Important SOLA Conference Update: The first 350 individuals to register for SOLA Conference 2020 will automatically be entered to win Airpod Pros. SOLA Conference 2020 is March 27-28 at Evergreen SGV.
Our conference theme is “Reconciled.” View our conference page, watch Pastor Harold Kim share about this year’s theme, and meet our plenary speakers, Kim Kira, Watson Jones III, and Owen Lee.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Justin Jackson: Tolkien, Great Reversals, and Hobbit-like Humility
I have a soft spot for The Lord of the Rings, and this article shows how Tolkien’s characters display the Biblical concepts of arrogance and meekness. The author speaks specifically to pastors and the pride of social media.
2. Kelli B. Trujillo: Kristie Anyabwile: When Women of Color Write, the Whole Church Gains
A conversation with the editor of “His Testimonies, My Heritage” – a book I reviewed this week. She says that writers invite others in to hear the same message we all want to share: the good news of Jesus Christ and how it impacts our lives every day.
3. Logos Blog: Kevin Vanhoozer on the Power of the Christian Story
A call to recover Biblical literacy and how our lives must be shaped by the Bible’s big story. Writers and readers would do well to understand the theology of our work, passions, and hobbies that revolve around sharing stories.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Rooted Podcast: Kevin Yi on Death to Life in the Heart of Leadership
“In this episode of the Rooted Podcast, Kevin Yi connects the life of Moses to our own experience of leading teenagers with all its joys and frustrations. Helping us see Moses’ relationship with God with new clarity, he encourages us to rest in the Lord as we lead.”
2. The Center for Biblical Studies: The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers
“In this episode, we discuss the hermeneutics of the biblical writers with Abner Chou. How do the prophets and apostles interpret Scripture?”
3. Aaron Lee: Book Reviews
This week I reviewed Luminaries: Twenty Lives that Illuminate the Christian Way, Zhejiang – The Jerusalem of China, and His Testimonies, My Heritage.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Hannah Chao: 3 Truths for When You Just Can’t Open Your Bible
“We know reading the Bible is “good for us.” But we still have such a hard time doing it. We’ve all had these thoughts: We’re busy, it’s boring, or we don’t understand what it’s saying. We’re tired, it feels pointless, or we just don’t feel like it. These thoughts override our desire to read God’s Word because we are forgetful creatures.”
2. Larry Lin: Get Involved in Politics, But Don’t Get Immersed in Politics
“But perhaps more fundamentally, how politically active should I be as a Christian in the first place? Is political activism part of God’s calling for the Christian, or is it a distraction from the true mission of the church?”
3. Anthony Lee: Staying Close to Christ While Away from Your Home Church
“Staying close to Christ while being away from home is indeed difficult, but possible. It involves knowing your faith well enough that you can stand on your own. When you are separated from like-minded peers in a community that is alien to your faith, you can still hold fast to God and bless your peers.”
4. Kristen You and Karisa You: What God Does with Yes: Serving God as a Stay-at-Home Mom
How does a Korean American stay-at-home mom start a chain of middle school Bible clubs and lead hundreds of high schoolers to Christ over pizza? Kristen You, a wife, mother of two, and volunteer from Yorba Linda, California, would say she never imagined herself doing any of these acts. When she said yes to God, she was simply a mom with a knack for baking cookies moving to the suburbs with her family.
5. TGIF: Roundup for January 10, 2020
In case you missed it, here are some headlines from last week: Reflections and Resolutions, #Blessed: The Ministry of Instagram Inspiration, and How Should Christians Feel?
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.