In our new series, Teenage Mental Health and the Gospel, we will hear from youth ministry workers, counselors, and clinicians as they share encouragements for parents seeking to walk alongside their teen in today’s world. Cathy Chang shared the third article in our series: Getting to the Heart of Teens and Tweens
My latest book review is Dignity and Worth: A Book Review of Mamie Takes a Stand. Be on the lookout for my interview with author Marie Chan coming soon!
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Enter our giveaway! Thanks to P&R Publishers Press providing, in partnership with @diveindigdeep, SOLA Network, and FCBC Walnut. 1 winner will receive these excellent books! Links open to my recommendation:
- Making Good Return: How can you face the challenges of caring for aging parents? Making Good Return by Kathleen Nielson beautifully captures the journey of honoring our loved ones while dealing with the ups and downs that come with it.
- Dinner with the King: Aimed at kids ages 5–9, Dinner with the King is a playfully illustrated book that tells the captivating story of King David’s invitation to Mephibosheth, showing how this act of grace mirrors King Jesus’s invitation for us to feast with Him in heaven.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Brett McCracken: How the Internet Made Vibes More Important than Arguments
“The vibe world: Memes over messages. Aesthetics over arguments. Relatability over rightness. Feelings over facts. Mood over meaning.”
2. Stephanie Ebert: Tiny House Living
“Living in a Tiny House is a rather public lifestyle choice. You can tell from the outside that a different value system is at work. The challenge, I suppose, now that we have a “normal” house, is to see if we can keep living in such a way that when people visit, they still feel our insides are bigger than our outsides.”
3. Tim Challies: Great Gifts but Little Faithfulness
“It makes me want to say a “well done” to those who have decided that instead of resenting what God has not given them they will embrace what he has given them, and steward it with faithfulness. For these are the ones who please him, who honor him, and who magnify his name.”
Will you join us in embracing the call for the Asian American Church? The collective voices in our new book argue that there is underappreciated beauty, diversity, joy, benefit, and place for the Asian American church. Asian American leaders need to joyfully embrace the call to serve the Asian American church, not only for the emerging generation but for the broader church. Find a sample, links to purchase, and a free discussion guide at sola.network/book.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. 9Marks: Thriving Women’s Ministry in the Local Church
In the Priscilla Talk Podcast, Jenny Manley, Erin Wheeler, and Keri Folmar catch up and discuss what women’s ministry should look like in the local church.
2. Dan Cruver: Do You Feel Forsaken? Our Hidden Hope in Darkest Pain
Desiring God has published the second article based on Dan Cruver’s excellent new book from Union Publishing, ‘Loved Indeed: Reassurance for the Doubting and Suspicious.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Our Books and Reviews page is your one-stop resource for all of your reading needs. It features Asian American authors and issues, recommendations, and interviews.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Daniel Jung: Our Move Toward Grace
Though we may corporately receive grace through the tangible elements of bread and wine, our move toward grace is culturally cemented through the equally tangible elements of rice porridge and banchan. By the grace of God, we are a people who have learned to cook without ever learning a recipe, but through our gosaeng and our continual bites of God’s grace, we find communion with Christ and our only sense of permanence in this life.
2. Aaron Lee: Dignity and Worth: A Book Review of Mamie Takes a Stand
The story of Mamie Tape champions the inherent dignity and worth of every individual, reflecting a deep respect for all people, especially children, as valued in the eyes of our Creator.
3. Cathy Chang: Getting to the Heart of Teens and Tweens
To be honest, there are moments when I fear that my children will not love God and people. I see their sin or weaknesses and my gut reaction is to respond in unrighteous anger or to shame them. But then I am reminded of how I am loved: how in my own sin and weakness God did not turn his back on me but demonstrated compassionate and redemptive love. He loves my children this way too, and calls me to be a vessel of the same love. Even when they fail, especially when they fail, remind them that they are loved by you and by a heavenly Father who will never turn away.
4. TGIF: Roundup for October 11, 2024
What Would Lecrae Do? / Gone Are the Dark Clouds / Does the Bible Say Anything about Going to Church? / The Underground Translator: William Tyndale (c. 1494–1536) / How Heaven Changes Your Life on Earth
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