Hannah Chao has stepped down from her role as SOLA Network’s Editor to devote more time to her family. Read A Thank You and Farewell from the Editor. It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we announce new leaders for SOLA Network’s digital presence beginning in 2024. Heidi Wong will be the new editor-in-chief, and Jee St. John will be the content editor. Read A New Chapter at SOLA Network: Introducing Our New Editors.
In case you missed it: We’re writing a book! We just announced our SOLA Network Book Project: Writing the Next Chapter of the Asian American Church. We believe it is time for SOLA Network to put in writing thoughts that would help the emerging generation of Asian American leaders and churches. Our book will launch at the 2024 Asian American Leadership Conference. More details coming soon. Registration for the conference is open.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter our giveaway! Thanks to Zondervan for providing this book for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut. 1 winner will receive a physical copy of this outstanding book. In Who You Are, therapist and author Judy Cha writes a guide on internalizing the Gospel to find your true identity. Read my review.
Articles From Around The Web
1. N. Gray Sutanto: Cultural Mandate and the Image of God: Human Vocation under Creation, Fall, and Redemption
“In Bavinck’s perspective, Christian cultural labor is thus not a triumphalistic act but a hopeful one. Christian cultural labor is a sign that points to what God alone will bring about in the last day.”
Related: Christ’s Kingdom: A Book Review of “Neo-Calvinism” by Cory C. Brock and N. Gray Sutanto
2. Sara Kyoungah White: Blessed Are the Bearers of ‘Han’: What Koreans and the Israelites Teach Us About Collective Grief
“My culture and the Bible call us to become aching visionaries.”
Related: Insa: How the Korean Word for “Greeting” Can Change How We Pass the Peace by Sara Kyoungah White
3. Hannah Nation: Chinese Lessons in Apologetics: Learning From a Church Under Pressure
“The Chinese house church was born in suffering and hiddenness. Accordingly, it has not been considered noteworthy for contemporary apologetics. But we ought to reconsider and give it its due.”
Related: Witness the Work of God: A Book Review of “Faithful Disobedience”
Asian American Leadership Conference 2024: “Writing the Next Chapter.” April 23-24, 2024, Orange County, CA. Registration and more info can be found at aalc.network.
The vision of this conference is to equip Asian-American leaders with gospel centered, contextual resources that will empower men and women for local church ministry. Our conference strategy is to equip leaders, platform voices, and connect with one another for life-giving relationships.
The theme of our conference is “Writing the Next Chapter: Empowering Asian American Voices for Gospel Ministry”. The Asian American church today is at a unique inflection point with leaders in diverse stations across multiple generations. This conference will be an opportunity to learn from these voices for the sake of continued and future Gospel work together.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. TGC: Themelios
The new December 2023 issue of Themelios has 240 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews. Articles include Dealing with Criticism: Lessons from Nehemiah by Brain J. Tabb and The Greco-Roman Background to “Fighting the Good Fight” in the Pastoral Epistles and the Spiritual Life of the Christian by G. K. Beale.
Related: How Generosity Brings Unity to the Church by David J. Schuman
2. New Growth Press’ Straight to the Heart Podcast: Exploring Our Seasons of Sorrow with Tim Challies
“In this episode of Straight to the Heart, our host Rush Witt, enjoys a conversation with pastor, author, and blogger, Tim Challies. They talk about Tim’s prolific work, his family, and the death of his son Nick, which Tim discusses in his book, Seasons of Sorrow. Tim’s faith and hope in God shine as a comfort and example to all of us.”
Related: Everlasting Joy: A Book Review of “Seasons of Sorrow”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book review: How to Read and Understand the Psalms by Bruce K. Waltke and Fred G. Zaspel. 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 K. Eng: Where We Really Belong: An Interview with Author Michelle Lee-Barnewall
Dr. Daniel K. Eng’s interview with Michelle Lee-Barnewall, author of A Longing to Belong: Reflections on Faith, Identity, and Race, which discusses the topics of race and race relations by integrating a biblical worldview and her personal experiences.
2. Aaron Lee: A Child of God: A Book Review of “Who You Are” by Judy Cha
Have you ever felt lost in your sense of self? Have you ever felt out of place in your purpose in life? Therapist and Zondervan author Judy Cha writes a guide on internalizing the Gospel to find your true identity. Centered on the Good News and generous in grace, this book will help you understand and apply biblical truths about your God-given identity.
3. SOLA Network: A New Chapter at SOLA Network: Introducing Our New Editors
It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we announce new leaders for SOLA Network’s digital presence beginning in 2024. Heidi Wong will be the new editor-in-chief, and Jee St. John will be the content editor.
4. Hannah Chao: A Thank You and Farewell from the Editor
“This journey has been an incredible chapter in my life, and I am so proud to be a part of the birth and growth of SOLA’s online presence.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for December 8, 2023
Advent Calendar for Couples / What is a Fitting Response to the Advent Season? / A Blind Man, A Crowd, And The Call Of Jesus / 5 Resolutions for the Weary and Worn Out / The Eucatastrophe Of Human History: An Advent Reflection
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