When the pandemic began in 2020, Pastor Cory Ishida was concerned about his grandchildren’s spiritual, mental, and emotional well-being. He felt led by the Lord to write daily devotionals for them, and we are proud to present the first: Letters from Grandpa: Ten Things I Have Learned About Conflict.
While reading the Gospels, you may have overlooked the many women who interacted with and were personally impacted by Jesus. What did the first female disciples see in our Savior? Read my new book review of Rebecca McLaughlin’s Jesus Through the Eyes of Women.
We also shared two favorites this week: Self-Care Inventory: Are You Serving Sustainably In The Local Church? By Tim St. John and How to Read the Bible With Your Family by Faith Chang.
In case you missed it, Hannah Chao and I released a podcast episode to take you behind-the-scenes of the new edition of our SOLA Network Magazine! Find the video and transcript on our website.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. John Lee: Single but Not Lonely: Living Well While Unmarried
“You can desire marriage while still being content in seasons of singleness.”
2. Joe Shing Yung Tsoi: Joseph Forgave His Estranged Brothers. So Can You?
“His response to his treacherous siblings invites us to reevaluate similar relationships in our lives.”
3. Steven Lee: Good Leaders Are Easy to Follow: How Shepherds Shape the Sheep
“Leaders can lead in a way that makes obedience and submission easy and happy, or difficult and frustrating. Shepherds shape the habits of the sheep. Patterns of leadership affect those on the receiving end, for good or for ill.”
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Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Hannah Nation: What They Believe About Jesus: An Interview on Faithful Disobedience
“Hearing from someone outside of our context is extremely helpful. Because they are not in our context, they are not beholden to that left-right divide… Hearing from someone who is not dealing with our categories or polarization gives us an opportunity to put the correct sides of both together.”
2. TGC: The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics
“The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Review: Sermons on Job by John Calvin. 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. Faith Chang: How to Read the Bible With Your Family
“There’s nothing magical about an old Bible, but it is sweet to think that God knew as I read, prayed, fretted over my future with it, I’d one day be using it to speak his words to my own children.”
2. Aaron Lee: Witness the Resurrected Christ: A Book Review of “Jesus Through the Eyes of Women”
What did women see in our Savior? In Jesus Through the Eyes of Women, Rebecca McLaughlin writes on how the first female disciples help us know and love the Lord.
3. Cory Ishida: Letters from Grandpa: Ten Things I Have Learned About Conflict
James teaches us that trials lead us to become perfect and complete (James 1:2-4). I say “Amen” to that. Trials grow us like nothing else can, especially when the trial involves conflict. Here is what I have learned about conflict in light of God’s Word.
4. Tim St. John: Self-Care Inventory: Are You Serving Sustainably In The Local Church?
Self-care or personal stewardship is an important part of loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
5. TGIF: Roundup for February 3, 2023
How I Prayed for Monterey Park / Three Reasons Why You Should Encourage Your Congregation to Gather Every Week / Prayerlessness Comes Before a Fall / It Challenges My American Expectations / The Most Powerful Factor in Determining Belief
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