October is Pastor’s Appreciation Month. This week we shared How We Can Bless Our Pastors for Pastors Appreciation Month by Alice Kim and Four Things Pastors Wish Their Churches Knew About Them Right Now by Pastor Steve S. Chang.
An interview with hip hop artist Baldwin Chiu was the latest in our “Artists in Motion” series. For more, check out our interviews with rapper Jason Chu, actor Jo Sung, music artist and director Larissa Lam, and actor and director Derek Ting.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. T. Kim: Moms Can Make Disciples
“Our children will be discipled by us, either in the Lord or according to our choice idols.”
2. Amy Medina: Beware the Idols of an Overseas Life
“The missions narrative can allow us to live for ourselves while pretending that we are only about God’s kingdom. This should terrify us.”
3. Jennifer Greenberg: Reporting Abuse Shouldn’t Be Controversial. It’s Biblical.
“The sinner—not the person who reports the sin—is the one responsible for causing division and stirring up trouble. By reporting the truth, we promote peace and unity among believers.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Crossway Podcast: The Making of the ESV Study Bible (Justin Taylor)
“A conversation with Justin Taylor—Crossway’s Book Publisher and project manager for the ESV Study Bible when it was being created—on how he first got connected to Crossway, what his day to day work on the project looked like in the early 2000s, and how the ESV Study Bible set a new standard for study Bibles when it was first released in 2008.”
2. Walnut Women: Faithfulness, Friendships, and the Glory Conference
Leslie and Vanessa from FCBC Walnut on faithfulness in the work God sets before us, cultivating friendships in adulthood, and highlights from the Glory Conference.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Count it All Joy by John M. Perkins (Moody), The Gospels Hardcover (Alabaster), and Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer by Laura Wifler & Catalina Echeverri (The Good Book Company). Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Steve S. Chang: Four Things Pastors Wish Their Churches Knew About Them Right Now
“You may not know it, but there is a high probability that your pastor is discouraged.”
2. Angela Hom: Learning Contentment As a COVID-19 Graduate
“Life is not easy and we have seen so much pain and loss during this period of time but taking a leap of faith into the unknown can transform our dissatisfaction into contentment and eventually joy.”
3. 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 (2 Tim. 4:7) with steadfastness, faithfulness, and joy.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for October 8, 2021
The Threads We Catch / 5 Things that Frustrate Gen Z Christians / 10 Things You Should Know about Marriage
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.