Ashley Kim’s essay won second place in TGC’s 2022 Essay Contest for Young Adults, and I asked her to read it for SOLA Network: I’m a Gen Zer, and I Believe the Bible is Inerrant. For more, check out our Article Reads playlist.
SOLA is proud to co-sponsor the Pathways of Grace Conference, featuring Joni Eareckson Tada, to encourage and equip people from local churches who are currently involved or want to be involved in caring for others in their churches affected by disability.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Faith Chang: Writer Moms
“If one thing surprised me after I became a stay-at-home mom, it was that I’d feel called to something outside the context of homemaking and ministry. And though I’ve settled into writing over the years, I still feel the underlying tension of needing to figure out what to do with my limited supply of time, energy, and health given the various desires and duties I have.”
Related: Keeping Heart: An Interview with Faith Chang by Aaron Lee
2. Moses Y. Lee: Why Korean-Language Presbyteries Exist in the PCA: The Vision of Our Fathers (Part 1) and Not Uniformity But Pluriformity (Part 2)
“As the number of second-generation, Korean-American Teaching Elders continues to grow, we must never forget to show honor and respect to our immigrant fathers who did most of the grunt work in building a room for us in our denominational home.”
3. Hyoung-ik Kim: Living as Christians in a National Fertility Crisis
“For Christians, the decision to pursue childbearing isn’t ultimately an economic decision; it’s a theological one.”
Related: The Chinese Son Complex: An Excerpt from “The Glorious Gospel of the Son of God” by Victor Guo
SOLA is proud to co-sponsor the Pathways of Grace Conference, featuring Joni Eareckson Tada, to encourage and equip people from local churches who are currently involved or want to be involved in caring for others in their churches affected by disability.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. FCBC Walnut: Discipleship Relationships
I spoke with Leslie Ho about the need to disciple the younger generation and the importance of intergenerational discipleship.
2. Asian American Worship Leaders: O Praise the Name (Tapestry Church)
O Come to the Altar (All Nations Community Church) / Won’t Stop Now (NewStory Church) / Promises (Living Hope Community Church)
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Confronting Jesus by Rebecca McLaughlin, Preaching to a Divided Nation by Matthew D. Kim and Paul A. Hoffman. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Happy Pastor’s Appreciation Month! Check out a new Pastor Appreciation Collection I curated featuring 9 articles from our website.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Ben Shin: An Appreciation For Our Pastors
“Whether you know it or not, pastors in the church work very hard. They do a lot of things publicly like preaching, teaching, visitation, and leading but they also do quite a bit behind the scenes like counseling, studying, planning, and praying.”
2. Ashley Kim: I’m a Gen Zer, and I Believe the Bible is Inerrant
“The same Bible that trapped me with inescapable truths began to sustain me with the steadfast promises of my Savior.”
3. Aaron Lee: God’s Goodness to Asian Americans: A Book Review of “Learning Our Names”
“Does our culture have space for Asian American Christians? In Learning Our Names, we hear from Asian American Christians on the topics of identity, relationships, and vocation.”
4. Alice Kim: How We Can Bless Our Pastors for Pastors Appreciation Month
“There are many thoughtful and creative ways to encourage our pastors. May we consider blessing them so that they could fight the good fight, finish the race, keep the faith with steadfastness, faithfulness, and joy.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for October 7, 2022
‘Two Taels of Bread’ and Other East Asian Heresies / Trouble in Taiwan / Christian, Do You Expect to Face Persecution? / The Dehumanizing Habits That Social Media Has Normalized
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