We released a new video of Patreeya Thorn narrating her article: Finding God in Wide Open Spaces During COVID. It’s a meditation on Psalm 18:19: “The Lord brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because he delighted in me.” If you have an article or link to share, reach me on Twitter or Instagram.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Heidi Tai: 10 Commitments for 2021
“I believe that God has the power to move mountains, but more often than not, He has chosen to give me the strength to climb. I commit to perseverance in faith and godliness—in spite of my feelings and no matter the circumstances.”
2. David Schuman: Let’s Be Different in 2021. (But Not Like That.)
“There’s only one way to be saved from that fire. It’s by faith in the one who stood where we fall and died that we might live.”]
3. The Day We Saw the Capitol Fall
The world does not need crosses erected on the Capitol grounds as shots ring out inside the Senate chambers. The world needs what I found in that church on Capitol Hill. The world needs a church that lives for another world, for a “kingdom that cannot be shaken” (Heb. 12:28-29). The church needs men and women of faith, “strangers and exiles on earth,” who seek their homeland in the new heavens and the new earth, who seek a better country—a heavenly one (Heb. 11:13-16).
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Lighthouse Community Church: Once Upon
A beautiful lead vocal, sweet falsetto harmonies, and an epic buildup to full instrumentation makes for a wonderful song of worship. Chills at 2:55!
2. NewStory Church: Great Are You Lord
Thick bass, moody cello, clean acoustic, electric tones, solid keys, building drums. A lead vocal with power and control, and harmonies that push the bridge where I want it to go! This was NewStory’s opening song that serves as a compelling call to worship.
3. TGC Q&A: How Do I Choose Solid Study Resources?
Jackie Hill Perry and Colleen McFadden share how time in Scripture shapes your understanding of good resources, how online resources cannot replace the church, and why it’s important to learn from wise believers around you.
4. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Closer by Adrian and Celia Reynolds, Meals With Jesus by Ed Drew, An Ocean of Grace by Tim Chester. Our TGIF playlist is available on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Patreeya Thorn: Finding Wide, Open Spaces During COVID (Video)
Wide, open spaces are not just somewhere out there — they are within reach. They are in the freedom we find in the gospel, the knowledge that God’s presence is sure (even when we do not feel it), the hope that the cramped spaces of darkness & death do not get the final say.
2. Moses Y. Lee: Why We Still Need Ethnic Ministries in Addition to Multi-Ethnic Ministries
“The fact of the matter is that Asian American Christians can most effectively reach other Asian Americans in Asian American cultural spaces.”
3. Fred Mok: Mourning the Death of Small Talk
“I have hope in Christ that the church universal and all local manifestations of His kingdom will find old and new ways to connect and live out the command to love one another.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for January 8, 2021
The Gospel in a Democracy Under Assault / Don’t Hope in That Next Life Transition / Liang Fa – The First Ordained Chinese Pastor / 2020 Prepared Us All For Missions / How Do I Become Passionate About Bible Reading?
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