This weekend, 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. Would you please say a quick prayer for the conference?
If you’re looking for an Advent devotional, check out Emmanuel by our friend Ruth Chou Simons. I interviewed her earlier this year about her testimony as an Asian American Christian, and she gave encouragement to Asian American women authors and artists. Find more of our author interviews on YouTube.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Andrea Widjaja: Don’t Be a Slave to Academic Achievement
“As Christians, we all need to remind ourselves of our identity, of how we’ve been accepted by God, reconciled to him, and blessed—the whole glorious doctrine of justification. This means not having to prove ourselves anymore—not having to save ourselves.”
2. I’ching Thomas: Why Do Chinese People See Christianity as a Cultural Invasion?
“Buddha rode into China on a white elephant, while Jesus rode in on a cannonball.”
3. Bobby Scott: Did God Hear Me? Where He Was When My Sister Died
“Our comfort comes from embracing the truth that God hears the prayers of the righteous — and that he is still righteous and good when he answers no.”
Related: Race, Gospel, and the Local Church Part 1 and Part 2 with Michael Lee, P. J. Tibayan, Bobby Scott, and Scott Sauls
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. Priscilla Talk Podcast: On Delighting in Biblical Theology, with Nancy Guthrie
How delighting in biblical theology ought to grow your love for Christ and his church.
2. For the Church Podcast: Ministry in Silicon Valley
For the Church continues their series on diverse missional contexts, as Jared Wilson interviews church planter and author Justin Buzzard about gospel ministry in the Silicon Valley of California.
Related: Finding Faithfulness in the Digital Era: An Interview with Jay Y. Kim by Aaron Lee
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Book of Psalms for Worship Words Only Psalter by Crown & Covenant, Redeeming Productivity by Reagan Rose, Reactivity by Paul David Tripp. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
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Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Aaron Lee: King and Lord: A Book Review of “Emmanuel” by Ruth Chou Simons
“Is Christ welcome in your world? Is there room in your heart for him? In Emmanuel, Ruth Chou Simons shares an invitation to prepare him room at Christmas and always.”
2. Sarah Kim: 5 Ways To Show Compassion To Those Who Are Grieving
“Grief and pain came like a thief at night, but so did compassion. God was pouring grace into our family through His Word and the people in our lives.”
3. Karisa You: Justice Through the Eyes of God and Harriet Tubman
“Yet for all her phenomenal work, Tubman chalked everything up to one source—the Lord and His leading voice. From this incredible woman, at least two observations seem evident: 1) God yearns to speak to us and 2) God desires to bring freedom and healing to others through us.”
4. Owen Y. Lee: A Response to the Reversal of Roe V. Wade
“Abortion is the systematic and brutal murder and destruction of preborn babies inside the womb. And in our generation it was and it is the greatest injustice in America.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for November 4, 2022
Modulating the Key of the Gospel / When the “Golden Age” Is Over: A Call for Missiological Reflection on China Missions of the Past Four Decades / Missional Lifestyle / Digital Life in the Slow Lane / Growing as a Follower in a Culture Obsessed with Leadership
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