We are proud to present our first SOLA Network Magazine! It features our best articles from 2020. Read it online as a flipbook or as a PDF that you can also download for free. For more of our faves, editor Hannah Chao shared SOLA’s Hidden Gems of 2020.
Witness: SOLA Conference 2021 will be held on April 21 at Living Hope Community Church in Brea, California. It will be a one-day, outdoor conference with safety and sanitation measures. Register and find more info on our website.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Steve Bang Lee: 20 Things That Became More Clear in 2020
“Let’s not waste the clarity we’ve gained from 2020. The Lord has reminded and taught us too much.”
2. Hannah Nation: The Year We Embrace the Truth of Immanuel
“For the first time in a long time, we in the West are tasting a small bite of the suffering experienced by Christians around the world and throughout the history of the faith.”
3. Clarissa Moll: Not Greener Grass, But Sturdy Hope for 2021
“Before I race into this new year, I must ask my soul afresh, ‘What is your only hope in life and death?’”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Crossway Podcast: Disciplines of a Godly Man (Kent Hughes)
Kent Hughes discusses why discipline is so important for the life of a Christian man. He explains how discipline is actually aimed at freeing us to be the men that God called us to be, how to fight the addiction to entertainment so common among men in our culture today, and why working hard when it comes to our spiritual growth is not the same thing as working for our salvation.
2. Newstory Church: King of Kings
The clean keyboard line, solid bass, huge drums, and pristine vocals make this a powerfully moving song of worship.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Book Review: Taking Hold of God, edited by Joel R. Beeke and Brian G. Najapfour; The Unfolding Word by Zach Keele. Our TGIF playlist is available on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Hannah Chao: SOLA’s Hidden Gems of 2020
“Our contributors were able to help us process the pandemic and other current events, as well as help us to see beyond our lockdown circumstances.”
2. Daniel K. Eng: An Untraditional Bible Reading Plan
“As we read, may we be encouraged by God’s character and the gospel. As the Spirit does the work of changing us, let’s respond with obedience, worship, and wonder.”
3. Steve Chang: Learning to Lead Together
“When I think about 2020 and what everyone’s been going through, there’s both a shrinking and an enlarging of my world.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for December 25, 2020
A Word of Hope for the Refugee / How Does the Hope of Heaven Drive Missions? / Do We Have the Exact Words of Christ, or a Paraphrase?
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.