Christ today and treasure the sufficient grace he promises.”
2. Esther Liu: Writing Advice with Esther Liu, Author of “Shame: Being Known and Loved”
Advice on how aspiring authors can tackle writing. We hope this encourages writers to continue to share their perspectives and create stories for the glory of God.
3. Aaron Lee: Talking About the 2022 SOLA Network Magazine with Hannah Chao
“SOLA Network published powerful articles on parenting to equip mothers and fathers. We continued to cover current events from an Asian American Christian perspective, from the Olympics to the Laguna Woods shooting. And of course, we published articles on the state of the church and encouragements for pastors.”
4. Daniel K. Eng: The Ethnic-Specific Church and MLK’s “Most Segregated Hour” Line
“I am forever grateful for the legacy of Dr. King. While there is still work to be done for racial equality in America, his courageous efforts have paved the way for minorities to gain opportunities and privileges in America. Many of these same minority Americans, including me, have also been profoundly impacted by the contextualized discipleship in an ethnic-specific local church.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for January 20, 2023
Are Some Chinese New Year Traditions “Unchristian”? / Consider the Rabbit: Applying the Bible to the Chinese Zodiac / Seek Prosperity Properly During Lunar New Year
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